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aquí

adverbBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “aquí” mean in English?

  1. here

Example sentences

  • Estoy aquí.

    I'm here.

  • Pon el libro aquí.

    Put the book here.

  • Aquí hace frío.

    It's cold here.

How to use it

Aquí means 'here' (close to speaker). Carries an accent on the í. Synonym acá (more common in Latin America).

Common mistake

Aquí (Spain) / acá (LA) — same meaning, regional. Aquí is more specific (right here); acá is more general (around here).

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 31.