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How to Say ‘Mr. Pedro is my uncle.’ in Mexican Spanish

Don Pedro es mi tío.

dohn PEH-droh es mee TEE-oh

[dohn PEH-droh es mee TEE-oh]

Phrase Breakdown

Don Pedro

dohn PEH-droh

Mr. Pedro

A respectful title plus a first name. Stress PE-dro.

Example

Don Pedro tiene una tienda.

Mr. Pedro has a shop.

Words in this phrase

Don

[dohn]

Mr. / Sir (respectful title)

Respectful title placed before a man's first name.

Example

Don Luis es muy amable.

Don Luis is very kind.

Pedro

[PEH-droh]

Pedro (name)

A common male first name, equivalent to Peter.

Example

Pedro vive aquí.

Pedro lives here.

es mi tío.

es mee TEE-oh

is my uncle.

'Mi' means 'my' and 'tío' means 'uncle'. Stress TÍ-o.

Example

Él es mi tío Juan.

He's my uncle Juan.

Words in this phrase

[es]

Form of ser used to identify something.

Example

Es la puerta final de este pasillo.

It is the final gate in this hallway.

[mee]

Possessive word used to show something belongs to you.

Example

Mi maleta pesa veinte kilos.

My suitcase weighs twenty kilos.

tío

[TEE-oh]

uncle

The brother of one's parent.

Example

Mi tío toca la guitarra.

My uncle plays the guitar.

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