Soy una mujer
/soi una muxeɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I am a woman" is translated into Spanish as Soy una mujer.
Soy una mujer is a statement used to identify oneself as a female human being. You can also say Yo soy una mujer, where adding the pronoun Yo serves to emphasize the subject.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of Soy (I am), una (a/an) and mujer (woman).
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb soy is the first-person singular present indicative of ser. In Spanish, ser is used instead of estar in this context because gender is considered an inherent characteristic of a person.
Did you know?
- In traditional romantic contexts, mujer can be used as a term of endearment, functioning similarly to 'honey' or 'dear' in English.
- While Soy una mujer is grammatically correct, Spanish speakers often omit una and simply say Soy mujer when emphasizing their gender as a biological or social category.
- In Spanish, the word una is not just an indefinite article meaning 'a', but it is the feminine form of the number 'one'.
Examples in context
- Soy una mujer, me llamo Eva.I am a woman. My name is Eva.This sentence is useful for introducing yourself by name while stating you are a woman.Tatoeba #7362680 by ProfessorAntonnio, translation #7362664 by ProfessorAntonnio
- Soy una mujer.I am a woman.This sentence is a simple statement of identity.Tatoeba #747589 by Shishir, translation #740214 by CC
- En mi opinión, soy una mujer autosuficiente.In my opinion, I am an independent woman.
- ¿Sabías que yo soy mujer?Did you know that I am a woman?
- Soy una mujer trabajadora.I am a hardworking woman.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alejandro is asking Lucía to clarify her identity for a registration form.
- Alejandro¿Cómo debo marcar tu género en el formulario?How should I mark your gender on the form?
- LucíaSoy una mujer, por favor marca esa opción.I am a woman, please mark that option.
- AlejandroPerfecto, ya lo he anotado, Lucía.Perfect, I have already noted it, Lucía.
- LucíaMuchas gracias, Alejandro.Thank you very much, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
