How to Say ‘He's my younger brother.’ in Mexican Spanish
Es mi hermano menor.
ehs mee ehr-MAH-noh meh-NOR
[ehs mee ehr-MAH-noh meh-NOR]
Phrase Breakdown
Es mi hermano
ehs mee ehr-MAH-noh
He's my brother
'Es' means 'he is'. The 'h' in 'hermano' is silent.
Es mi hermano Pedro.
He's my brother Pedro.
Words in this phrase
Es
[ehs]
It is / It's
From "ser". Used to define/identify something: "Es una app." Great for answering "¿De qué se trata?"
Es una app para organizar contactos.
It’s an app to organize contacts.
mi
[mee]
my
Possessive word used to show something belongs to you.
Mi maleta pesa veinte kilos.
My suitcase weighs twenty kilos.
hermano
[ehr-MAH-noh]
brother
"Hermano" means "brother," a male sibling.
Mi Hermano cumple años en agosto.
My brother has a birthday in August.
menor.
meh-NOR
younger.
'Menor' means 'younger'. Stress the last syllable: 'me-NOR'.
Ella es menor que yo.
She is younger than me.
Words in this phrase
menor
[meh-NOR]
younger
Placed after a family noun to mean the younger one.
Mi hija menor tiene cinco años.
My younger daughter is five.
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