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How to Say ‘And a Mexican girl that not even I knew’ in Spain Spanish

Y una mexicana quе ni yo sabía

ee OO-nah meh-hee-KAH-nah keh nee yoh sah-BEE-ah

[ee OO-nah meh-hee-KAH-nah keh nee yoh sah-BEE-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: Ni yo means "not even I." You can reuse that emphasis with other people too: ni él sabía, ni nosotros entendíamos.

Phrase Breakdown

Y

[ee]

And

Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences that are to be taken jointly.

Example

Y además, está correcto.

And besides, it's correct.

una

[OO-nah]

a

Indefinite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Una idea brillante.

A brilliant idea.

mexicana

[meh-hee-KAH-nah]

Mexican

A person from Mexico.

Example

Una amiga mexicana me llamó.

A Mexican friend called me.

quе

[keh]

that

Used to refer to a specific thing or event.

Example

Siente que va a llover.

She feels that it's going to rain.

ni

[nee]

neither

Not either; used to add a negative statement to one already made.

Example

Ni tú ni yo vamos.

Neither you nor I are going.

yo

[yoh]

I

A pronoun used by the speaker to refer to themselves.

Example

Yo no sabía eso.

I didn't know that.

sabía

[sah-BEE-ah]

knew

Past tense of 'know'; be aware of through observation or information.

Example

Sabía que eras tú.

I knew it was you.

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