mándame dinero
/mandame dineɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "send me money" is translated into Spanish as mándame dinero.
What does it mean word for word?
The word mándame is a combination of the imperative verb manda (send) and the indirect object pronoun me (to me).
Which one should you use?
While mándame dinero is slightly more common in casual speech, envíame dinero serves as a more formal or standard alternative.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the informal expression Mándame dinero, por favor is commonly used to say "Send me money, please". Another common informal way to ask this in Spain is ¿Me puedes enviar dinero?, meaning "Can you send me money?"
How does it change in a sentence?
When addressing more than one person to ask them to send you money, use mándenme dinero instead of mándame dinero.
Did you know?
- While dinero is the standard word, people in Mexico and other regions often use lana, which literally means 'wool'.
- In some Latin American countries, asking for plata instead of dinero is more common, as plata means 'silver'.
- The word dinero shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'ten', as it traces back to the Latin 'decem' meaning 'ten'.
Examples in context
- Le agradecería si pudiera enviarme dinero para cubrir los gastos del proyecto que estamos llevando a cabo.I would appreciate it if you could send me money to cover the expenses of the project we are carrying out.
- Mándame dinero por la aplicación.Send me money via the app.
- Por favor, mándame dinero para el regalo.Please, send me money for the gift.
- Mándame dinero cuando puedas.Send me money when you can.
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are discussing shared expenses for a trip.
- JavierElena, mándame dinero para el hotel.Elena, send me money for the hotel.
- ElenaEstá bien, lo haré ahora mismo.Okay, I will do it right now.
- JavierGracias, eres muy amable.Thanks, you are very kind.
- ElenaDe nada, Javier.You're welcome, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dinero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
