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How to Say ‘Mexico against the United States’ in Mexican Spanish

México contra Estados Unidos

MEH-hee-koh KOHN-trah ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs

[MEH-hee-koh KOHN-trah ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Mexico vs. the US is one of the region's fiercest football rivalries. Bringing it up is guaranteed to start a lively, teasing conversation.

Phrase Breakdown

México contra

MEH-hee-koh KOHN-trah

Mexico against

'Contra' means versus in sports: CON-tra. Tap the 'r' lightly.

Example

América contra Chivas.

América versus Chivas.

Words in this phrase

México

[MEH-hee-koh]

Mexico

Name of the country; also short for its capital city.

Example

Vivo en México.

I live in Mexico.

contra

[KOHN-trah]

against

Preposition showing opposition, as in a match.

Example

Jugamos contra Brasil.

We play against Brazil.

Estados Unidos

ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs

the United States

Say it as one unit: es-TA-dos u-NI-dos.

Example

Vivo en Estados Unidos.

I live in the United States.

Words in this phrase

Estados

[ehs-TAH-dohs]

States

Plural of estado; part of the country name.

Example

Viajé a Estados Unidos.

I traveled to the United 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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