How to Say ‘Is your photo in Oaxaca?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Tu foto es en Oaxaca?
too FOH-toh ess en wah-HAH-kah
[too FOH-toh ess en wah-HAH-kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish normally uses estar for where things are, but for where something takes place, like a photo or a party, it switches to ser: la fiesta es en mi casa "the party is at my place".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Tu foto
too FOH-toh
Your photo
'Foto' is short for 'fotografía' and is feminine (la foto). Say 'FO-to' with pure vowels and no 'ow' glide.
¿Tu foto es nueva?
Is your photo new?
Words in this phrase
Tu
[too]
your
Informal singular possessive adjective used before a noun.
Con tu perfil puedes destacar mucho.
With your profile, you can stand out a lot.
foto
[FOH-toh]
photo
Short for 'fotografía'; a feminine noun.
Tomé una foto del mole.
I took a photo of the mole.
es en Oaxaca?
ess en wah-HAH-kah
is in Oaxaca?
'Oaxaca' is pronounced 'wa-HA-ka.' The 'x' sounds like a soft 'h.' Raise your pitch at the end because it is a question.
La boda es en Oaxaca.
The wedding is in Oaxaca.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
en
[en]
in
A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.
«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».
“En” places the action within “In a team.”
Oaxaca
[wah-HAH-kah]
Oaxaca
Southern state and city known for food and culture.
El mole de Oaxaca es delicioso.
Oaxaca's mole is delicious.
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