How to Say “Are Me” in Spanish

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me son
/me son/from spelling rules
The English phrase "are me" is incorrectly translated into Spanish as me son.

How do you pronounce it?

/me son/

What mistakes should you avoid?

Do not use me son to express that someone is you, as this is a grammatically incorrect way to say that someone is me in Spanish.

Did you know?

  • While me son is a grammatical error, a Spanish speaker might hear it as 'they sound to me', because son is also a form of the verb sonar, meaning 'to sound' or 'to ring'.
  • The Spanish word son is a distant relative of the English word 'sound', as both trace their roots back to the Latin word sonus.

Example conversation

Javier and María are discussing some old family photos.

  1. Javier

    Mira esta foto antigua.
    Look at this old photo.
  2. María

    Esos niños me son desconocidos.
    Those children are unknown to me.
  3. Javier

    Son mis primos lejanos.
    They are my distant cousins.
  4. María

    Ahora entiendo quiénes son.
    Now I understand who they are.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries me, son, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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