How to Say ‘There are fewer of us’ in Mexican Spanish
Somos menos
SOH-mohs MEH-nohs
[SOH-mohs MEH-nohs]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish counts the group with "we are" where English says "there are": somos menos "there are fewer of us". To give the size, say somos ocho "there are eight of us".
Phrase Breakdown
Somos
[SOH-mohs]
we are
Present of 'ser' for 'nosotros'.
Somos seis personas.
We are six people.
menos
[MEH-nohs]
fewer
Indicates a smaller number of people or things.
Hoy somos menos.
Today there are fewer of us.
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