How to Say ‘You must be Emily Smith’ in Mexican Spanish
Tú debes ser Emily Smith
too DEH-behs sehr
[too DEH-behs sehr]
💬 Usage Tip: deber ser is how Spanish makes a friendly guess: debes ser means you're inferring, not giving an order. Swap it in: debe ser tu hermana "that must be your sister".
Phrase Breakdown
Tú debes ser
too DEH-behs sehr
You must be
'Debes ser' expresses a confident guess about someone's identity. 'Tú' has a written accent and is stressed: TU de-BES ser.
Tú debes ser el hermano de Ana.
You must be Ana's brother.
Words in this phrase
Tú
[too]
you
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
¿Cómo estás tú hoy?
How are you today?
debes
[DEH-behs]
you must
Form of 'deber' for 'tú'. Here it means you're probably someone, not that you owe something.
Debes estar cansado.
You must be tired.
ser
[sehr]
to be
Infinitive form of 'ser', used to describe identity or characteristics.
Quiero ser una mejor persona.
I want to be a better person.
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