How to Say ‘The box is very heavy.’ in Mexican Spanish
La caja es muy pesada.
lah KAH-hah es MOO-ee peh-SAH-dah
[lah KAH-hah es MOO-ee peh-SAH-dah]
💬 Usage Tip: pesado also describes people, and then it means annoying or unpleasant, not heavy. Tu jefe es muy pesado means "Your boss is a real pain."
Phrase Breakdown
La caja
lah KAH-hah
The box
'Caja' is feminine. The 'j' is a breathy 'h': 'lah KAH-hah'.
La caja está vacía.
The box is empty.
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.
caja
[KAH-hah]
box
A container; also means cash register.
Pon los libros en la caja.
Put the books in the box.
es muy pesada.
es MOO-ee peh-SAH-dah
is very heavy.
'Pesada' (heavy) comes from 'pesar' (to weigh) and matches the feminine 'caja'. Say 'es mooy peh-SAH-dah'.
Mi mochila es muy pesada.
My backpack is very heavy.
Words in this phrase
es
[es]
Is
Third person singular present tense of the verb 'to be.'
El libro es interesante.
The book is interesting.
muy
[MOO-ee]
very
An adverb used to intensify adjectives or adverbs, like very in English.
Está muy bien hecho.
It is very well done.
pesada
[peh-SAH-dah]
heavy
Feminine form of 'pesado'; weighing a lot.
La maleta está pesada.
The suitcase is heavy.
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