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How to say “Whose turn is it to ...?” in Spanish
Find out whose turn it is to do a shared task.
¿A quién le toca …?
Whose turn is it to …?
Put the action in the grammatical form shown in the example.
Use it in three situations
A household chore
¿A quién le toca lavar los platos?
Whose turn is it to wash the dishes?
Cooking together
¿A quién le toca sacar la basura?
Whose turn is it to take out the rubbish?
Taking care of a shared task
¿Me toca limpiar la cocina?
Is it my turn to clean the kitchen?
What to watch for
A turn in a rota is different from physically turning an object.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine sharing a home. Say this in Spanish: Whose turn is it to take out the rubbish?
Reveal a sample reply
¿A quién le toca sacar la basura?
Whose turn is it to take out the rubbish?
Build a useful exchange
Share chores, supplies, and a household cost.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking Spanish
These guides use broadly understandable Latin American Spanish. Tú is familiar and usted is respectful or formal, with important regional variation. Me gustaría and ¿podría …? are useful for considerate requests.
Keep accent marks and opening question marks. Some regions choose different everyday words. Follow the complete example rather than substituting English words one by one, especially with pronouns and expressions of preference.
