How to Say ‘These are the morning songs’ in Mexican Spanish
Estas son las mañanitas
EHS-tahs sohn lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs
[EHS-tahs sohn lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs]
💬 Usage Tip: mañanitas is mañana "morning" plus -ita, the ending for small or affectionate things. Mexicans add -ito/-ita to almost anything: ahorita, cafecito "little coffee".
Phrase Breakdown
Estas son
EHS-tahs sohn
These are
Say 'EHS-tahs sohn'. 'Estas' is the feminine plural form of 'these'.
Estas son mis amigas.
These are my friends.
Words in this phrase
Estas
[EHS-tahs]
these
Feminine plural demonstrative pronoun for things near the speaker.
Estas flores son para ti.
These flowers are for you.
son
[sohn]
they are
A form of the verb ser used for they, you all, or polite you all.
Los cumpleaños son importantes porque son momentos felices.
Birthdays are important because they are happy moments.
las mañanitas
lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs
the morning songs (the little mornings)
Say 'lahs mah-nyah-NEE-tahs'. The ending '-itas' makes the word small and affectionate.
Me cantaron las mañanitas.
They sang me the mañanitas.
Words in this phrase
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]
little mornings (the birthday song)
Diminutive of 'mañana'; also the name of the traditional birthday song.
Cantamos las mañanitas temprano.
We sang the mañanitas early.
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