mejores amigos para siempre
/mexoɾes amiɡos paɾa sjempɾe/from spelling rules
The English phrase "best friends forever" is translated into Spanish as mejores amigos para siempre.
This phrase describes two people who share a very close bond and intend to remain friends for their entire lives. In informal contexts, you may also see Amigos inseparables used to mean "inseparable friends" or Mejores amigos por siempre as an informal variation.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mejores (best), amigos (friends) and para siempre (for always/forever).
How does it change in a sentence?
Spanish requires you to adjust the phrase based on gender and number. To refer to a single male best friend, use the masculine singular form mejor amigo para siempre. To refer to a single female best friend, use the feminine singular form mejor amiga para siempre. If the group of friends consists only of women, use the feminine plural form mejores amigas para siempre.
How do you pronounce it?
/mexoɾes amiɡos paɾa sjempɾe/
Did you know?
- While mejores amigos is the standard term, some Spanish speakers use the word compadre or comadre to describe a bond that is even deeper than a best friendship.
- In some regions, the phrase amigos del alma is used to describe 'soul friends', which is considered a more poetic version of being best friends forever.
- In some Latin American countries, you might hear people say amigos de toda la vida to express the same sentiment of lifelong friendship.
Examples in context
- Seamos los mejores amigos para siempre.Let's be best friends forever.This sentence is useful for expressing a desire to remain best friends forever using mejores amigos para siempre.Tatoeba #1524728 by marcelostockle, translation #1524714 by Spamster
- Ellos prometieron ser mejores amigos para siempre.They promised to be best friends forever.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are talking about their friendship.
- SofíaEres mi persona favorita, Mateo.You are my favorite person, Mateo.
- MateoTú también, Sofía. Seremos mejores amigos para siempre.You too, Sofía. We will be best friends forever.
- SofíaPrométemelo ahora mismo.Promise it to me right now.
- MateoLo prometo, siempre estaremos juntos.I promise, we will always be together.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
