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Let’s take a closer look at the conversation.
Do you remember how Ms. Varela asks,
"Are you Mexican?"
¿Eres mexicana?
First is eres, “[you] are”. Eres (enunciated). Eres.
Note: eres is a shortened form of tú eres, "you are." In Spanish, tú, "you," can be omitted when it is understood from context.
Eres is from the verb ser, meaning "to be." Ser.
After this is mexicana, "Mexican." Mexicana (enunciated). Mexicana.
Note: mexicana is feminine.
Ms. Varela uses the feminine adjective, mexicana, to refer to Ms. Reyes.
If Ms. Varela were talking to a male, she would use the masculine adjective, mexicano, to refer to him. As in ¿Eres mexicano? "Are you Mexican?" ¿Eres mexicano?
Back to the question.
All together, ¿Eres mexicana?, "Are you Mexican?"
¿Eres mexicana?
Let’s take a closer look at the response.
Do you remember how Ms. Reyes says,
"Yes, I'm Mexican."
Sí, soy mexicana.
This starts with the expression Sí, meaning “yes”. Sí. (enunciated). Sí.
Note, that this word includes an accent mark.
It answers Ms.Varelas yes-or-no question, "Are you Mexican?"
¿Eres mexicana?
Next is soy. "[I] am." Soy (enunciated). Soy.
Note: in this sentence, soy is a shortened form of yo soy, "I am." In Spanish, yo, "I," is usually omitted, as it's understood from context.
Soy is from the verb ser, meaning "to be." Ser.
After this is mexicana, "Mexican." Mexicana.
All together, Sí, soy mexicana. "Yes, I'm Mexican."
Sí, soy mexicana.
The pattern is
Soy NATIONALITY.
“I’m NATIONALITY.”
Soy NATIONALITY.
Simply replace the {NATIONALITY} placeholder with your nationality.
Note: the pattern requires an adjective, and its gender will depend on the speaker -- in this case you.
Imagine you’re Ms. Varela, and you're American. The word for "American" when referring to a female or a male is estadounidense. Estadounidense (enunciated). Estadounidense.
Say
"I'm American."
Ready?
Soy estadounidense.
"I'm American."
Soy estadounidense.
In the conversation, the response to the yes-no question was "yes."
¿Eres mexicana?
Sí, soy mexicana.
In case the answer were "no," the corresponding Spanish response would be No, "no." No (enunciated). No.
For example, if Ms. Reyes were asked
¿Eres estadounidense?
"Are you American?"
She could have answered
No, soy mexicana.
"No, I'm Mexican."
Remember this pattern. You’ll need it for the practice section.

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