How to Say ‘Two friends joined us.’ in Mexican Spanish
Se nos unieron dos amigos.
seh nohs oo-nee-EH-rohn dohs ah-MEE-gohs
[seh nohs oo-nee-EH-rohn dohs ah-MEE-gohs]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often puts who did it after the verb: se nos unieron dos amigos. That's why unieron ends in -ieron, agreeing with dos amigos.
Phrase Breakdown
Se nos unieron
seh nohs oo-nee-EH-rohn
(They) joined us
In Spanish the verb often comes before the subject. Keep 'se nos' quick and unstressed.
Se nos unieron en la fiesta.
They joined us at the party.
Words in this phrase
Se
[seh]
(reflexive marker)
Part of the pronominal verb 'unirse' (to join).
Se unió al grupo.
He joined the group.
nos
[nohs]
us
Used by a speaker to refer to themselves and one or more other people.
Nos dieron un premio.
They gave us a prize.
unieron
[oo-nee-EH-rohn]
they joined
Past tense of 'unirse', third person plural.
Ellos se unieron a la cena.
They joined the dinner.
dos amigos.
dohs ah-MEE-gohs
two friends.
This is the subject: who joined. Link the 's' of 'dos' into 'amigos': doh-sah-MEE-gos.
Vinieron dos amigos.
Two friends came.
Words in this phrase
dos
[dohs]
Two
'Dos' is a cardinal number meaning two.
Tengo dos hermanos.
I have two brothers.
amigos
[ah-MEE-gohs]
friends
Plural of 'amigo'.
Vienen mis amigos.
My friends are coming.
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