Speak local in Monterrey

• Buenos díasBWEH-nohs DEE-ahsGood morning (until about noon)
• Buenas tardesBWEH-nahs TAR-dehsGood afternoon
• GraciasGRAH-syahsThank you
• Disculpedees-KOOL-pehExcuse me / Sorry
• ¿Habla inglés?AH-blah een-GLEHSDo you speak English?
• No entiendonoh ehn-TYEHN-dohI don't understand
• ¿Mande?MAHN-dehSorry, what? (the polite way to ask someone to repeat)

Emergency 911

Mexican Spanish is polite and indirect: usted for officials, landlords and older people, and por favor and gracias at every turn. English is common in business and in some neighbourhoods, much less so at a government counter.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Mexican Spanish, so accents vary by phone and browser.