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How to Say ‘The little birds are already singing,’ in Mexican Spanish

Ya los pajarillos cantan,

yah lohs pah-hah-REE-yohs KAHN-tahn

[yah lohs pah-hah-REE-yohs KAHN-tahn]

Phrase Breakdown

Ya los pajarillos

yah lohs pah-hah-REE-yohs

Already the little birds

Say 'yah lohs pah-hah-REE-yohs'. The 'j' sounds like a breathy 'h'. In Mexico the 'll' sounds like 'y'.

Example

Ya los pajarillos despertaron.

The little birds have already woken up.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

already; now

Shows that a change has happened by this point.

Example

Ya todos te extrañaban antes de esta visita.

Everyone was already missing you before this visit.

los

[lohs]

the

A masculine plural definite article used before plural nouns like números.

Example

Los datos están en la hoja de cálculo.

The data are in the spreadsheet.

pajarillos

[pah-hah-REE-yohs]

little birds

Affectionate diminutive plural of 'pájaro' (bird).

Example

Los pajarillos vuelan alto.

The little birds fly high.

cantan,

KAHN-tahn

are singing,

Say 'KAHN-tahn', with the stress on the first syllable.

Example

Los niños cantan en la escuela.

The children sing at school.

Words in this phrase

cantan

[KAHN-tahn]

they sing

Present tense of 'cantar' for 'they'.

Example

Mis tíos cantan muy bonito.

My uncles sing very nicely.

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