aprendí español
/apɾendi espaɲol/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'I learned spanish' is said as aprendí español.
This phrase is a statement used to say that someone has acquired the ability to speak or understand the Spanish language.
Which one should you use?
If you want to express that you have learned Spanish in a way that is relevant to the present or if the specific time of learning is not important, use he aprendido español. Use aprendía español instead of aprendí español if you want to say you were in the process of learning Spanish or used to learn it habitually in the past.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb aprendí is the first-person singular preterite indicative form of aprender.
How do you pronounce it?
/apɾendi espaɲol/
Did you know?
- The word español likely traces back to the Punic word *ʾyšpn, which literally means 'coast of hyraxes'.
Examples in context
- ¡Hola! Estoy muy bien. Mira, ¡aprendí español! Ahora puedo tener conversaciones en español sin problemas.Hi! I'm very well. Look, I learned Spanish! Now I can have conversations in Spanish without problems.
- Me pongo en contacto para informarle que he adquirido conocimientos de español.I am contacting you to inform you that I have acquired knowledge of Spanish.
- Aprendí español en la escuela.I learned Spanish at school.
- Aprendí español para mi trabajo.I learned Spanish for my job.
- No fue fácil, pero aprendí español.It wasn't easy, but I learned Spanish.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are talking about their language skills.
- AlejandroHola Lucía, ¿hablas español?Hello Lucía, do you speak Spanish?
- LucíaSí, aprendí español cuando era niña.Yes, I learned Spanish when I was a child.
- Alejandro¡Qué bien! Yo no hablo nada.That's great! I don't speak any.
- LucíaPuedo ayudarte a practicar, Alejandro.I can help you practice, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries español, CC BY-SA 4.0.
