mándame
/mandame/from spelling rules
The English phrase "send me" is translated into Spanish as mándame.
What does it mean word for word?
mándame is a combination of the imperative verb manda (send) and the indirect object pronoun me (to me).
Which one should you use?
mándame uses the informal tú imperative form. If you need to use the formal usted imperative form when speaking to strangers, elders or superiors, you should use mándeme or envíeme.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you want to say "send it to me", you attach the object pronoun lo (it) to the end of the command. For example, the informal command results in mándamelo.
How do you pronounce it?
/mandame/
When do people say it?
Among friends, you might also hear the phrase Pásame las fotos (Pass me the pictures) when requesting that someone send pictures.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, mándame can be used as a way to say 'I am listening' or 'Tell me what you need' when someone calls your name, rather than actually requesting a delivery.
- The verb mandar means both 'to send' and 'to command' or 'to order', meaning mándame can literally be interpreted as 'give me an order'.
- While mándame is grammatically correct for digital files, many speakers prefer pásame, which conceptually treats a digital transfer as 'passing' a physical object across a table.
Examples in context
- Mándame fotos de vosotros.Send me pictures of yourselves.This example shows how to use mándame to request pictures of a group.Tatoeba #7921586 by Seael, translation #7737067 by CK
- Por favor, mándame tu foto.Please send me your photo.This example demonstrates a polite way to use mándame to request a single photo.Tatoeba #10873863 by Shishir, translation #4758404 by cairnhead
- Mándame una copia del informe.Send me a copy of the report.This example shows how to use mándame when asking for a copy of a report.Tatoeba #10274525 by manufrutos, translation #10247766 by ddnktr
- Por favor, envíeme el documento.Please send me the document.
- Mándeme el documento, por favor.Send me the document, please.
- Oye, envíame las fotos por favor.Hey, send me the pictures, please.
- Mándame las fotos, porfa.Send me the pictures, please.
- 6 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are talking about a recipe via text.
- AlejandroElena, mándame la receta de la tarta.Elena, send me the cake recipe.
- ElenaClaro, te la mando ahora mismo.Sure, I'll send it to you right now.
- AlejandroGracias, es que me encanta tu cocina.Thanks, it's just that I love your cooking.
- ElenaDe nada, Alejandro.You're welcome, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
