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How to Say ‘And my first love was named Thalía’ in Spain Spanish

Y mi primer amor se llamaba Thalía

Phrase Breakdown

Y mi primer amor se llamaba

Thalía

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.

Example

Y fueron felices.

And they were happy.

mi

[mee]

my

Possessive pronoun indicating ownership.

Example

Mi hijo juega al fútbol.

My son plays football.

primer

[pree-MAER]

first

Coming before all others in time or order.

Example

El primer día fue duro.

The first day was hard.

amor

[ah-MORE]

love

An intense feeling of deep affection.

Example

El amor verdadero es raro.

True love is rare.

se

[seh]

was called

Past tense of a verb used to indicate someone's name or label.

Example

La escuela se llamaba 'El Faro'.

The school was called 'The Lighthouse'.

llamaba

[yah-MAH-bah]

called

Having a specified name or title.

Example

Se llamaba Felipe.

He was called Felipe.

Thalía

[tah-LEE-ah]

Thalía

A given name for a female, also a famous Mexican singer.

Example

Thalía es popular en América Latina.

Thalía is popular in Latin America.

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