How to Say ‘You had an operation in March’ in Spain Spanish
Te operaron en marzo
teh oh-peh-RAH-rohn ehn MAR-thoh
[teh oh-peh-RAH-rohn ehn MAR-thoh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish says "they operated on you" without naming anyone, where English says "you had surgery". About yourself: me operaron "I had surgery".
Phrase Breakdown
Te operaron
teh oh-peh-RAH-rohn
You had an operation
Literally 'they operated on you'. Stress 'RA': 'te-o-pe-RA-ron'. Tap the single 'r' sounds lightly.
¿Te operaron del corazón?
Did you have heart surgery?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
you (object)
Direct object pronoun for informal 'you'.
Te vi en el hospital.
I saw you at the hospital.
operaron
[oh-peh-RAH-rohn]
they operated on
Preterite of 'operar' (they); impersonal way to say someone had surgery.
Le operaron del corazón.
They operated on his heart.
en marzo
ehn MAR-thoh
in March
Months aren't capitalised in Spanish. In Spain the 'z' sounds like 'th': 'MAR-tho'.
Mi cumpleaños es en marzo.
My birthday is in March.
Words in this phrase
en
[ehn]
in
A preposition meaning inside or within a place, situation, or context.
En «En» mi empresa, todos colaboran bien.
In my company, everyone collaborates well.
marzo
[MAR-thoh]
March
The third month of the year; months are not capitalised in Spanish.
En marzo empieza la primavera.
Spring begins in March.
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