How to Say ‘Did you also check the water heater?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Y también checaste el calentador?
ee tahm-BYEHN cheh-KAHS-teh el kah-lehn-tah-DOR
[ee tahm-BYEHN cheh-KAHS-teh el kah-lehn-tah-DOR]
💬 Usage Tip: "Checar" is very common in Mexico and means "to check." "Calentador" is heater; for water heater, context does the work.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: "Checar" is everyday Mexican Spanish. It’s informal but widely used, even in many service situations.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Y también
ee tahm-BYEHN
And also
Connects this question to another thing that may have been checked.
¿Y también lo viste?
And did you see it too?
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
Connects this question to the previous idea.
Y también revisé la regadera.
And I also checked the shower.
también
[tahm-BYEHN]
also
Adds another action or detail, meaning 'also' or 'too.'
También probé la llave de la cocina.
I also tried the kitchen faucet.
checaste
[cheh-KAHS-teh]
did you check
Informal past tense of checar, common in Mexico for 'to check.'
¿Checaste si tiene gas el calentador?
Did you check whether the water heater has gas?
el calentador
el kah-lehn-tah-DOR
the water heater
The device that heats the water; key noun in home repair conversations.
El calentador está apagado.
The water heater is turned off.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
El calentador está en la azotea.
The water heater is on the roof.
calentador
[kah-lehn-tah-DOR]
water heater
The appliance that heats the water in the home.
El calentador no prende esta mañana.
The water heater does not turn on this morning.
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