How to Say ‘The morning songs (Mexico's traditional birthday song)’ in Mexican Spanish
Las Mañanitas
lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs
[lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This, not Happy Birthday, is the song Mexicans sing around the cake, and everyone is expected to join in. It's also sung for saints' days and to the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12.
Phrase Breakdown
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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