orgulloso de mí
/oɾɡuʝoso de mi/from spelling rules
The English phrase "proud of me" is translated into Spanish as orgulloso de mí.
Feeling deep satisfaction with one's own achievements or qualities.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the adjective must match the gender and number of the people feeling the pride. Use orgullosa de mí if the person feeling the pride is female. Use orgullosos de mí if a group of men or a mixed group is feeling pride, and use orgullosas de mí if a group of only women is feeling pride.
How do you pronounce it?
/oɾɡuʝoso de mi/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid saying orgulloso de yo. English speakers sometimes mistakenly use the subject pronoun yo instead of the prepositional pronoun mí after the preposition de.
Did you know?
- While 'proud' is almost always a compliment in English, calling someone orgulloso in Spanish can be a direct criticism of their personality for being conceited.
- If you want to say you are proud of yourself, you must use orgulloso de mí mismo or orgullosa de mí misma to avoid any ambiguity. Using only de mí can sometimes sound as if you are talking about someone else's pride in your achievement.
- The suffix -oso in orgulloso literally means 'full of'. It is used in other words like miedoso for someone 'full of fear'.
Examples in context
- Pensé que estarías orgulloso de mí.I thought you'd be proud of me.Tatoeba #2004424 by Shishir, translation #1961815 by CK
- Dame la oportunidad de hacerte orgulloso de mí.Give me a chance to make you proud of me.Tatoeba #643270 by darinmex, translation #643268 by darinmex
- Espero que estés orgulloso de mí.I hope you are proud of me.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo congratulates Elena on her promotion at work.
- Elena¡Me dieron el puesto de jefa!They gave me the manager position!
- Mateo¡Qué alegría, Elena! Estoy muy orgulloso de ti.That's wonderful, Elena! I am very proud of you.
- ElenaGracias, quiero que estés orgulloso de mí.Thank you, I want you to be proud of me.
- MateoSiempre lo estoy, te lo mereces.I always am, you deserve it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
