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soy de

verbBeginner

What does “soy de” mean in English?

  1. I am from

Example sentences

  • Soy de México.

    I'm from Mexico.

  • Soy de Madrid.

    I'm from Madrid.

  • —¿De dónde eres? —Soy de Argentina.

    —Where are you from? —I'm from Argentina.

How to use it

Soy de means 'I'm from' (origin). Ser + de + place. Used for nationality, city of origin, family origin.

Common mistake

Use ser (not estar) for origin: 'soy de Madrid'. Estar is for current location: 'estoy en Madrid' (I'm in Madrid right now).

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 29.