muy emocionado
/mui emoθjonado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'very excited' is translated into Spanish as muy emocionado.
This phrase is used to describe someone feeling or showing a great amount of enthusiasm or eagerness. Note that emocionado can express both being enthusiastic (excited) and being emotionally touched (moved), whereas English often uses different words for these states.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the term flipar is a popular way of express excitement.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must match the gender and number of the person or people being described. Use muy emocionada if the person is female, and muy emocionados for a group of men or a mixed-gender group. If the group consists only of females, use muy emocionadas.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid using the word excitado to mean 'excited'. In many Spanish-speaking contexts, excitado carries a strong sexual connotation. Use emocionado instead.
Did you know?
- In Spain, the slang term flipar is so versatile that it can mean 'to be excited' or 'to be hallucinating'. If someone says estoy flipando, they might be very excited or simply in total disbelief.
- The danger of using excitado instead of emocionado is so well-known that it is a common trope in Spanish-language comedy and language-learning memes.
- The word muy shares a common ancestor with the English word 'much' and the Latin 'multus', meaning 'many' or 'much'.
Examples in context
- Tom está muy emocionado.Tom is very excited.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase with a masculine singular subject.Tatoeba #1415523 by hayastan, translation #1413632 by Spamster
- Todos están muy emocionados.Everyone's very excited.This sentence shows how to use the phrase with a plural subject.Tatoeba #1901510 by hayastan, translation #1898388 by CK
- Ellos estaban muy emocionados.They were very excited.This sentence demonstrates the phrase in the past tense with a plural subject.Tatoeba #1332027 by hayastan, translation #307469 by CK
- Estoy muy emocionado por la oportunidad de presentar mi investigación.I am very excited about the opportunity to present my research.
- ¡Estoy flipando con el nuevo videojuego!I am flipping out over the new video game!
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and María are talking about an upcoming concert.
- Mateo¿Estás lista para el concierto, María?Are you ready for the concert, María?
- María¡Sí, estoy muy emocionada!Yes, I am very excited!
- MateoYo también estoy muy emocionado por ir contigo.I am also very excited to go with you.
- MaríaVa a ser una noche increíble.It is going to be an incredible night.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries muy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
