Vivo en Estados Unidos
/bibo en estados unidos/from spelling rules
To say "I live in the united states" in Spanish, use Vivo en Estados Unidos.
This phrase is used to state that your place of residence is located within the United States.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase Vivo en Estados Unidos, the subject pronoun Yo (I) is omitted because the verb conjugation vivo already indicates that the subject is the first-person singular. Additionally, in common usage, the definite article los is frequently omitted before Estados Unidos.
Did you know?
- The word vivo can also be used as an adjective meaning 'bright' or 'intense' when describing a color, such as rojo vivo for 'bright red'.
- During the Middle Ages, the word vivo was commonly written as bivo before returning to its Latin-based spelling during the Spanish Golden Age.
- Beyond referring to a geopolitical region, the word estado can also describe a 'state of mind' or a person's 'status'.
Examples in context
- Vivo en los Estados Unidos por trabajoI live in the United States for work
- Vivo en los Estados Unidos por estudiosI live in the United States for studies
- Vivo en Estados Unidos actualmente.I live in the United States currently.
- No soy de aquí, vivo en Estados Unidos.I am not from here, I live in the United States.
- ¿Dónde resides? Yo vivo en Estados Unidos.Where do you reside? I live in the United States.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are introducing themselves at a party.
- Mateo¿De dónde eres, Elena?Where are you from, Elena?
- ElenaSoy de Miami, vivo en Estados Unidos.I am from Miami, I live in the United States.
- Mateo¿En serio? Yo también.Really? Me too.
- Elena¿En qué ciudad vives tú?In which city do you live?
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries en, vivo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
