How to Say ‘My parents live in the United States.’ in Mexican Spanish
Mis papás viven en Estados Unidos.
mees pah-PAHS BEE-ben ehn es-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs
[mees pah-PAHS BEE-ben ehn es-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Many Mexican families have relatives in the US, so this comes up naturally. It often leads to friendly follow-up questions about where they live.
Phrase Breakdown
Mis papás viven
mees pah-PAHS BEE-ben
My parents live
In Mexico 'papás' commonly means 'parents'. Stress pa-PÁS.
Mis papás viven en Oaxaca.
My parents live in Oaxaca.
Words in this phrase
Mis
[mees]
my
A possessive adjective showing something belongs to me.
Mis introduce posesión en "Mis hermanos".
"Mis" shows possession in "My siblings."
papás
[pah-PAHS]
parents
Informal Mexican word for mom and dad together; plural of papá.
Mis papás son muy buenos.
My parents are very nice.
viven
[BEE-ben]
they live
Form of 'vivir' (to live) for they or you all.
Mis abuelos viven en Oaxaca.
My grandparents live in Oaxaca.
en Estados Unidos.
ehn es-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs
in the United States.
Says where they live. Link the words smoothly: e-nes-TA-dos u-NI-dos.
Mi primo estudia en Estados Unidos.
My cousin studies in the United States.
Words in this phrase
en
[ehn]
in
A preposition meaning “in,” “on,” or “at,” depending on context.
En la tarde te mando la actualización.
In the afternoon I’ll send you the update.
Estados
[es-TAH-dohs]
States
Plural of 'estado'; here part of the country name United States.
México tiene treinta y dos estados.
Mexico has thirty-two states.
Unidos
[oo-NEE-dohs]
United
Plural of 'unido'; with Estados it forms 'United States'.
Vive en Estados Unidos.
He lives in the United States.
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