How to Say ‘I bought the hat today at the market.’ in Mexican Spanish
Compré el sombrero hoy en el mercado.
kohm-PREH el sohm-BREH-roh oy en el mehr-KAH-doh
[kohm-PREH el sohm-BREH-roh oy en el mehr-KAH-doh]
Phrase Breakdown
Compré el sombrero
kohm-PREH el sohm-BREH-roh
I bought the hat
Stress 'com-PRÉ' and 'som-BRE-ro'.
Compré el sombrero grande.
I bought the big hat.
Words in this phrase
Compré
[kohm-PREH]
I bought
Past tense of 'comprar', I form.
Compré pan en la tienda.
I bought bread at the store.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
sombrero
[sohm-BREH-roh]
hat
Masculine noun for any hat, not only the wide Mexican kind.
Su sombrero es muy bonito.
Your hat is very pretty.
hoy en el mercado.
oy en el mehr-KAH-doh
today at the market.
'Hoy' sounds like 'oy' because the 'h' is silent.
Hoy voy al mercado.
Today I'm going to the market.
Words in this phrase
hoy
[oy]
Today
The current day.
Hoy voy al mercado.
Today I'm going to the market.
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.”
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
mercado
[mehr-KAH-doh]
market
A place with stalls selling food and goods.
Compro fruta en el mercado.
I buy fruit at the market.
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