How to Say ‘The first year’ in Mexican Spanish
El primer año
el pree-MER AH-nyoh
[el pree-MER AH-nyoh]
💬 Usage Tip: primero drops its final o before a masculine noun, so it's el primer año, not el primero año. The same thing happens with tercero: el tercer día "the third day".
Phrase Breakdown
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.
año
[AH-nyoh]
year
A period of twelve months.
Trabajo aquí desde hace un año.
I've worked here for a year.
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