How to Say ‘And a Mexican woman that not even I knew’ in Mexican Spanish
Y una mexicana quе ni yo sabía
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Phrase Breakdown
Y una mexicana
Quе ni yo sabía
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Y
[ee]
and
Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences that are to be taken jointly.
Él y su amigo están aquí.
He and his friend are here.
una
[OO-nah]
a
An indefinite article used before words starting with a vowel sound.
Quiero una pizza.
I want a pizza.
mexicana
[meh-hee-KAH-nah]
Mexican
Refers to someone or something from Mexico.
Ella es mexicana de nacimiento.
She is Mexican by birth.
quе
[keh]
that
Used to introduce a clause indicating something relevant.
La serie que viste es fantástica.
The series that you watched is fantastic.
ni
[nee]
nor
Used to introduce a further negative statement.
Ni Carmen ni Pancho estaban allí.
Neither Carmen nor Pancho were there.
yo
[yo]
I
Used by a speaker to refer to themselves.
Yo creo que sí.
I think so.
sabía
[sah-BEE-ah]
knew
Having awareness or knowledge of something.
Sabía de su llegada.
I knew about his arrival.
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