Someone in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: AHL-gyen
IPA: alˈɣjen

8 months ago

Origin

Derived from Latin “aliquis” (someone, anybody)

6 months ago

Alg…

Remember that algunos means some. Algo and Alguien use the same root word to mean something and someone. Always remember “alg” means some. How can you remember which word is which? Use the s on algunos to remind you that it is referring to multiple of a shbstance. Use uien in alguien to remind to of the word quien, which means who. That tells you you’re talking about a person. Lo means it, which you can use to remember that algo is talking about a thing.

9 months ago

alguien info.

Tips to remember the word “alguien”:
– Break it down into “algui-” which sounds like “all” and “-en” as in “hen.” Think of it as “all hen,” though it is unrelated but provides a mnemonic.
– Associate it with the English word “alien,” not because it means the same, but because it sounds somewhat similar and can remind you that it refers to someone rather than something.

Explanations:
– “Alguien” is a Spanish pronoun that means “someone” or “somebody.” It’s an indefinite pronoun, used to refer to an unspecified person.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Alguno/alguna” depending on the gender, can sometimes be used interchangeably when it means “someone” in phrases.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– There are no widespread slang meanings for “alguien,” as it’s a pretty straightforward pronoun.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. ¿Hay alguien en casa? (Is there someone at home?)
2. Alguien dejó una carta en tu escritorio. (Someone left a letter on your desk.)
3. Creo que alguien me sigue. (I think somebody is following me.)
4. Busco a alguien que pueda reparar mi coche. (I’m looking for someone who can fix my car.)
5. Alguien tiene que tomar la responsabilidad. (Someone has to take responsibility.)

a few seconds ago

Memory helper

Try translating the classic Shrek song ALL STAR (“SOMEbody once told me”) and you’ll have an easier time remembering alguien. “ALguien me dijo—” sing it out loud a few times like the original song in English and I promise you’ll remember this in no time.

Just the first few words though because past that, the syllables won’t line up well for singing. For fun, here’s the first part translated in full so you can see:

ALguien me dijo una vez el mundo me va a rodar; no soy la herramienta más afilada en el cobertizo…

a year ago