How to Say ‘It's a china poblana dress.’ in Mexican Spanish
Es un vestido de china poblana.
ess oon behs-TEE-doh deh CHEE-nah poh-BLAH-nah
[ess oon behs-TEE-doh deh CHEE-nah poh-BLAH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: de links an item to its style or type. Same pattern: un traje de charro "a charro suit."
Phrase Breakdown
Es un vestido
ess oon behs-TEE-doh
It's a dress
Join 'es' and 'un' smoothly: 'e-sun'.
Es un vestido largo.
It's a long dress.
Words in this phrase
Es
[ess]
it is
Used to describe a person, group, or culture.
En «Es cercana.», «Es» introduce la descripción.
In “It is close-knit,” “Es” introduces the description.
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
vestido
[behs-TEE-doh]
dress
Masculine noun for a one-piece garment worn mostly by women.
Ella lleva un vestido rojo.
She's wearing a red dress.
de china poblana.
deh CHEE-nah poh-BLAH-nah
of the china poblana style
The china poblana is a traditional Mexican dress from Puebla. Stress 'CHI-na po-BLA-na'.
Ella baila de china poblana.
She dances dressed as a china poblana.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
china
[CHEE-nah]
china (traditional woman)
In 'china poblana', a historic term for a woman wearing the traditional colorful Puebla dress; not the country.
Mi hermana se vistió de china para el desfile.
My sister dressed as a china poblana for the parade.
poblana
[poh-BLAH-nah]
from Puebla
Feminine adjective for something or someone from the Mexican state or city of Puebla.
La comida poblana es muy famosa.
Food from Puebla is very famous.
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