alguien es de España
/alɡjen es de espaɲa/from spelling rules
The phrase 'someone is from Spain' in Spanish is alguien es de España.
You use this phrase to state that a person was born in or comes from the country of Spain.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of alguien (someone), es (is), de (from) and España (Spain).
Which one should you use?
The phrase Procedente de España can be used to mean 'coming from Spain.'
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb es is the third-person singular form of ser, which is the verb used to express origin.
How do you pronounce it?
/alɡjen es de espaɲa/
Did you know?
- The name España may come from a Punic phrase meaning 'island of the hyrax'.
- In Spanish, using ser to describe origin is a permanent attribute, which is why es de España is used rather than está de España.
- While alguien es de España is grammatically correct, a native speaker would more commonly say es español or es española to describe someone's nationality.
Examples in context
- Mi profesor de español es español.My Spanish teacher is from Spain.
- El director de la empresa es español de origen.The CEO of the company is of Spanish origin.
- La embajadora es procedente de España.The ambassador is coming from Spain.
- Mi mejor amiga es española.My best friend is Spanish.
- ¿Ese chico de allí? Sí, es de España.That guy over there? Yes, he's from Spain.
- El futbolista es catalán.The football player is Catalan.
- No sé quién, pero alguien es de España.I don't know who, but someone is from Spain.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are discussing their new classmates.
- ElenaMira, creo que alguien es de España en la clase.Look, I think someone is from Spain in the class.
- JavierTienes razón, Javier es el chico nuevo.You are right, Javier is the new guy.
- Elena¿Sabes de qué ciudad es él?Do you know which city he is from?
- JavierSí, él me dijo que es de Madrid.Yes, he told me that he is from Madrid.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries España, alguien, de, es, CC BY-SA 4.0.
