Jan
31
2010
Spanish Adverb: Ahí, allí
Author: Johns SmithSpanish Adverb: Ahí, allí
Pronunciation: Aee, a-yee
Translation: There, over there
Function: Adverb
Don’t get confused by ‘ahí’ and ‘allí’, just because they don´t have direct equivalents in English. They form a group with the word ‘aquí’ [here], that is: ‘aquí, ahí, allí’. They refer to something either close to the speaker, closer to the listener or far from both.
Although English doesn´t have the third one, English speakers manage by adding “over” when talking about something far from both speaker and listener, as in “over there”, the ‘ahí’ counterpart.
Example:
Llévalo de aquí a allí
Translation:
Take it from here to over there
