Jan 15, 2008 16:33
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
mande
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
The lady calls the maiden who’s in the bathroom. “Conchita,” she calls. The girl says, “Mande.”
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Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
United States
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Works in field
United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
Native in: Danish 
, English
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pardon me/yes ma'am
It really depends on the country. "Mande" is commonly used in Mexico to mean "pardon me?", etc., as in when the person spoken to did not hear what was said. In other countries it's more associated with a servant/maid's response to a superior, such as "yes ma'am".
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Comment: "thanx"
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Roberto Hall
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20 years exp.Marketing Insurance/Invest
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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yes?
Or "yes Madam?"
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Yvette Neisser Moreno
United States
United States
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English wordsmith
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Yes? or What is it?
This is common in Mexican Spanish. Basically, "mande" is a polite way of saying, "What?"
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Marisa Raich
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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yes, lady?
Meaning is the same as "dígame" or "a sus órdenes". I hope this helps.
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Chris Bruton
United States
United States
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United States
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Yes? What is it?
This is a Mexican idiom meaning literally "order" (imperative tense)
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Andy Watkinson
: Not specifically a "Mexican idiom" - also used in Spain and other countries and even in Catalan.
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Jason Hall
Ecuador
Ecuador
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English
Ecuador
ATA member and Master's in Translation
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
What? / What can I do for you?
That is my take on this one!
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Thank you Patricia!
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Erin DeBell
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Thank you Kirendall.
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you send (formal, imperatitve), you command (formal, imperative)
Mande is the imperative usted form of Mandar (to send or to order).
Therefore it is a command to the second person to send something or order something.
It is more commonly used in Mexico with the pronoun me at the end to mean 'send me...'
Therefore it is a command to the second person to send something or order something.
It is more commonly used in Mexico with the pronoun me at the end to mean 'send me...'
Example sentence:
Mandeme - tell me what to do (lit. 'command me')
Mandeme una carta - (you) send me a letter
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