How to Say ‘My family is very close too.’ in Mexican Spanish
Mi familia también es muy unida.
mee fah-MEE-lyah tam-BYEN ess mwee oo-NEE-dah
[mee fah-MEE-lyah tam-BYEN ess mwee oo-NEE-dah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Saying your family is close is a meaningful thing to share on a date in Mexico. Family ties carry a lot of weight, and people often see this as a good sign.
Phrase Breakdown
Mi familia también
mee fah-MEE-lyah tam-BYEN
My family also
Say 'familia' as fa-MI-lia. 'También' (also) has an accent on the last syllable: tam-BIÉN.
Mi familia también vive aquí.
My family also lives here.
Words in this phrase
Mi
[mee]
my
Used to show possession, belonging to the speaker.
Mi coche es azul.
My car is blue.
familia
[fah-MEE-lyah]
family
Feminine noun for the group of relatives you belong to.
Mi familia es muy grande.
My family is very big.
también
[tam-BYEN]
also
Used to add another related question or point.
«También» agrega otra pregunta sobre la empresa.
“También” adds another question about the company.
es muy unida.
ess mwee oo-NEE-dah
is very close-knit.
Blend 'es muy' together and stress 'ni' in 'unida'.
La comunidad es muy unida.
The community is very close-knit.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
muy
[mwee]
very
An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.
«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».
“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”
unida
[oo-NEE-dah]
close-knit / united
Feminine adjective describing people who are emotionally close.
Somos una comunidad unida.
We are a close-knit community.
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