How to Say ‘And my first love was named’ in Spain Spanish
Y mi primer amor se llamaba
ee mee pree-MAER ah-MORE seh yah-MAH-bah
[ee mee pree-MAER ah-MORE seh yah-MAH-bah]
💬 Usage Tip: Llamarse is the usual way to say someone is called or named: se llamaba Thalía. You can reuse it in other tenses too: se llama Ana, se llamó Luis.
Phrase Breakdown
Y
[ee]
And
Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences that are to be taken jointly.
Pedro y Ana son amigos.
Pedro and Ana are friends.
mi
[mee]
my
Possessive pronoun indicating ownership.
Mi libro está en la mesa.
My book is on the table.
primer
[pree-MAER]
first
Coming before all others in time or order.
Es mi primer auto.
It's my first car.
amor
[ah-MORE]
love
An intense feeling of deep affection.
El amor es importante.
Love is important.
se
[seh]
was called
Past tense of a verb used to indicate someone's name or label.
Él se llamaba José.
He was called José.
llamaba
[yah-MAH-bah]
called
Having a specified name or title.
El lugar se llamaba 'Paraíso'.
The place was called 'Paradise'.
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