Phrase · 🗺️ Regional colloquial Spanish
¿Mande? Perdón, no la escuché bien.
Pardon? Sorry, I didn't hear you properly.
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Why every word is where it is
¿Mande1verbpardon? (lit. command)mandar · imperative · 3rd sing.?Perdóninterjectionsorry,noadverbnotla2object pronounyou (usted, f.)usted · 3rd sing. · direct objectescuché3verbI heardescuchar · past · 1st sing.bienadverbproperly.
- la → escuché: la = usted (f.): object of escuché
- escuché → bien: escuchar bien: hear properly
Word for word: “Command? Sorry, I didn't hear you well.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Mande? = pardon? / yes? in Mexico, when you missed something or someone calls you. Polite with anyone; elsewhere say ¿Perdón? or ¿Cómo?
- 2la = you, a woman addressed as usted (for a man: lo; Spain often uses le). Direct object pronouns and personal a →
- 3In Latin America escuchar often does the job of oír, to hear: no te escucho = I can't hear you.
Variations
- ¿Mande? Perdón, no lo escuché bien.
- ¿Perdón? No la oí bien.
- ¿Cómo? Disculpe, no la escuché.