¿Mande?

(interj)
A1 (¡Vas empezando!)Used EVERYWHERE 🇲🇽Standard Mexican Spanish 💀Boomers 👶Gen X 🎸

Meanings / Uses:

👉 Pardon? / Sorry? (polite way to ask someone to repeat something)

➡️ Yes? / What is it? (when someone calls your name)


💡 ¿Mande? sounds VERY respectful and polite!

It’s especially popular with parents, teachers, etc.

Examples:

¿Mande? No te escuché bien.
Sorry? I didn’t catch that.
Mande, Má.
Yes, Mom?

🔁 Similar words:

¿Perdón?¿Cómo?¿Qué?DimeMándeme

⚠️ Tone

✅ Formal and deferential.

🏙️ Younger Mexicans often prefer ¿Cómo? in casual speech.

Useful Chunks:

  • ¿Mande? — Pardon?
  • ¿Mande? ¡No te escucho! — What was that? I can’t hear you!

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