How to Say ‘You shine like a star.’ in Mexican Spanish
Brillas como una estrella.
BREE-yahs KOH-moh OO-nah es-TREH-yah
[BREE-yahs KOH-moh OO-nah es-TREH-yah]
Phrase Breakdown
Brillas
[BREE-yahs]
you shine
'Tú' form of 'brillar' (to shine).
Brillas en el escenario.
You shine on stage.
como una estrella.
KOH-moh OO-nah es-TREH-yah
like a star.
'Como' means 'like'. In 'estrella' (es-TREH-ya), blend the 'tr' together and say 'll' as a 'y'.
Canta como una estrella.
She sings like a star.
Words in this phrase
como
[KOH-moh]
like
Used for comparison, meaning someone feels like family.
Me siento Como de la familia con este trato.
I feel like part of the family with this treatment.
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
estrella
[es-TREH-yah]
star
Feminine noun for a pointed shape or a star in the sky.
Veo una estrella en el cielo.
I see a star in the sky.
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