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How to Say ‘My mother's name is Ana.’ in Spain Spanish

Mi madre se llama Ana.

mee MAH-dray seh YAH-mah AH-nah

[mee MAH-dray seh YAH-mah AH-nah]

Phrase Breakdown

Mi madre

mee MAH-dray

My mother

'Mi' (my) has no accent. 'Mí' with an accent means 'me'.

Example

Mi madre es profesora.

My mother is a teacher.

Words in this phrase

Mi

[mee]

my

A possessive word showing something belongs to me.

Example

Mi pasaporte está aquí.

My passport is here.

madre

[MAH-dray]

mother

The word for mother, used to refer to your mom.

Example

El cumpleaños de tu madre es mañana.

Your mother's birthday is tomorrow.

se llama Ana.

seh YAH-mah AH-nah

is called Ana.

'Se llama' is the third person of llamarse (to be called).

Example

La chica se llama Ana.

The girl's name is Ana.

Words in this phrase

se

[seh]

herself / himself

Reflexive pronoun; with 'llamar' it forms 'to be called'.

Example

Mi tío se llama Pedro.

My uncle is called Pedro.

llama

[YAH-mah]

is called

From 'llamarse'; used to give someone's name.

Example

Mi abuela se llama Carmen.

My grandmother is called Carmen.

Ana

[AH-nah]

Ana

A given name provided as an example.

Example

Me llamo Ana y estudio arte.

My name is Ana and I study art.

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