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How to Say ‘I burn my feet’ in Spain Spanish

Me quemo los pies

meh KEH-moh lohs PYEHS

[meh KEH-moh lohs PYEHS]

💬 Usage Tip: For body parts, Spanish says "the feet" and puts me before the verb to show whose they are. English says "my feet". Same with me lavo las manos "I wash my hands".

Phrase Breakdown

Me quemo

meh KEH-moh

I burn

'Quemarse' means to get burned. In 'qu', the 'u' is silent: KE-mo.

Example

Me quemo con el sol.

I get burned by the sun.

Words in this phrase

Me

[meh]

myself

Reflexive pronoun for 'I', used with llamarse.

Example

Me levanto temprano.

I get up early.

quemo

[KEH-moh]

I burn

'I' form of quemar; with 'me' it means to burn oneself.

Example

Siempre me quemo con el café.

I always burn myself with coffee.

los pies

lohs PYEHS

my feet

Spanish uses 'los' (the) instead of 'my' for body parts. 'Pies' is one syllable: PYES.

Example

Me duelen los pies.

My feet hurt.

Words in this phrase

los

[lohs]

the

Definite article used with masculine plural nouns.

Example

Los valores de la empresa son muy claros.

The company's values are very clear.

pies

[PYEHS]

feet

Plural of 'pie', the part of the leg you stand on.

Example

Tengo los pies fríos.

My feet are cold.

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