How to Say ‘When you fell from heaven’ in Mexican Spanish
Cuando te caíste del cielo
KWAHN-doh teh kah-EES-teh dehl SYEH-loh
[KWAHN-doh teh kah-EES-teh dehl SYEH-loh]
Phrase Breakdown
Cuando te caíste
KWAHN-doh teh kah-EES-teh
When you fell
'Caíste' is the past tense of 'caer' (to fall). Stress the 'í': ca-ÍS-te. 'Cuando' sounds like KWAN-do.
Cuando te caíste, me asusté.
When you fell, I got scared.
Words in this phrase
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.
te
[teh]
yourself
Refers back to the person addressed.
Mírate en el espejo antes de salir.
Look at yourself in the mirror before going out.
caíste
[kah-EES-teh]
you fell
Past tense 'tú' form of 'caerse' (to fall down).
Te caíste en la calle.
You fell in the street.
del cielo
dehl SYEH-loh
from the sky / from heaven
'Del' is 'de' + 'el' (from the). In Mexico, 'cielo' sounds like SYEH-lo, with a soft 's' sound for the 'c'.
La lluvia cae del cielo.
The rain falls from the sky.
Words in this phrase
del
[dehl]
of the / from the
Contraction of 'de' + 'el,' commonly meaning 'of the' or 'from the.'
Recibí un contacto valioso "Del" evento de networking.
I received a valuable contact from the networking event.
cielo
[SYEH-loh]
heaven / sky
Here it means heaven, where angels come from.
Los ángeles viven en el cielo.
Angels live in heaven.
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