SCENARIO
Imagine
you are talking to a relative, a friend or a colleague about one of
your acquaintances.
Unable to establish who you mean, the other person says:
"who
do you mean?"
In
Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:
¿A
quién te refieres?
Alternatively,
he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:
¿A
quién se refiere (usted)?
OUR
TIP
Responding should
be quite straightforward. However, before you reply, you should
decide how you are going to refer to the person you are meaning*.
If who you are
meaning is a female (her name is María Botero) and you want
to refer to her in a formal manner, you could say:
- Me refiero a doña1 María Botero (I mean Mrs María Botero);
- Me refiero a la señora Botero (I mean Mrs María Botero);
- Me refiero a mi abogada, la señora Botero (I mean my lawyer/ attorney Mrs Botero);
* NB See examples of replies when meaning:
1. Spanish title doña (English equivalent Mrs) is used with given names and not with surnames (in some parts their use is less common).
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿A
quién te refieres?
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