How to Say ‘We eat cake and sing las mañanitas.’ in Mexican Spanish
Comemos pastel y cantamos las mañanitas.
koh-MEH-mohs pahs-TEL ee kahn-TAH-mohs lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs
[koh-MEH-mohs pahs-TEL ee kahn-TAH-mohs lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: After las mañanitas, people often chant ¡mordida! "bite!" and push the birthday person's face into the cake.
Phrase Breakdown
Comemos pastel
koh-MEH-mohs pahs-TEL
We eat cake
In Mexico, cake is called 'pastel'. Stress 'pas-TEL'.
Comemos pastel de chocolate.
We eat chocolate cake.
Words in this phrase
Comemos
[koh-MEH-mohs]
we eat
'We' form of 'comer' (to eat).
Comemos tacos los domingos.
We eat tacos on Sundays.
pastel
[pahs-TEL]
Cake
A sweet baked dessert usually made with flour, sugar, and eggs.
Quiero un café y un pastel, por favor.
I want a coffee and a cake, please.
y cantamos las mañanitas.
ee kahn-TAH-mohs lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs
and we sing 'Las Mañanitas'.
'Y' links to the next word: 'ee-can-TA-mos'. Keep the 'ñ' clear.
Bailamos y cantamos.
We dance and sing.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A linking word. In conversation, it often invites the other person to answer too.
¿Y tú? también llegaste temprano.
And you? You also arrived early.
cantamos
[kahn-TAH-mohs]
we sing
Present tense of 'cantar' for 'we'.
Siempre cantamos en los cumpleaños.
We always sing at birthdays.
las
[lahs]
the
Plural feminine definite article used before feminine plural nouns.
Las barras están bien dibujadas.
The bars are well drawn.
mañanitas
[mah-nyah-NEE-tahs]
Las Mañanitas (traditional birthday song)
Name of the traditional Mexican birthday song; literally 'little mornings'.
Le cantamos Las Mañanitas a mi abuela.
We sang Las Mañanitas to my grandmother.
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