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How to Say ‘I have one sister.’ in Mexican Spanish

Yo tengo una hermana.

yoh TEN-goh OO-nah ehr-MAH-nah

[yoh TEN-goh OO-nah ehr-MAH-nah]

Phrase Breakdown

Yo tengo

yoh TEN-goh

I have

'Yo' means 'I' and adds emphasis. In Mexico 'yo' sounds like 'yo' in English.

Example

Yo tengo un gato.

I have a cat.

Words in this phrase

[yoh]

A subject pronoun meaning I; often included for emphasis in Spanish.

Example

Yo reviso el reporte y tú preparas la presentación.

I review the report and you prepare the presentation.

tengo

[TEN-goh]

I have

First-person form of 'tener,' used to say you possess something.

Example

Tengo mi identificación lista.

I have my ID ready.

una hermana.

OO-nah ehr-MAH-nah

a sister.

'Hermana' means 'sister'. The 'h' is silent, so link the words: u-naer-MA-na.

Example

Mi hermana vive en Monterrey.

My sister lives in Monterrey.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

a (feminine)

Indefinite article (feminine singular) used before “llamada”.

Example

¿Podemos agendar Una revisión rápida y luego una llamada?

Can we schedule a quick review and then a call?

hermana

[ehr-MAH-nah]

sister

"Hermana" means "sister," a female sibling.

Example

Mi Hermana cumple años en abril.

My sister has a birthday in April.

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