salió bien
/saljo bjen/from spelling rules
To say "it went well" in Spanish, use salió bien.
The phrase salió bien is used to say that an event or activity had a successful result. It is commonly used to describe the outcome of specific events such as interviews, doctor's appointments, exams or dates.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, salió bien means "it came out well". The word salió is the third-person singular past tense of salir (to go out/to come out) and bien means "well".
Which one should you use?
To express the opposite meaning, "it went badly", replace bien with mal to say salió mal.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the preterite tense (salió), which is used to describe a completed action in the past. If you are referring to multiple things, such as exams or meetings, use the third-person plural form salieron bien to say "they went well".
Did you know?
- The verb salir also means 'to date' in many Spanish speaking countries. Depending on the context, salió bien could be interpreted as a successful first date rather than just a successful outcome.
- In some regions, salir is used to describe a person's character. If someone 'turned out' to be a good person, a speaker might say salió buena persona.
- In Spanish, you can use salir to describe your appearance in a photograph. If a picture 'went well', you would say salí bien to mean you look good in the image.
Examples in context
- Salió bien.It went well.This example shows how to use the phrase salió bien.Tatoeba #6593354 by UsuarioX, translation #2248944 by CK
- La presentación fue exitosaThe presentation went well
- La fiesta fue un éxitoThe party was a success
- El viaje se desarrolló sin problemasThe trip went smoothly
- El viaje fue de películaThe trip went exceptionally well
- El examen fue pan comidoThe exam went really well
- La negociación fue exitosaThe negotiation was successful
- La negociación fue coser y cantarThe negotiation was a piece of cake
- La entrevista salió bien.The interview went well.
Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are talking about a job interview.
- ElenaHola Alejandro, ¿cómo te fue en la entrevista?Hi Alejandro, how did the interview go?
- AlejandroCreo que todo salió bien.I think everything went well.
- Elena¡Qué bueno! Me alegro mucho por ti.That's great! I'm very happy for you.
- AlejandroGracias, Elena. Ahora solo falta esperar.Thanks, Elena. Now we just have to wait.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
