ideas
/ideas/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for 'ideas' is ideas.
You may also encounter related transitional phrases like además for 'in addition', por otro lado for 'on the other hand' or sin embargo for 'however'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you can use A mi juicio to mean 'In my opinion'. In Argentina, the phrase Me pinta que is used to mean 'I have a feeling that'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is idea. Because idea is a feminine noun, the indefinite article 'an' is expressed as una idea rather than using the masculine un.
How do you pronounce it?
/ideas/
Did you know?
- Spanish uses the reflexive construction Se me ocurrió una idea, where the idea is the subject that 'occurred itself' to the person, rather than the person 'having' the idea.
- The word idea is a cognate shared by Spanish and English because both languages inherited it from the Greek word idea, meaning 'form' or 'pattern'.
- In Spanish, the phrase no tener ni idea is often used to emphasize a complete lack of knowledge, acting more like 'I haven't the foggiest' than a simple statement of lacking a suggestion.
Examples in context
- No le des ideas.Don't give him any ideas.This sentence is useful for telling someone not to give him any ideas using ideas.Tatoeba #1959237 by Alba, translation #1943913 by Spamster
- No tengo más ideas.I ran out of ideas.This sentence is useful for saying you ran out of ideas using ideas.Tatoeba #1706632 by teskmon, translation #658699 by Eldad
- Me gustan tus ideas.I like your ideas.This sentence is useful for saying you like someone's ideas using ideas.Tatoeba #2412336 by marcelostockle, translation #8775807 by deniko
- A mi parecer, esta comida es deliciosa.In my opinion, this food is delicious.
- Me pinta que vamos a ganar el partido.I have a feeling that we are going to win the game.
- A mi juicio, esta ley es necesaria.In my opinion, this law is necessary.
- 166 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are discussing a project at a cafe.
- Lucía¿Tienes buenas ideas para el proyecto?Do you have good ideas for the project?
- DanielTengo algunas ideas, pero necesito tiempo.I have some ideas, but I need time.
- LucíaTus ideas siempre son muy creativas.Your ideas are always very creative.
- DanielGracias, Lucía, intentaré trabajar en ellas.Thanks, Lucía, I will try to work on them.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
