solo confía en mí
/solo konfia en mi/from spelling rules
The English phrase "just trust me" is translated into Spanish as solo confía en mí.
This phrase is used to ask someone to believe in your reliability or the truth of your words without needing proof. In this context, the word solo functions as "just" or "only" to emphasize the request, rather than meaning "alone".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of solo (only/just), confía (trust/believe), en (in) and mí (me).
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the verb changes based on the number of people you are addressing and the level of formality. The default form solo confía en mí uses the informal singular imperative. For a formal singular context, use solo confíe en mí. If you are addressing a group of people, use the plural form solo confíen en mí.
Did you know?
- While you use confía en mí to ask for trust, a Spanish speaker might use the verb fiar to talk about trust in a commercial sense, such as providing credit to a customer.
- Although solo is used here as 'just', it is a homonym with solo, meaning 'alone'. In the past, a written accent was used on sólo to tell them apart, but the Royal Spanish Academy now discourages its use.
- Spanish has a distinct verb for trusting a person's character, confiar, but uses the verb creer when talking about believing a specific statement is true.
Examples in context
- No se preocupe, confíe en mí. Hemos realizado un análisis exhaustivo de la situación.Don't worry, trust me. We have conducted a thorough analysis of the situation.
- No te preocupes, confía en mí, eres talentoso y lo lograrás.Don't worry, trust me, you're talented and you will succeed.
- Solo confía en mí, sé lo que hago.Just trust me, I know what I'm doing.
- No necesitas pruebas, solo confía en mí.You don't need proof, just trust me.
- Sé que es difícil, pero solo confía en mí.I know it is hard, but just trust me.
Example conversation
Lucía is suggesting a surprising shortcut to Javier.
- LucíaEste camino es más rápido, solo confía en mí.This way is faster, just trust me.
- JavierParece que nos estamos perdiendo.It seems like we are getting lost.
- LucíaNo nos estamos perdiendo, Javier.We aren't getting lost, Javier.
- JavierEstá bien, te creeré.Alright, I'll believe you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
