soy un niño
/soi un niɲo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I am a boy" is translated into Spanish as soy un niño.
This phrase is used by a male child to identify himself. In Spanish, you can also use the word chico to mean "boy" or the casual term chaval to describe a young boy or lad. For more formal contexts, the word varón can be used to mean "male" or "boy".
Did you know?
- Unlike in English, Spanish speakers often drop the 'I' (yo) entirely because the word soy already tells the listener the subject is 'I'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, a mother might call her adult son niño as a term of endearment.
- The word chico can refer to a 'boy', but it also means 'small' when describing the size of an object.
Examples in context
- Soy un niño.I am a boy.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase soy un niño.Tatoeba #9665408 by arh, translation #453328 by saasmath
- Él dice que soy un niño.He says that I am a boy.
Example conversation
Lucía asks Mateo about himself.
- Lucía¿Quíen eres tú?Who are you?
- MateoHola, soy un niño.Hello, I am a boy.
- Lucía¿Cómo te llamas?What is your name?
- MateoMe llamo Mateo.My name is Mateo.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
