How to Say ‘Has Laura told you about her cousin Marta?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Te ha contado Laura lo de su prima Marta?
teh a kohn-TAH-doh LOW-rah loh deh soo PREE-mah MAR-tah
[teh a kohn-TAH-doh LOW-rah loh deh soo PREE-mah MAR-tah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: A classic way family members open the gossip. It assumes you may already have heard, so it's fine to say no, ¿qué ha pasado? "no, what happened?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Te ha contado Laura
teh a kohn-TAH-doh LOW-rah
Has Laura told you
The silent 'h' means 'te ha' blends into one sound. The subject 'Laura' follows the verb.
¿Te ha contado Laura la noticia?
Has Laura told you the news?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
to you
An indirect object pronoun meaning to you, often used in expressions of desire or preference.
Si te pregunto «Te apetece» un café, quiero saber si te apetece.
If I ask you “Do you feel like” a coffee, I want to know if you feel like it.
ha
[a]
has
Auxiliary verb used to form the present perfect tense.
Él ha terminado su tarea.
He has finished his homework.
contado
[kohn-TAH-doh]
told
Past participle of 'contar', to tell or recount.
Me ha contado un secreto.
He has told me a secret.
Laura
[LOW-rah]
Laura
A common Spanish female first name.
Laura trabaja en recursos humanos.
Laura works in human resources.
lo de su prima Marta?
loh deh soo PREE-mah MAR-tah
about her cousin Marta?
'Lo de' refers to a known situation or piece of news. Raise your voice at the end for the question.
¿Y lo de su prima?
And the thing about her cousin?
Words in this phrase
lo
[loh]
the thing, the matter
Neuter article; 'lo de' means 'the business about'.
¿Sabes lo de Juan?
Do you know about Juan?
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
su
[soo]
her
Possessive adjective: his, her, your (formal), their.
Ana visita a su madre.
Ana visits her mother.
prima
[PREE-mah]
cousin (female)
The daughter of your uncle or aunt.
Mi prima estudia en Madrid.
My cousin studies in Madrid.
Marta
[MAR-tah]
Marta (name)
A common Spanish female name.
Marta vive en Sevilla.
Marta lives in Seville.
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