manejar
Mexico, everyday
In Mexico "drive" is most often manejar, as in sé manejar. Conducir is correct too and appears in formal texts such as a licencia de conducir.
Meaning: to operate a vehicle (verb)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| manejar | Mexico, everyday |
| conducir | formal, Spain |
Say manejo todos los días for "I drive every day". A driver is conductor or chofer, and "to take a trip by car" is viajar en coche.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain people say conducir in everyday talk. Mexicans say manejar in speech and conducir in official terms.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb is regular, so it is manejo, manejas, maneja and manejamos.
Did you know?
- In Mexico a driver's license is a licencia de conducir, though people say licencia de manejar too.
Examples in context
- ¿Sabes manejar?Do you know how to drive?
- Manejo al trabajo todos los días.I drive to work every day.
- Necesito mi licencia de conducir.I need my driver's license.
Example conversation
Rodrigo teaches his sister Mónica how to drive in a parking lot in León.
- Mónica¿Así manejo, Rodrigo?Am I driving right, Rodrigo?
- RodrigoSí, pero más despacio.Yes, but slower.
- MónicaYa casi puedo sacar mi licencia.I can almost get my license now.
