tu mamá es fea
/tu mama es fea/from spelling rules
The English phrase "your mom ugly" translates to Spanish as tu mamá es fea.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase tu mamá es fea, the adjective fea must end in a to agree with the feminine noun mamá.
How do you pronounce it?
/tu mama es fea/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, insulting a person's mother is considered a far more serious and aggressive provocation than in English-speaking cultures. It is often a trigger for physical altercations rather than just a playground joke.
- Depending on the region, a person might replace mamá with madre to sound more formal or mami to sound more colloquial, though the latter can sometimes be used flirtatiously.
- In some Latin American countries, adding the word bien before fea does not just mean 'well' but acts as an intensifier meaning 'very', turning the phrase into 'your mom is very ugly'.
Examples in context
- La apariencia física de su madre no es atractiva.The physical appearance of your mother is not attractive.
- La estética de su madre no es su mejor atributo.The aesthetics of your mother are not her finest attribute.
- Su madre no es considerada atractiva por muchos.Many do not consider your mother attractive.
- Tu mami no es precisamente una belleza.Your mommy isn't exactly a beauty
- Tu mamá es fea.Your mom is ugly.
- Dices que tu mamá es fea.You say that your mom is ugly.
Example conversation
Two teenagers are arguing in a school hallway.
- Alejandro¡Tu mamá es fea!Your mom is ugly!
- Sofía¡No digas eso!Don't say that!
- AlejandroEs la verdad.It is the truth.
- SofíaEres un grosero, Alejandro.You are rude, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
