Mexican Spanish for English speakers Office · Lesson 8

It depends

Mexican Spanish для uncertainty — Bueno, depende (Well, it depends) — soft hedging.

Conversation

  1. Bob Bob

    ¿Prefieres las reuniones virtuales or las presenciales?

    Do you prefer virtual or physical meetings?

  2. PX296 PX296

    Bueno, depende. En este caso, las virtuales.

    Well, it depends, In this case virtual.

  3. Bob Bob

    ¿Por qué?

    Why?

  4. PX296 PX296

    Nadie quiere desperdiciar tiempo y dinero en transporte.

    No one wants to waste time and money commuting.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Mexican Spanish для 'it depends'?

Depende. Or fuller: Depende de + noun = 'it depends on ...'. Bueno, depende = 'well, it depends'.

Mexican Spanish для virtual meetings?

Reunión virtual / videollamada (video call) / Zoom / junta por internet. Common modern Mexican workplace vocabulary.

Reunión vs junta?

Both = meeting. Junta is more common in Mexico for formal meetings. Reunión is universal.