How to Say ‘The girls are eight and five.’ in Mexican Spanish
Las niñas tienen ocho y cinco años.
lahs NEE-nyahs TYEH-nen O-cho ee SEEN-ko AHN-yohs
[lahs NEE-nyahs TYEH-nen O-cho ee SEEN-ko AHN-yohs]
Phrase Breakdown
Las niñas
lahs NEE-nyahs
The girls
'Las' is the feminine plural 'the'. Say 'lahs NEE-nyahs'.
Las niñas juegan en el parque.
The girls play in the park.
Words in this phrase
Las
[lahs]
the
Plural feminine definite article used before feminine plural nouns.
Las barras están bien dibujadas.
The bars are well drawn.
niñas
[NEE-nyahs]
girls
Plural of 'niña', meaning young girls or daughters who are children.
Las niñas juegan en el parque.
The girls play in the park.
tienen ocho
TYEH-nen O-cho
are eight
Literally 'have eight'. Spanish uses 'tener' to give someone's age.
Mis primos tienen ocho años.
My cousins are eight years old.
Words in this phrase
tienen
[TYEH-nen]
they have
Used to refer to what is available or possessed by a group.
¿Qué opciones tienen en el menú?
What options do they have on the menu?
ocho
[O-cho]
eight
The number following seven and preceding nine.
He caminado ocho kilómetros.
I have walked eight kilometers.
y cinco años.
ee SEEN-ko AHN-yohs
and five years old.
Link 'y' to 'cinco' smoothly: 'ee SEEN-ko AH-nyos'.
Tiene cinco años.
He/She is five years old.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction meaning and; in ¿Y tú? it means and you?
Y en la frase ¿Y tú? ayuda a devolver la pregunta.
Y in the phrase ¿Y tú? helps return the question.
cinco
[SEEN-ko]
five
The number after four and before six.
Cinco personas vinieron a la fiesta.
Five people came to the party.
años
[AHN-yohs]
years
Plural of "año," meaning "years." In birthday phrases, it is part of "cumple años."
Juan cumple años en mayo.
Juan has his birthday in May.
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