How to Say ‘They follow their parents’ in Mexican Spanish
Siguen a sus papás
SEE-gehn ah soos pah-PAHS
[SEE-gehn ah soos pah-PAHS]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: papás for "parents" is the everyday Mexican word. padres also works but sounds more formal.
Phrase Breakdown
Siguen
[SEE-gehn]
follow
Present of 'seguir' for 'they'; to follow or continue.
Siguen la tradición cada año.
They follow the tradition every year.
a sus papás
ah soos pah-PAHS
their parents
Spanish uses 'a' before people who receive the action. In Mexico, 'papás' commonly means 'parents'. Stress the last syllable: pah-PAHS.
Ayudo a mis papás.
I help my parents.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
(personal a)
Marks a person as the direct object; not translated.
Veo a mi tía.
I see my aunt.
sus
[soos]
their
Possessive for 'they' with plural nouns.
Ellos visitan a sus abuelos.
They visit their grandparents.
papás
[pah-PAHS]
parents
Informal Mexican word for mom and dad together; plural of papá.
Mis papás son muy buenos.
My parents are very nice.
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