How to Say ‘What are las mañanitas?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Qué son las mañanitas?
keh sohn lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs
[keh sohn lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Qué son
keh sohn
What are
'Qué' sounds like 'keh', because the 'u' is silent. 'Son' means 'they are'.
¿Qué son los tamales?
What are tamales?
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word meaning 'what' in questions.
¿Qué quiere comer?
What do you want to eat?
son
[sohn]
they are
Third person plural of ser, used to describe identity or characteristics.
Los ejercicios son fáciles hoy.
The exercises are easy today.
las mañanitas?
lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs
'Las Mañanitas'?
Literally 'the little mornings', but here it means the birthday song.
Me gustan las mañanitas.
I like 'Las Mañanitas'.
Words in this phrase
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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