How to Say ‘Are you from the brotherhood?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Es usted de la hermandad?
ehs oos-TED deh lah ehr-mahn-DAHD
[ehs oos-TED deh lah ehr-mahn-DAHD]
💬 Usage Tip: Ser de covers both where you're from and what you belong to. Soy de Sevilla "I'm from Seville" and Soy del Betis "I support Betis" use the same pattern.
🇪🇸 In Spain: Usted is a good choice for a stranger in a church or at a procession, especially an older person. Brotherhood members are usually happy to talk about their hermandad.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Es usted
ehs oos-TED
Are you (formal)
A polite question using 'usted'. Link the words as 'e-sus-TED'. The final d is very soft or almost silent.
¿Es usted de Sevilla?
Are you from Seville?
Words in this phrase
Es
[ehs]
are (formal you)
Third-person form of 'ser' used with 'usted' to mean 'you are'.
¿Es usted sevillano?
Are you from Seville?
usted
[oos-TED]
you (formal)
Formal singular 'you', used with strangers and customers.
¿Usted quiere mesa para dos?
Do you want a table for two?
de la hermandad?
deh lah ehr-mahn-DAHD
from / a member of the brotherhood?
A 'hermandad' is a religious brotherhood that organises a procession. The h is silent: er-man-DAD.
Mi padre es de la hermandad.
My father is a member of the brotherhood.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of / from
A common preposition that can show possession, origin, or relation in time expressions.
De ayer guardo una muy buena impresión del encuentro.
From yesterday I keep a very good impression of the meeting.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
hermandad
[ehr-mahn-DAHD]
brotherhood
A religious confraternity that organizes Holy Week processions.
Mi padre pertenece a una hermandad.
My father belongs to a brotherhood.
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