How to Say ‘And what if Mexico plays the United States?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Y si juegan México contra Estados Unidos?
ee see HWEH-gahn MEH-hee-koh KOHN-trah ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs
[ee see HWEH-gahn MEH-hee-koh KOHN-trah ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs]
💬 Usage Tip: ¿Y si…? "And what if…?" is an easy way to throw out any scenario: ¿Y si llueve? "What if it rains?" The verb comes before the teams here, which is normal word order in Spanish questions.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Y si juegan
ee see HWEH-gahn
And what if they play
'Y si' means 'and what if'. The 'j' in 'juegan' is a breathy h sound: HUE-gan.
¿Y si llueve?
And what if it rains?
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
si
[see]
if
Introduces a condition or option.
Si quieres, te escribo mañana.
If you want, I’ll write to you tomorrow.
juegan
[HWEH-gahn]
they play
Plural form of jugar (to play).
Ellos juegan fútbol.
They play soccer.
México contra
MEH-hee-koh KOHN-trah
Mexico against
'Contra' means versus. Say ME-hi-co CON-tra.
Juegan México contra Canadá.
Mexico plays against Canada.
Words in this phrase
México
[MEH-hee-koh]
Mexico
Name of the country; also short for its capital city.
Vivo en México.
I live in Mexico.
contra
[KOHN-trah]
against
Preposition showing opposition, as in a match.
Jugamos contra Brasil.
We play against Brazil.
Estados Unidos?
ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs
the United States?
Raise your tone at the end because it's a question.
¿Conoces Estados Unidos?
Have you been to the United States?
Words in this phrase
Estados
[ehs-TAH-dohs]
States
Plural of estado; part of the country name.
Viajé a Estados Unidos.
I traveled to the United States.
Unidos
[oo-NEE-dohs]
United
Plural of 'unido'; with Estados it forms 'United States'.
Vive en Estados Unidos.
He lives in the United States.
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