¿Mande?
🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico
What does “¿Mande?” mean?
Pardon? / Yes?
Example
“¡Juan! — ¿Mande?”
Juan! — Yes?
Good to know
The typical polite Mexican reply when someone calls you or when you didn't hear.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday👋 Hellos
The textbook way to say it: ¿Perdón?
Heard in a conversation
Drama in the group chat
Sofi Toño, ¿ya viste el grupo? ¡Se armó un pleito por el viaje a Acapulco, güey!
Toño, have you seen the group chat? A fight broke out over the Acapulco trip, dude!
Toño ¿Mande? Ando con una cruda horrible, no he visto nada.
Huh? I've got a horrible hangover, I haven't seen anything.
Sofi Beto invitó a su morra nueva y Caro se enojó gacho.
Beto invited his new girlfriend and Caro got really mad.
More from Mexico
- ¡No manches!No way! / You're kidding!
- ¿Qué onda?What's up?
- chidocool, great
- la netathe truth; honestly
- ¿Neta?Really? / Seriously?
- ¡Aguas!Watch out!
- ¡Órale!Wow! / OK, let's go!
- ¡Ándale!Come on! / Exactly!
Songs from Mexico
- La Bamba · Ritchie ValensLevel A2
- Bidi Bidi Bom Bom · SelenaLevel A2
- Como La Flor · SelenaLevel A2
- Querida · Juan GabrielLevel A2
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