How to Say ‘What did your mom do?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Qué hacía tu mamá?
keh ah-SEE-ah too mah-MAH
[keh ah-SEE-ah too mah-MAH]
💬 Usage Tip: "Hacía" is the imperfect tense of "hacer," often used for repeated past actions: what she used to do. Great tense for childhood memories.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This question is natural when asking older relatives about daily life in the past, especially family roles, work, and routines.
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
what
Question word used to ask for information.
¿Qué dijo Qué ayer?
What did Qué say yesterday?
hacía
[ah-SEE-ah]
used to do
Imperfect form of hacer, used for repeated or ongoing past actions.
Cuando era niña, hacía dibujos todos los días.
When I was a girl, I used to make drawings every day.
Tu mamá
too mah-MAH
your mom
Refers to your mother.
Tu mamá cocina muy bien.
Your mom cooks very well.
Words in this phrase
tu
[too]
your
Informal singular possessive adjective used before a noun.
Tu primo dijo que tu perro es bonito.
Your cousin said that your dog is pretty.
mamá
[mah-MAH]
mom
A familiar word for mother used in everyday speech.
Tu mamá siempre prepara café.
Your mom always makes coffee.
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