How to Say ‘There were eight of us.’ in Mexican Spanish
Éramos ocho.
EH-rah-mohs OH-choh
[EH-rah-mohs OH-choh]
💬 Usage Tip: éramos plus a number is how you say how many there were in your group: somos cuatro "there are four of us".
Phrase Breakdown
Éramos
[EH-rah-mohs]
we were
Imperfect 'nosotros' form of 'ser'.
Éramos muy pobres.
We were very poor.
ocho
[OH-choh]
eight
The number eight, often used to tell time.
La reservación es a las «ocho».
The reservation is at "eight."
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