San Diego
/san djeɡo/from spelling rules
San Diego is the Spanish name for the city in southwest California.
Meaning: city in southwest California (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The name is composed of San (Saint) and Diego (Diego), which is a common Spanish name.
How do you pronounce it?
/san djeɡo/
Did you know?
- For centuries, many people believed the name 'San Diego' was actually a mispronunciation of 'San Tiago', or 'Saint James'.
- The use of San instead of Santo in San Diego is a grammatical process called apocope, where the end of a word is dropped before a masculine noun.
Examples in context
- Tom se mudó a San Diego.Tom moved to San Diego.This sentence shows how to use San Diego when talking about moving to the city.Tatoeba #1555787 by hayastan, translation #1553855 by Spamster
- Mi hermano vive en San Diego.My brother is living in San Diego.This sentence shows how to use San Diego when talking about living in the city.Tatoeba #1004772 by Shishir, translation #278559 by CN
- Dos pasajes a San Diego, por favor.Two tickets to San Diego, please.This sentence shows how to use San Diego when requesting travel tickets to the city.Tatoeba #2364907 by marcelostockle, translation #53932 by Lumi_alt
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are planning a road trip.
- Sofía¿Quieres ir a San Diego?Do you want to go to San Diego?
- AlejandroSí, me encanta San Diego.Yes, I love San Diego.
- SofíaPodemos manejar hasta allá.We can drive there.
- AlejandroEs una buena idea, Sofía.It is a good idea, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Diego, San, san, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
