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How to Say ‘She's going to be a grandmother’ in Mexican Spanish

Va a ser abuela

vah ah sehr ah-BWEH-lah

[vah ah sehr ah-BWEH-lah]

💬 Usage Tip: va a + a verb is the easy everyday way to talk about what's coming. Swap in: Va a llover "it's going to rain".

Phrase Breakdown

Va a ser

vah ah sehr

She's going to be

'Ir a' plus a verb expresses the near future. 'Va a' blends together and sounds like 'vaa'.

Example

Va a ser un buen día.

It's going to be a good day.

Words in this phrase

[vah]

going to

Used to express a future action or state.

Example

Ella va a correr una maratón.

She is going to run a marathon.

[ah]

Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.

Example

Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.

I'm going to the table of international companies.

ser

[sehr]

Exist or occur in the future.

Example

El evento va a ser en el centro de convenciones.

The event is going to be at the convention center.

abuela

[ah-BWEH-lah]

grandmother

The mother of one's father or mother.

Example

Visité a la abuela en su cumpleaños.

I visited grandma on her birthday.

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