tan emocionado
/tan emoθjonado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'so excited' is translated into Spanish as tan emocionado.
The phrase is used to describe a feeling of great enthusiasm or eagerness about something.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in gender and number with the person feeling the excitement. Use tan emocionada if the person is female. For a group of people, use tan emocionados for masculine or mixed groups and tan emocionadas for groups consisting only of females.
How do you pronounce it?
/tan emoθjonado/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful not to use emocionado to mean 'emotional' in the sense of being moved to tears. In Spanish, emocionado specifically refers to excitement or enthusiasm. If you want to say you are 'moved' or 'touched' by a situation, use conmovido instead.
Did you know?
- To intensify the feeling beyond tan emocionado, speakers might say they are que no quepo en mí mismo, which literally means 'that I cannot fit inside myself'.
- While emocionado expresses eagerness, Spanish speakers often use ilusionado to describe the specific kind of excitement that comes from hopeful anticipation or a dream coming true.
- The word tan in tan emocionado comes from the Latin word tam, which originally functioned as an intensifier for degree.
Examples in context
- Estoy tan emocionado.I'm so excited.Tatoeba #1280008 by marcelostockle, translation #953850 by CK
- Estoy muy emocionado por la entrevista de trabajo.I am so excited about the job interview.
- ¡Estoy súper emocionada por el concierto de mi banda favorita!I'm so excited for my favorite band's concert!
- ¡Estamos que no cabemos en nosotros de alegría por el anuncio de la boda!We are so excited about the wedding announcement that we can't contain ourselves!
- Estoy chocho con el regalo de cumpleaños que me dieron.I'm so excited about the birthday gift I received.
- Él está tan emocionado por el viaje.He is so excited about the trip.
- No estoy tan emocionado como tú.I am not as excited as you.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are talking about a concert they are attending tonight.
- Alejandro¡Estoy tan emocionado por el concierto de hoy!I am so excited for the concert today!
- ElenaYo también, Alejandro, será increíble.Me too, Alejandro, it will be amazing.
- Alejandro¿Crees que estaremos muy cerca del escenario?Do you think we will be very close to the stage?
- ElenaEspero que sí, ¡qué emoción!I hope so, how exciting!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
