How to Say ‘The rectangle is big.’ in Mexican Spanish
El rectángulo es grande.
el rek-TAHN-goo-loh es grahn-deh
[el rek-TAHN-goo-loh es grahn-deh]
Phrase Breakdown
El rectángulo
el rek-TAHN-goo-loh
The rectangle
Stress 'rectángulo' on the third syllable: rek-TAHN-goo-loh. Roll the starting 'r'.
El rectángulo es verde.
The rectangle is green.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the (masculine singular)
Definite article used for masculine singular nouns; “demo” is treated as masculine in common Mexican Spanish.
El demo empieza con una pantalla de bienvenida.
The demo starts with a welcome screen.
rectángulo
[rek-TAHN-goo-loh]
rectangle
A four-sided shape with right angles and two longer sides; masculine noun.
La puerta es un rectángulo.
The door is a rectangle.
es grande.
es grahn-deh
is big.
'Grande' means 'big' (GRAHN-deh). End it with a clear 'eh' sound.
La casa es grande.
The house is big.
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.
grande
[grahn-deh]
big
On a large scale; doing something to the maximum.
Celebraron a lo grande su victoria.
They celebrated their victory on a grand scale.
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