How to Say ‘Have you already checked the water heater's pilot light?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Ya revisó el piloto del calentador?
yah rreh-bee-SOH el pee-LOH-toh dehl kah-lehn-tah-DOHR
[yah rreh-bee-SOH el pee-LOH-toh dehl kah-lehn-tah-DOHR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Most Mexican homes heat water with a gas calentador that has a small pilot flame, which often goes out. Expect a landlord to ask about it first, before sending anyone.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Ya revisó
yah rreh-bee-SOH
Did you already check
'Ya' means 'already'. 'Revisó' is the formal 'usted' past tense of 'revisar' (to check). Stress the last syllable: re-vi-SÓ.
¿Ya revisó su correo?
Did you already check your email?
Words in this phrase
Ya
[yah]
Already
'Ya' is an adverb expressing that something has occurred already or yet.
Ya terminé mis tareas.
I have already finished my homework.
revisó
[rreh-bee-SOH]
did you check (formal)
Past tense of 'revisar' for usted.
¿Revisó la puerta?
Did you check the door?
el piloto del calentador?
el pee-LOH-toh dehl kah-lehn-tah-DOHR
the pilot light of the water heater?
In Mexico 'el calentador' usually means the gas water heater. 'El piloto' is its small pilot flame. 'Del' is 'de + el'.
El piloto del calentador está apagado.
The water heater's pilot light is out.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
piloto
[pee-LOH-toh]
pilot light
The small flame that ignites a gas heater.
El piloto está apagado.
The pilot light is out.
del
[dehl]
of the
A contraction of de + el, often meaning from the or of the.
La emoción del Mundial 2026 ya se siente.
The excitement of the 2026 World Cup can already be felt.
calentador
[kah-lehn-tah-DOHR]
water heater
Device that heats water; in Mexico often gas-powered.
El calentador está en el patio.
The water heater is on the patio.
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