How to Say ‘My favorite color is green.’ in Mexican Spanish
Mi color favorito es el verde.
mee koh-LOR fah-voh-REE-toh ess el BEHR-deh
[mee koh-LOR fah-voh-REE-toh ess el BEHR-deh]
Phrase Breakdown
Mi color favorito
mee koh-LOR fah-voh-REE-toh
My favorite color
'Mi' means 'my'. The adjective 'favorito' comes after the noun 'color'. Stress the last syllable of co-LOR and the 'RI' in fa-vo-RI-to.
Mi color favorito cambia cada año.
My favorite color changes every year.
Words in this phrase
Mi
[mee]
my
Belonging to the speaker.
Esta es mi tarjeta de presentación.
This is my business card.
color
[koh-LOR]
color
Noun meaning color or shade.
Ese color te queda bien con tu piel.
That color suits you with your skin tone.
favorito
[fah-voh-REE-toh]
Favorite
Preferred above all others.
El tinto es mi favorito.
Red is my favorite.
es el verde.
ess el BEHR-deh
is green.
'Es' means 'is'. Spanish uses the article 'el' before color names used as nouns. Stress the 'VER' in VER-de, and pronounce the 'd' softly, close to the 'th' in 'this'.
El más bonito es el verde.
The prettiest one is the green one.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
el
[el]
the (masculine singular)
Definite article used for masculine singular nouns; “demo” is treated as masculine in common Mexican Spanish.
El demo empieza con una pantalla de bienvenida.
The demo starts with a welcome screen.
verde
[BEHR-deh]
green
Color word; same form for masculine and feminine. Used with 'el' as a noun naming the color.
El árbol es verde.
The tree is green.
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