Telling my landlord the hot water is broken: Scheduling a plumber for repair

💬 [Está] is the formal [you are] form here. The same pattern shows up in questions like [¿Cómo está su esposa?] or [¿Está bien?].

🇲🇽 With a landlord in Mexico, this sounds polite and normal on the phone or in person. It fits better than [¿Cómo estás?] unless you already know each other well.

🇲🇽 This is a polite, normal opening with a landlord or building manager. In Mexico, starting with a greeting before the problem usually sounds smoother than jumping straight into the complaint.

💬 [Le] here means [to you] in a formal way, so [Le hablo] is literally more like [I'm speaking to you / calling you]. You can reuse that little piece with other verbs: [Le escribo] = [I'm writing to you].

💬 [Le hablo porque...] is a natural phone-opening in Spanish, even though English often just says [I'm calling because...]. Swap the reason after [porque]: [Le hablo porque no hay agua caliente].

🇲🇽 This sounds polite and slightly formal, which fits a landlord well. In Mexico, giving a brief reason right after your greeting is standard and efficient.

💬 Spanish often uses [hay] for [there is/there are]: [No hay agua caliente] = [There is no hot water]. You can reuse it with other problems: [No hay luz] or [No hay gas].

🇲🇽 In Mexico, [departamento] is a normal word for an apartment. In some places people may also say [apartamento], but [departamento] is very common.