How to Say ‘Will you tell me about when you were a little girl?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me cuentas de cuando eras niña?
meh KWEN-tahs deh KWAHN-doh EH-rahs NEE-nyah
[meh KWEN-tahs deh KWAHN-doh EH-rahs NEE-nyah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Asking grandparents about their childhood is a warm gesture in Mexican families, and many love telling these stories at length.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me cuentas
meh KWEN-tahs
Will you tell me
'Contar' means to tell a story. Using the present tense like this is a soft, friendly way to make a request: 'meh KWEN-tahs'.
¿Me cuentas un cuento?
Will you tell me a story?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
cuentas
[KWEN-tahs]
you tell
Present 'tú' form of 'contar', to tell or narrate.
¿Me cuentas un chiste?
Will you tell me a joke?
de cuando eras niña?
deh KWAHN-doh EH-rahs NEE-nyah
about when you were a girl?
Here 'de' means 'about'. Link 'de cuando' smoothly together, and raise your voice at the end for the question.
Háblame de cuando eras niña.
Tell me about when you were a girl.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
about
Here introduces the topic being talked about.
Hablamos de la familia.
We talk about the family.
cuando
[KWAHN-doh]
when
A word meaning 'when.' It introduces a condition or moment, useful in playful setups like 'when you want trouble.'
Cuando me hablas así, ya sé que vienes a jugar.
When you talk to me like that, I already know you came to play.
eras
[EH-rahs]
you were
Imperfect 'tú' form of 'ser', for past descriptions.
Eras muy alegre.
You were very cheerful.
niña
[NEE-nyah]
girl / little girl
A female child.
La niña juega en el patio.
The girl plays in the yard.
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