Already, still - Ya (The 39th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish word for Already, still is Ya. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency, food, nature & weather, activities & movements. It can be used as adverb. It is the 39th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: already, still

es Spanish: ya

Time & Frequency Food Nature & Weather Activities & Movements Adverb A1

Examples

en es
I don't want it because I already have it. No lo quiero porque ya lo tengo.
I already know. Ya sé.
You can't kill someone that's already dead. No puedes matar a alguien que ya está muerto.
The children already went to school. Los niños ya fueron a la escuela.
They already left. Ya se fueron.
I suppose you've already heard it. Supongo que ya lo habrás escuchado.
I already saw that movie. Ya vi esa película.
I've already seen the film. Ya he visto la película.

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Already, still - Ya (The 39th Most Common Spanish Word)
It's already 10 p.m. Ya son las diez de la noche.
We already know that you did that. Ya sabemos que lo hiciste.
Already two weeks went by and I have not seen you. Ya han pasado dos semanas y todavía no te he visto.
He's already been in the bathroom for quite a while. Ya ha estado en el baño durante bastante tiempo.
I'm sorry, but I already have a boyfriend. Lo siento, ya tengo novia.
You've already told me how you feel. Ya me has dicho cómo te sientes.
They're already here. Ya están aquí.
I already brought it back. Ya lo traje de vuelta.
I already told you it was an accident. Ya te dije que fue un accidente.
It's already Christmas in here. Ya es Navidad aquí.
I can't believe it's Christmas already. No me puedo creer que ya sea Navidad.
I've already finished the job. Ya he terminado mi trabajo.
I thought that he had already finished the work. Creía que él ya había terminado el trabajo.

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Already, still - Ya (The 39th Most Common Spanish Word)

This word appears in the following categories

Time & Frequency Food Nature & Weather Activities & Movements Adverb A1

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