How to Say ‘Is your family big?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Tu familia es grande?
too fah-MEE-lyah ehs GRAHN-deh
[too fah-MEE-lyah ehs GRAHN-deh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Big families are common in Mexico, so expect follow-up questions and plenty of detail about cousins and aunts.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Tu familia
too fah-MEE-lyah
Your family
'Tu' (no accent) means 'your'. 'Familia' is 'fah-MEE-lyah'.
¿Tu familia vive aquí?
Does your family live here?
Words in this phrase
Tu
[too]
your
Informal singular possessive adjective meaning 'your.'
Tu ayuda fue clave para cerrar el pendiente a tiempo.
Your help was key to closing the pending task on time.
familia
[fah-MEE-lyah]
family
Refers to relatives or family as a group.
Ellos son mi familia.
They are my family.
es grande?
ehs GRAHN-deh
is big?
'Es' (is) + 'grande' (big). Raise your voice at the end.
La casa es grande.
The house is big.
Words in this phrase
es
[ehs]
is
Third-person singular of 'ser,' used to identify or describe someone.
Ana es tu hermana, ¿verdad?
Ana is your sister, right?
grande
[GRAHN-deh]
large
Describes something big in size.
Traigo una maleta grande para documentar.
I am bringing a large suitcase to check.
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