ganamos
/ɡanamos/from spelling rules
ganamos is the Spanish way to say "we won".
The phrase is used to announce that a group the speaker belongs to has been victorious in a competition or game.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, it is common to use the phrase Hemos ganado to express victory.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form ganamos is identical in both the present tense (we win) and the preterite past tense (we won).
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡanamos/
Did you know?
- In many Latin American countries, if you want to sound more enthusiastic and informal about a recent victory, you might swap the standard ganamos for the slangy la rompimos, which literally translates to 'we broke it'.
- In Spanish, the verb ganar is used for winning a game, but it is also the standard verb used when you 'earn' a salary, making a victory announcement and a statement about your paycheck linguistically related.
- While 'we won' is a direct statement, a Spanish speaker might instead use the phrase nos tocó ganar, which translates to 'it touched us to win', suggesting that victory was a stroke of luck or fate.
Examples in context
- Esta vez ganamos nosotros.This time we won.This sentence uses ganamos to emphasize that it was 'us' who won this time.Tatoeba #1901105 by marcelostockle, translation #1898064 by CK
- Nosotros ganamos la medalla de bronce.We won the bronze medal.This sentence uses ganamos to describe winning a bronze medal.Tatoeba #1182384 by marcelostockle, translation #1182395 by CK
- Ganamos.We won.This sentence uses ganamos as a simple announcement of victory.Tatoeba #5047998 by don_ramon, translation #2107675 by CK
- Ante el tribunal, hemos ganado el caso.Before the court, we won the case.
- Nosotros hemos salido victoriosos en la competencia.We have come out victorious in the competition.
- ¡Ganamos el partido!We won the game!
- ¡Lo logramos! Ganamos la competencia.We did it! We won the competition.
- Ayer jugamos muy bien y nos llevamos la victoria.Yesterday, we played really well and we took home the victory.
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Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are celebrating after a soccer match.
- Sofía¡Mira el marcador, ganamos!Look at the scoreboard, we won!
- Daniel¡Es verdad, Sofía, ganamos el partido!It's true, Sofía, we won the match!
- SofíaEstamos muy felices por el equipo.We are very happy for the team.
- Daniel¡Fue un gran juego!It was a great game!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
