me río
/me ɾio/from spelling rules
To say "I laugh" in Spanish, you use me río.
Me río is a statement used to say that you are currently laughing or that you laugh in general.
Which one should you use?
While the word río can mean "I laugh", using the reflexive me río is the more common way to express the actual act or experience of laughing.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the reflexive pronoun me because the verb reírse is used in its pronominal form to express the act of laughing.
How do you pronounce it?
/me ɾio/
Did you know?
- The word río is a homonym in Spanish. Depending on the context, it can mean 'I laugh' or 'river'.
- There is a common Spanish expression reír por no llorar, which translates to 'laughing so as not to cry'. It is used to describe finding a grim irony in a tragic situation.
- The Spanish language distinguishes between reír, which is the general act of laughing, and carcajear, which specifically refers to laughing loudly and heartily.
Examples in context
- ¡Me río de Janeiro!I laugh at Janeiro!This sentence shows how to use me río with a specific target.Tatoeba #5995079 by rafaeldejesus8199, translation #9057333 by rafaeldejesus8199
- Me río por no llorar. Pero esto es serio.I laugh to not cry. But this is serious.This sentence uses me río to express laughing as a reaction to a situation.Tatoeba #2804013 by wallebot, translation #7822764 by eggershead
- Me río mucho de los chistes de mi jefe.I laugh a lot at my boss's jokes.
- No puedo evitarlo, me estoy riendo de esta situación.I can't help it, I'm laughing at this situation.
- Esa comedia siempre me causa risa.That comedy always makes me laugh.
- La presentación fue tan divertida que no pude contener la risa.The presentation was so funny that I couldn't hold back the laughter.
- Cuando escucho ese chiste, siempre me echo a reír.Whenever I hear that joke, I always laugh.
- ¡Ese chiste es tan gracioso, me meo de risa!That joke is so funny, I'm laughing my head off!
- Esa serie siempre me da risa.That TV show always makes me laugh.
- Me río mucho con tus chistes.I laugh a lot at your jokes.
Example conversation
Sofía is telling Javier a funny story.
- SofíaMira este video, es muy gracioso.Look at this video, it is very funny.
- JavierEs verdad, me río solo de verlo.It's true, I laugh just by watching it.
- SofíaToda la clase se ríe siempre.The whole class always laughs.
- JavierYo también, me río cada vez que lo veo.Me too, I laugh every time I see it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries me, río, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
