Spanish Phrase
Mide la velocidad de internet.
Meaning
The sentence means “Measure the internet speed.” It is a direct, informal command asking someone to test how fast their connection is.
When to use
Use this phrase when you need a friend, a colleague, or a tech‑support person to check the bandwidth of a Wi‑Fi or broadband connection, for example before a video call or when troubleshooting slow pages.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Midelavelocidaddeinternet
Imperative (tú) of medir
Mide is the informal singular command form of the verb medir, used to tell someone to measure something.
Definite article la
La agrees with velocidad, a feminine noun, and marks it as a specific speed.
Preposition de
De links the noun velocidad with the thing being measured (internet).
Internet (noun)
In Spanish, internet is usually written in lowercase and treated as a masculine inanimate noun, but it does not take an article in this construction.
🗨In Conversation
¿Puedes medir la velocidad de internet?
Can you measure the internet speed?
Sí, abriré una prueba de velocidad en línea.
Sure, I'll open an online speed test.
✕Common Mistakes
Mida la velocidad de internet.
Mida is the formal (usted) command; use Mide for informal contexts.
Mide el velocidad de internet.
Velocidad is feminine; the article must be la.
Mide la velocidad de la internet.
Internet does not need an article after de in this construction.
↔Alternatives
Comprueba la velocidad de internet.
Check the internet speed.
Evalúa la velocidad de tu conexión.
Evaluate the speed of your connection.
Haz una prueba de velocidad.
Do a speed test.
Cultural Tip
In many Spanish‑speaking countries people often say “velocidad de conexión” or “velocidad de internet” interchangeably. Remember that velocidad is feminine, so the article must be la, not el. Also, while “Internet” can be capitalised in formal writing, the lowercase form is common in everyday speech.