How to Say ‘We ate tacos and walked around the market.’ in Mexican Spanish
Comimos tacos y caminamos por el mercado.
koh-MEE-mohs TAH-kohs ee kah-mee-NAH-mohs pohr el mehr-KAH-doh
[koh-MEE-mohs TAH-kohs ee kah-mee-NAH-mohs pohr el mehr-KAH-doh]
Phrase Breakdown
Comimos tacos
koh-MEE-mohs TAH-kohs
We ate tacos
'Comimos' is the past tense of 'comer' for 'nosotros'. Say ko-MI-mos TA-kos.
Comimos pozole.
We ate pozole.
Words in this phrase
Comimos
[koh-MEE-mohs]
we ate
Past tense of 'comer' (to eat), 'nosotros' form.
Comimos en un restaurante.
We ate at a restaurant.
tacos
[TAH-kohs]
tacos
Folded tortillas with filling; plural of taco.
Quiero tres tacos de pastor.
I want three pastor tacos.
y caminamos
ee kah-mee-NAH-mohs
and walked
'Y' (and) sounds like 'ee' and links to 'caminamos'.
Hablamos y caminamos.
We talked and walked.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
caminamos
[kah-mee-NAH-mohs]
we walked
Past tense of 'caminar' (to walk), 'nosotros' form.
Caminamos por el parque.
We walked through the park.
por el mercado.
pohr el mehr-KAH-doh
around the market.
Keep 'el' with 'mercado'. Stress 'KA'.
Compré fruta en el mercado.
I bought fruit at the market.
Words in this phrase
por
[pohr]
through / around
Preposition showing movement through or around a place.
Paseamos por el centro.
We strolled around downtown.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
mercado
[mehr-KAH-doh]
market
A place with stalls selling food and goods.
Compro fruta en el mercado.
I buy fruit at the market.
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