unirse a la fiesta
/uniɾse a la fjesta/from spelling rules
To join the party in Spanish is unirse a la fiesta.
This phrase is used to express the idea of arriving at and participating in a social gathering. You can also express this concept using words like participar (to participate) or by mentioning the diversión (fun) or the celebración (celebration) involved.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase unirse a la fiesta literally means "to join oneself to the party". It is composed of the reflexive verb unirse (to join oneself) and the prepositional phrase a la fiesta (to the party).
Which one should you use?
You might see Forme parte de la celebración used to specifically express the idea of becoming a part of the celebration or Acompáñanos a la celebración as a way to invite people to join a celebration.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb unirse is reflexive. This means it requires a reflexive pronoun (such as me, te, se, etc.) to indicate the action of joining oneself to something.
Did you know?
- While unirse means 'to join', the colloquial expression caerle a la fiesta uses the verb for 'to fall' to describe the act of arriving at a party.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, arriving much later than the time listed on an invitation to join a fiesta is socially acceptable and not considered rude.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the word fiesta is an etymological oddity because its initial 'f' survived, whereas most Latin words starting with 'f' changed to an 'h' in Spanish.
Examples in context
- ¡Chicos, súmense a la fiesta! Será increíble pasar tiempo juntosHey, guys, join the party! It will be amazing to spend time together
- Él decidió unirse a la fiesta muy tarde.He decided to join the party very late.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, fiesta, la, CC BY-SA 4.0.
