How to Say ‘But with rain, the traffic is worse.’ in Mexican Spanish
Pero con lluvia, el tráfico está peor.
PEH-roh kohn YOO-byah el TRAH-fee-koh eh-stah peh-OHR
[PEH-roh kohn YOO-byah el TRAH-fee-koh eh-stah peh-OHR]
Phrase Breakdown
Pero con lluvia,
PEH-roh kohn YOO-byah
But with rain,
Tap the 'r' in 'pero' once; a rolled 'rr' would make it 'perro' (dog). 'Lluvia' sounds like 'YU-via'. Pause briefly at the comma.
Pero con lluvia, no salgo.
But with rain, I don't go out.
Words in this phrase
Pero
[PEH-roh]
but
A conjunction used to introduce contrast or additional information.
Trabajo en marketing, «Pero» busco un cambio.
I work in marketing, “but” I am looking for a change.
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition meaning 'with'; shows accompaniment or a characteristic.
Con experiencia puedes aspirar a más.
With experience, you can aim for more.
lluvia
[YOO-byah]
rain
Feminine noun for rain.
La lluvia empezó temprano.
The rain started early.
el tráfico está peor.
el TRAH-fee-koh eh-stah peh-OHR
the traffic is worse.
Stress TRÁ-fi-co, es-TÁ and pe-OR. Say it as one smooth phrase.
En diciembre el tráfico está peor.
In December the traffic is worse.
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.”
tráfico
[TRAH-fee-koh]
traffic
Vehicles on the road; a common excuse for higher fares.
Hay mucho tráfico en la ciudad.
There's a lot of traffic in the city.
está
[eh-stah]
is
To be in a particular state.
Ella está feliz.
She is happy.
peor
[peh-OHR]
worse
Comparative of 'malo' (bad).
Hoy el clima está peor.
Today the weather is worse.
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