How to Say ‘Are you related to Mr. Pedro Ramírez?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Es pariente de don Pedro Ramírez?
es pah-RYEN-teh deh dohn PEH-droh rah-MEE-res
[es pah-RYEN-teh deh dohn PEH-droh rah-MEE-res]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Es pariente
es pah-RYEN-teh
Are you a relative
'Pariente' means 'relative', not 'parent'. Stress pa-RIEN-te.
¿Es pariente de Ana?
Are you related to Ana?
Words in this phrase
Es
[es]
is
Form of ser used to identify something.
Es la puerta final de este pasillo.
It is the final gate in this hallway.
pariente
[pah-RYEN-teh]
relative
A family member; it does not mean 'parent' in Spanish.
Ella es pariente mía.
She is a relative of mine.
de don Pedro Ramírez?
deh dohn PEH-droh rah-MEE-res
of Mr. Pedro Ramírez?
'De' means 'of'. 'Don' shows respect. Raise your voice at the end for the question.
Es la casa de don Pedro Ramírez.
It's Mr. Pedro Ramírez's house.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition meaning 'of' or 'for'; often links nouns in business phrases.
De entrega solo tenemos una versión preliminar.
For delivery, we only have a preliminary version.
don
[dohn]
Mr. / Sir (respectful title)
A respectful title used before a man's first name, often for older men.
Buenos días, don José.
Good morning, Don José.
Pedro
[PEH-droh]
Pedro (name)
A common male first name, equivalent to Peter.
Pedro es mi hermano.
Pedro is my brother.
Ramírez
[rah-MEE-res]
Ramírez (surname)
A very common Spanish family name.
Soy de la familia Ramírez.
I'm from the Ramírez family.
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