mándame el video
/mandame el bideo/from spelling rules
The phrase "send me the video" in Spanish is translated as mándame el video.
You use this phrase when requesting that someone transmit a video file to you.
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).
How does it change in a sentence?
If you wish to say "send it to me" while referring specifically to the video, you attach the object pronoun lo to the end of the command to get mándamelo.
Did you know?
- While mándame el video is common, speakers in Spain often use the verb pasar, as in pásame el video, which literally means 'pass me the video'.
- The verb mandar has a secondary meaning in some Spanish-speaking regions that means 'to command' or 'to order' someone to do something.
- The word video is actually a doublet of the Spanish word veo, which means 'I see'. While they look different, both words share the same ancient roots related to the act of seeing.
Examples in context
- ¿Podría enviarme el video, por favor?Could you send me the video, please?
- Le agradecería que me enviara el video.I would appreciate it if you sent me the video.
- ¿Sería tan amable de enviarme el video?Would you be so kind as to send me the video?
- ¿Me puedes enviar el video, por favor?Can you send me the video, please?
- Envíame el video, por favor.Send me the video, please.
- ¿Puedes mandarme el video?Can you send me the video?
- Mándame el video de la fiesta.Send me the video of the party.
- Si lo tienes, mándame el video.If you have it, send me the video.
- Mándame el video por WhatsApp.Send me the video via WhatsApp.
Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are talking on the phone about a trip.
- ElenaVi que grabaste el viaje, mándame el video.I saw that you recorded the trip, send me the video.
- AlejandroClaro, Elena, lo hago ahora mismo.Sure, Elena, I will do it right now.
- ElenaGracias, Alejandro, lo espero.Thanks, Alejandro, I'll wait for it.
- AlejandroYa te lo envié.I already sent it to you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, video, CC BY-SA 4.0.
