es de Chile
/es de t͡ʃile/from spelling rules
To say someone is from Chile in Spanish, use es de Chile.
The phrase es de Chile is used to state that a person's country of origin is Chile.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'is from Chile', where es is the third-person singular of the verb ser (to be) and de means 'from'.
Which one should you use?
While es de Chile describes someone's origin using a verb and a preposition, you can also use the adjectives chileno (masculine) or chilena (feminine) to say that someone is Chilean.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb changes depending on who you are talking about. To say 'I am from Chile', use soy de Chile. To say 'we are from Chile', use somos de Chile and to say 'they are from Chile', use son de Chile.
How do you pronounce it?
/es de tʃile/
Did you know?
- While 'chile' refers to a country in this phrase, the word chile in many Spanish-speaking contexts refers to the spicy peppers borrowed from the Nahuatl word 'chīlli'.
- In Chile, people often use a distinct slang called chilenismo that makes their speech sound very different from Spanish spoken in other countries.
- The name Chile may actually originate from the Mapudungun word for 'seagull', specifically the species 'Larus dominicanus'.
Examples in context
- Mi hermano es de Chile.My brother is from Chile.
- ¿Sabes si ella es de Chile?Do you know if she is from Chile?
- Él es de Chile, pero vive aquí.He is from Chile, but he lives here.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about a new coworker.
- Lucía¿De dónde es el nuevo compañero?Where is the new coworker from?
- JavierÉl es de Chile.He is from Chile.
- Lucía¡Qué bien! Me encanta su país.That's great! I love his country.
- JavierSí, es un país muy bonito.Yes, it is a very beautiful country.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
