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How to Say ‘Do they live with you?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Ellos viven contigo?

EH-yohs BEE-behn kohn-TEE-goh

[EH-yohs BEE-behn kohn-TEE-goh]

💬 Usage Tip: A practical family question. You can swap ellos for tus padres, tus hermanos, etc.

🇲🇽 In Mexico: In Mexico, it’s common for extended family members to live together or nearby.

Phrase Breakdown

¿Ellos

EH-yohs

they

Subject pronoun at the start of the question; keep it linked to the verb.

Example

¿Ellos viven contigo?

Do they live with you?

Words in this phrase

Ellos

[EH-yohs]

they

A masculine or mixed-gender plural subject pronoun used to talk about a group.

Example

¿Ellos viven contigo? Esa es mi duda.

Do they live with you? That is my question.

viven

[BEE-behn]

live

Third-person plural form of "vivir" in the present tense.

Example

¿Ellos viven contigo?

Do they live with you?

contigo?

kohn-TEE-goh

with you?

Preposition plus pronoun; this is the final chunk of the question.

Example

¿Ellos viven contigo?

Do they live with you?

Words in this phrase

contigo

[kohn-TEE-goh]

with you

Used to say that someone is with you or lives with you.

Example

¿Ellos viven contigo en esta casa?

Do they live with you in this house?

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