How to Say ‘Starting the first month’ in Mexican Spanish
Desde el primer mes
DEHS-deh el pree-MER mehs
[DEHS-deh el pree-MER mehs]
Phrase Breakdown
Desde
[DEHS-deh]
from / starting
Marks the starting point in time.
Trabajo desde las nueve.
I work from nine o'clock.
el primer mes
el pree-MER mehs
the first month
Keep the article with the noun: 'ehl pree-MEHR MEHS'.
Pagué el primer mes de renta.
I paid the first month of rent.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
primer
[pree-MER]
first
Refers to the person or thing coming before all others.
Mi primer libro fue interesante.
My first book was interesting.
mes
[mehs]
month
Masculine noun for a period of about thirty days.
El próximo mes voy a Oaxaca.
Next month I'm going to Oaxaca.
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