solo en casa
/solo en kasa/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "alone at home" is solo en casa.
Solo en casa is used to express the state of being in one's own house without any other people present.
Which one should you use?
In this specific idiomatic context, the phrase en casa is used to mean "at home" rather than "in the house" (en la casa).
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word solo must match the gender and number of the people who are alone. Use sola en casa if the person who is alone is female. Use solos en casa if more than one person is alone, or if the group is a mixed group of males and females. Use solas en casa if the group consists only of females.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word solo can mean both 'alone' and 'only', and for decades the Royal Spanish Academy forbade putting an accent on it to distinguish the two.
- While solo en casa means alone at home, adding the word solito or solita creates a diminutive that can imply a sense of loneliness or vulnerability.
- The word casa comes from the Latin word for 'cottage' or 'small house' rather than the word for a large dwelling.
Examples in context
- Odio estar solo en casa los fines de semana.I hate to be alone at home on the weekends.This sentence is useful for expressing a dislike of being solo en casa during the weekends.Tatoeba #1654656 by hayastan, translation #1629111 by cruzedu73
- Me encuentro solo en casa esta noche.I am alone at home tonight.
- Debido a las circunstancias, me encuentro a solas en el hogar.Due to circumstances, I am alone at home.
- Mis padres salieron de paseo, así que estoy solo en casa.My parents went for a walk, so I'm alone at home.
- No me gusta estar solo en casa de noche.I don't like being alone at home at night.
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are talking on the phone.
- Javier¿Estás con tu familia ahora?Are you with your family now?
- ElenaNo, estoy solo en casa hoy.No, I am alone at home today.
- JavierEntonces podemos hablar un rato.Then we can talk for a while.
- ElenaSí, tengo tiempo.Yes, I have time.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries casa, en, solo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
