How to Say ‘My sister is younger.’ in Spain Spanish
Mi hermana es pequeña.
mee ehr-MAH-nah ess peh-KEH-nyah
[mee ehr-MAH-nah ess peh-KEH-nyah]
💬 Usage Tip: pequeño changes to pequeña to match hermana, while mayor stays the same for both: mi hermana es mayor.
Phrase Breakdown
Mi hermana
mee ehr-MAH-nah
My sister
Possessive plus noun. The 'h' is silent: mee-er-MAH-nah.
Mi hermana estudia medicina.
My sister studies medicine.
Words in this phrase
Mi
[mee]
my
A possessive word showing something belongs to me.
Mi pasaporte está aquí.
My passport is here.
hermana
[ehr-MAH-nah]
sister
A noun meaning "sister." It is feminine.
El cumpleaños de mi hermana es mañana.
My sister's birthday is tomorrow.
es pequeña.
ess peh-KEH-nyah
is younger.
'Pequeña' literally means small, and for siblings it means younger. 'Ñ' is 'ny': peh-KEH-nyah.
La casa es pequeña.
The house is small.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of 'ser'; means 'is'.
Esta es la salida.
This is the exit.
pequeña
[peh-KEH-nyah]
Small (feminine)
Used to describe something feminine that is of a small size.
Es una tienda pequeña pero tiene mucho estilo.
It is a small store but has a lot of style.
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