How to Say ‘A square has four corners.’ in Mexican Spanish
Un cuadrado tiene cuatro esquinas.
oon kwah-DRAH-doh tee-EH-neh KWAH-troh es-KEE-nahs
[oon kwah-DRAH-doh tee-EH-neh KWAH-troh es-KEE-nahs]
Phrase Breakdown
Un cuadrado
oon kwah-DRAH-doh
A square
'Un' links smoothly into 'cuadrado': oon-kwah-DRAH-doh.
Es un cuadrado rojo.
It is a red square.
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
A / an
Indefinite article masculine singular; introduces a non-specific item (a code).
Para entrar al sistema, escriben un código temporal.
To enter the system, you type a temporary code.
cuadrado
[kwah-DRAH-doh]
square
A shape with four equal sides and four right angles; masculine noun.
Dibujo un cuadrado azul.
I draw a blue square.
tiene cuatro esquinas.
tee-EH-neh KWAH-troh es-KEE-nahs
has four corners.
'Esquinas' means 'corners' (es-KEE-nahs). The 'qu' sounds like 'k', and the 'u' is silent.
El cuarto tiene cuatro esquinas.
The room has four corners.
Words in this phrase
tiene
[tee-EH-neh]
you have / he has / she has
Form of tener; in polite speech it can mean you have.
Tiene razón en parte, pero el cobro sigue alto.
You are partly right, but the charge is still high.
cuatro
[KWAH-troh]
four
The number four, commonly used when stating party size.
Necesitamos una mesa para cuatro personas.
We need a table for four people.
esquinas
[es-KEE-nahs]
corners
Plural of 'esquina', the points where two sides meet; also street corners.
La mesa tiene esquinas duras.
The table has hard corners.
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