guía
/ˈɡia/masculine
In Spanish, 'guide' (a person who guides) is translated as guía.
guía refers to a person who provides guidance or direction. To express the action of providing this guidance, you can use the related verb guiar, which can also mean to supervise education.
Meaning: someone who guides (noun)
Which one should you use?
guía is the noun used to identify the person, whereas guiar is the verb used to describe the act of guiding.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, guía de turismo may be used more commonly than the simple guía when specifically referring to a tourism guide.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun guía is used for both masculine and feminine subjects. Its form does not change based on the gender of the person being described. To form the plural, use guías.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈɡia/
When do people say it?
To say that someone is performing the role or function of a guide, you can use the idiomatic phrase hacer de guía.
Did you know?
- In certain regional dialects, a guía can refer to a 'tendril' or a climbing plant stem that 'guides' itself up a wall.
- The Spanish word guía is believed to have descended from the Frankish word *wītanbor.
- In a technical or medical context, guía refers to a 'catheter' or a 'surgical probe' used to direct instruments through the body.
Examples in context
- Yo seré su guía.I'll be your guide.This sentence is useful for stating that you will serve as someone's guía.Tatoeba #2503196 by marcelostockle, translation #2548801 by CK
- Ella hizo de guía.She acted as a guide.This sentence is useful for expressing that someone acted as a guía.Tatoeba #1406650 by marcelostockle, translation #308176 by CK
- Él nos hizo de guía.He acted as our guide.Tatoeba #1168823 by marcelostockle, translation #283352 by CK
- El guía turístico nos mostró los lugares más emblemáticos de la ciudad.The tour guide showed us the most emblematic places in the city.
- Gracias por ser una guía confiable en nuestro proyecto.Thank you for being a reliable guide in our project.
- Me gustaría contratar un guía turístico para explorar la ciudad.I would like to hire a tourist guide to explore the city.
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Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are at a museum in Madrid.
- Daniel¿Dónde está el guía del grupo?Where is the group's guide?
- LucíaEl guía nos espera en la entrada.The guide is waiting for us at the entrance.
- DanielEs un guía muy amable.He is a very kind guide.
- LucíaSí, Daniel, es muy profesional.Yes, Daniel, he is very professional.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “guide” translations and entries guía, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries guía, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
