How to Say ‘My daughter painted it for me’ in Mexican Spanish
Me la pintó mi hija
meh lah peen-TOH mee EE-hah
[meh lah peen-TOH mee EE-hah]
💬 Usage Tip: la stands in for the painted flag, and it comes before the verb. Spanish often puts the person who did it, mi hija, at the end.
Phrase Breakdown
Me la pintó
meh lah peen-TOH
painted it for me
'La' refers to the flag (la bandera). Stress the end: 'pin-TÓ'.
Me la pintó mi amigo.
My friend painted it for me.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
la
[lah]
it (feminine)
Object pronoun replacing a feminine noun such as 'silla' or 'mesa'.
La mesa, la tenemos lista.
The table, we have it ready.
pintó
[peen-TOH]
painted (she/he did)
Past tense of 'pintar' (to paint) for he, she or formal you.
Mi amigo pintó la pared de verde.
My friend painted the wall green.
mi hija
mee EE-hah
my daughter
The 'h' is silent and 'j' is a breathy 'h' sound: 'mee EE-ha'.
Mi hija tiene diez años.
My daughter is ten years old.
Words in this phrase
mi
[mee]
my
Used to show possession, belonging to the speaker.
Mi coche es azul.
My car is blue.
hija
[EE-hah]
daughter
A female child of a parent.
Mi hija estudia mucho.
My daughter studies a lot.
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