¿Quién soy?
The English phrase "who am I?" is translated into Spanish as ¿Quién soy?
¿Quién soy? is a question used when a person is asking about their own identity.
Did you know?
- Spanish has two different verbs for 'to be', but ¿Quién soy? specifically uses ser because identity is considered an essential and permanent characteristic.
- If you were to ask ¿Quién soy yo?, adding the yo at the end provides emphasis, almost like saying 'Who am I, exactly?'
- The word soy is one of the few verbs in Spanish that cannot be used with the reflexive pronoun me to say 'I am myself' as one might in English.
Examples in context
- ¿Quién soy en realidad?Who am I really?
- A veces me pregunto, ¿quién soy?Sometimes I wonder, who am I?
- Si olvido mi pasado, ¿quién soy?If I forget my past, who am I?
Example conversation
María wakes up with temporary amnesia in a hospital.
- MaríaNo recuerdo nada. ¿Quién soy?I don't remember anything. Who am I?
- AlejandroEres María, mi esposa.You are María, my wife.
- MaríaNo puedo creerlo. ¿Quién soy realmente?I can't believe it. Who am I really?
- AlejandroEres una persona maravillosa, María.You are a wonderful person, María.
