sálvanos
/salbanos/from spelling rules
The phrase "save our souls" in Spanish is translated as sálvanos.
The phrase is used as a plea for divine intervention or rescue from a desperate situation.
Which one should you use?
A more literal translation of the English phrase "save our souls" is salva nuestras almas.
How do you pronounce it?
/salbanos/
Did you know?
- The word salvar shares a distant root with the English word 'salve', a healing ointment. Both stem from the idea of making something whole or healthy again.
- While sálvanos is a plea for help, the phrase salvavidas literally means 'life-saver' and is the common word for a lifebuoy or a life jacket.
- In nautical Spanish, a captain might use salvar to refer to saving the cargo of a ship, making the same word used for 'saving souls' applicable to crates of goods.
Examples in context
- Señor, sálvanos de este peligro.Lord, save our souls from this danger.
- Dios mío, sálvanos en este momento.My God, save our souls in this moment.
- Sálvanos, Padre, de la desesperación.Save our souls, Father, from despair.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are praying in a church during a storm.
- ElenaDios, sálvanos de la tormenta.God, save our souls from the storm.
- JavierÉl nos escuchará, Elena.He will hear us, Elena.
- ElenaTenemos mucho miedo, Javier.We are very afraid, Javier.
- JavierMantén la fe y Él nos protegerá.Keep the faith and He will protect us.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
