How to Say ‘One of the people’ in Spain Spanish
Una de las personas
OO-nah deh laz per-SOH-nas
[OO-nah deh laz per-SOH-nas]
Phrase Breakdown
Una de
OO-nah deh
One of
'Una' is feminine because 'personas' is feminine. Stress the first syllable: 'U-na de'.
Una de mis amigas vive aquí.
One of my friends lives here.
Words in this phrase
Una
[OO-nah]
one
The number indicating a single item.
Tengo una manzana.
I have one apple.
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.
las personas
laz per-SOH-nas
the people
'Personas' is always feminine, even when it refers to men. Stress: 'per-SO-nas'.
Las personas mayores entran primero.
Older people go in first.
Words in this phrase
las
[laz]
The
A definite article to specify particular entities.
Las casas son bellas.
The houses are beautiful.
personas
[per-SOH-nas]
people, persons
Plural of 'persona'; grammatically feminine.
Somos cuatro personas.
We are four people.
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