Maybe in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: kee-SAH
IPA: kiˈθa

8 months ago

Origin

Derived from Latin “quis” (who) and “sapiens” (wise, perhaps)

6 months ago

Quizás = maybe

Trick to remember: oh no, it’s a (quizá) “maybe” I won’t know the answers!!

9 months ago

quizá info.

Tips to remember “quizá”:
1. It sounds similar to “quiz” in English, which may remind you of questioning or uncertainty – similar to the uncertainty conveyed by “maybe.”
2. The suffix “-á” could be thought of as the beginning of “–á ver” (“let’s see”), reinforcing the idea of looking into an uncertain outcome.

Explanations:
“Quizá” is an adverb in Spanish that expresses the possibility of something happening, but without certainty. It is often used to express doubt or to suggest that something could happen, but it is not guaranteed.

Other words that mean the same thing:
1. “Quizás” – Simply an alternate form of “quizá” with an added “s”, used interchangeably in most Spanish-speaking countries.
2. “Tal vez” – Another common Spanish adverb that can be used exactly like “quizá” to mean “maybe” or “perhaps.”

Alternate meanings/slang:
“Quizá” doesn’t have an alternate slang meaning and is not typically used in informal slang.

Examples of sentences that use “quizá”:
1. Quizá vaya al cine más tarde, aún no lo he decidido.
2. Ella dijo que quizá nos puede prestar el libro.
3. Quizá tengamos que cancelar el viaje si sigue lloviendo.
4. Mi hermano aún no llega, quizá se haya quedado trabajando hasta tarde.
5. ¿Crees que ganaremos el partido? —Quizá, si jugamos bien.

All the above sentences use “quizá” in its common context as an expression of probability or uncertainty.

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