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How to Say ‘I'm from the United States’ in Mexican Spanish

Soy de Estados Unidos

SOY deh ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs

[SOY deh ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs]

💬 Usage Tip: Mexicans usually say Estados Unidos without los. People also often call it el otro lado "the other side", and Americans gringos.

Phrase Breakdown

Soy de

SOY deh

I'm from

'Soy' rhymes with 'boy'. Use 'soy de' plus a place to say where you're from.

Example

Soy de Guadalajara.

I'm from Guadalajara.

Words in this phrase

Soy

[SOY]

I am

Used to identify yourself by name in introductions at networking events.

Example

Frente al representante, digo Soy Emily Smith con seguridad.

In front of the representative, I say I am Emily Smith confidently.

[deh]

from

Preposition meaning 'from' or 'of,' depending on context.

Example

Vengo de una conferencia sobre liderazgo.

I come from a conference about leadership.

Estados Unidos

ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs

the United States

Keep both words together: es-TA-dos u-NI-dos. Link the 's' to the 'u': 'esta-do-su-nidos'.

Example

Viajo a Estados Unidos.

I'm traveling to the United States.

Words in this phrase

Estados

[ehs-TAH-dohs]

States

Plural of estado (state); part of the country name.

Example

México tiene treinta y dos estados.

Mexico has thirty-two states.

Unidos

[oo-NEE-dohs]

United

Plural of 'unido'; with Estados it forms 'United States'.

Example

Vive en Estados Unidos.

He lives in the United States.

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