How to Say ‘The shirt is red.’ in Mexican Spanish
La camisa es roja.
lah kah-MEE-sah ess ROH-hah
[lah kah-MEE-sah ess ROH-hah]
Phrase Breakdown
La camisa
lah kah-MEE-sah
The shirt
'Camisa' is feminine and is stressed in the middle: ca-MI-sa.
La camisa es nueva.
The shirt is new.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the (feminine singular)
Definite article used with feminine nouns like “pantalla.”
La pantalla del demo está lista.
The demo screen is ready.
camisa
[kah-MEE-sah]
shirt
A clothing word meaning shirt, often used in style compliments.
Esa "camisa" tiene un color muy padre.
That "shirt" has a very cool color.
es roja.
ess ROH-hah
is red.
'Roja' is the feminine form of 'rojo'. Trill the first 'r', and pronounce the 'j' like a soft English 'h'.
La flor es roja.
The flower is red.
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.
roja
[ROH-hah]
red
Color adjective, feminine singular form (masculine: rojo).
La manzana es roja.
The apple is red.
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