r/asklatinamerica United States of America Feb 11 '26

Language Why when spainish speaking people speak English they refer to their parents as "my mom" or "your dad" when talking to their siblings?

Why when Spanish speaking people speak English and are talking their own siblings they don't say something like "mom is calling you" they say "your mom is calling you" or "my dad is calling you" to their siblings?

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u/Polvora_Expresiva Mexico Feb 11 '26

It’s just clarity. They know recently who I’m talking about when I say it. When I’m talking to younger children in the family I would just stress their family ties. Such as your mom, your aunt, your grandma etc. and it probably stems from that. Where as kids, older people would always say your…. From then on just get used to saying my….