How to Say ‘On Sundays she made tamales with me.’ in Mexican Spanish
Los domingos hacía tamales conmigo.
lohs doh-MEEN-gohs ah-SEE-ah tah-MAH-lehs kohn-MEE-goh
[lohs doh-MEEN-gohs ah-SEE-ah tah-MAH-lehs kohn-MEE-goh]
💬 Usage Tip: conmigo means "with me"; Spanish fuses the two words, so never say con mí. Same with you: contigo.
Phrase Breakdown
Los domingos
lohs doh-MEEN-gohs
On Sundays
'Los' plus a plural day means it happened every week. Say 'los do-MEEN-gos'.
Los domingos descanso.
On Sundays I rest.
Words in this phrase
Los
[lohs]
the
Definite article used to refer to a specific person or thing recognized by the speakers.
Los niños están en el parque.
The children are in the park.
domingos
[doh-MEEN-gohs]
Sundays
Plural of domingo; with 'los' it means 'on Sundays' as a habit.
Los domingos vamos al mercado.
On Sundays we go to the market.
hacía tamales conmigo.
ah-SEE-ah tah-MAH-lehs kohn-MEE-goh
she used to make tamales with me.
'Hacía' describes a past habit. The 'h' is silent and the 'í' is stressed: 'ah-SEE-a ta-MA-les kon-MEE-go'.
Mi papá cocinaba conmigo.
My dad used to cook with me.
Words in this phrase
hacía
[ah-SEE-ah]
she used to make
Imperfect of hacer, for repeated past actions; here 'she used to make'.
Mi mamá hacía pozole.
My mom used to make pozole.
tamales
[tah-MAH-lehs]
tamales
Corn dough filled with meat or other fillings, wrapped in a husk and steamed.
Mi abuela prepara tamales en Navidad.
My grandmother makes tamales at Christmas.
conmigo
[kohn-MEE-goh]
with me
Special combined form of 'con' + 'mí'; you never say 'con mí'.
¿Vienes conmigo al cine?
Are you coming to the movies with me?
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