How to Say ‘My niece Carla is getting married in December.’ in Mexican Spanish
Mi sobrina Carla se casa en diciembre.
mee soh-BREE-nah KAR-lah seh KAH-sah en dee-SYEHM-breh
[mee soh-BREE-nah KAR-lah seh KAH-sah en dee-SYEHM-breh]
Phrase Breakdown
Mi sobrina Carla
mee soh-BREE-nah KAR-lah
My niece Carla
This is the subject of the sentence. Pause slightly after 'Carla'.
Mi sobrina Carla vive en Puebla.
My niece Carla lives in Puebla.
Words in this phrase
Mi
[mee]
my
A possessive adjective used to show something belongs to you or relates to you.
Mi familia quiere una mesa especial.
My family wants a special table.
sobrina
[soh-BREE-nah]
niece
The daughter of one's brother or sister.
Mi sobrina estudia inglés.
My niece studies English.
Carla
[KAR-lah]
Carla
A female first name.
Carla es mi prima.
Carla is my cousin.
se casa en diciembre.
seh KAH-sah en dee-SYEHM-breh
is getting married in December.
'Casarse' means 'to get married'. In Mexico, 'diciembre' sounds like dee-SYEM-breh.
Mi hermano se casa en mayo.
My brother is getting married in May.
Words in this phrase
se
[seh]
(herself, reflexive)
Reflexive pronoun used with 'casarse' (to get married).
Mi hermano se casa mañana.
My brother gets married tomorrow.
casa
[KAH-sah]
gets married
Form of 'casarse', to marry; here not 'house'.
Ella se casa en la iglesia.
She gets married in the church.
en
[en]
in
A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.
«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».
“En” places the action within “In a team.”
diciembre
[dee-SYEHM-breh]
December
The twelfth and last month of the year.
Hay posadas en diciembre.
There are posadas in December.
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