somos mejores amigos
/somos mexoɾes amiɡos/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "we are best friends" is somos mejores amigos.
A statement used to describe a very close and strong friendship between two people.
Which one should you use?
You may also use the poetic expression somos amigos del alma, which translates to "we are friends of the soul."
How does it change in a sentence?
If the group of friends consists only of women, use the feminine form mejores amigas instead of mejores amigos. The adjective mejores must be plural to agree with the plural subject somos and the plural noun amigos.
How do you pronounce it?
/somos mexoɾes amiɡos/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not say somos mejor amigo.
Did you know?
- While mejores amigos is the standard term, some regions use somos uña y carne to describe an inseparable bond. This translates literally to 'we are fingernail and flesh'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, instead of saying somos mejores amigos, people might use the slang term somos compas to express a deep, brotherhood-like bond.
- The word somos shares a common ancestor with the English word 'am', stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root '*h₁smós'.
Examples in context
- No importa lo que pase, somos mejores amigos.No matter what happens, we are best friends.
- Ella sabe que somos mejores amigos.She knows that we are best friends.
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are talking about their long friendship.
- MaríaSiempre me apoyas en todo, Alejandro.You always support me in everything, Alejandro.
- AlejandroClaro, porque somos mejores amigos.Of course, because we are best friends.
- MaríaEs verdad, eres la persona más especial.It is true, you are the most special person.
- AlejandroTú también lo eres para mí.You are too for me.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries somos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
