Mexican Spanish for English speakers Beach · Lesson 4

Possessive pronouns

Mexican Spanish для possessive pronouns — la mía, la tuya (mine, yours) — and lending things.

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    ¿Has visto mi toalla?

    Have you seen my towel?

  2. Yennifer Yennifer

    no, pero te presto la mia

    No, but have mine

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    ¿Esta es tuya? Se parece a la mia

    Is this yours? looks like mine

  4. Yennifer Yennifer

    Mi hermano me la dio en la mañana. Es suya

    My brother gave it to me this morning. it's his

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do Mexican Spanish possessive pronouns work?

Replace noun, agree in gender/number: la mía, la tuya, la suya. Mi toalla → la mía (mine, feminine sg).

What does 'te presto' mean?

'I lend you'. Te presto la mía = 'I lend you mine'. Prestar = to lend.

Beach vocabulary in Mexican Spanish?

La playa (beach), la toalla (towel), el bloqueador (sunscreen), las olas (waves), la arena (sand), los lentes de sol (sunglasses).