buen intento
/bwen intento/from spelling rules
The English phrase "nice try" is translated into Spanish as buen intento.
Meaning: Translations (intj)
Did you know?
- Depending on the tone, buen intento can be used in Spanish gaming culture to mock a failed 'trick' or 'strat' in a way that is more biting than the English 'nice try'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if someone fails a task and you want to say 'nice try' with a sense of irony, you might say Casi lo tienes, which means 'You almost have it'.
- The word buen is actually a shortened version of bueno, a process in Spanish called apocope that occurs when the word precedes a masculine noun.
Examples in context
- Buen intento, siéntate.Nice try, sit down.This sentence is useful for showing how to use buen intento when telling someone to sit down.Tatoeba #4752619 by DarkHollow, translation #4752614 by DarkHollow
- ¡Buen intento! La próxima vez lo harás mejor.Nice try! You'll do better next time.
- Buen intento, casi lo logras.Nice try, you almost made it.
- Fue un buen intento, pero no.It was a nice try, but no.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are playing a video game together.
- Daniel¡Buen intento, María!Nice try, María!
- MaríaGracias, estuve cerca.Thanks, I was close.
- DanielLa próxima vez ganarás.Next time you will win.
- MaríaEspero que sí.I hope so.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries buen, intento, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
