Only, just - Sólo (The 95th Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Only, just is Sólo. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, time & frequency, numbers & quantity, measures. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 95th most common word in Spanish. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common Spanish words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: only, just

Spanish: sólo

Examples


Only six people came to the party.	Sólo había seis personas en la fiesta.
I've only heard good things about him.	Sólo he oído buenas cosas de él.
I can only wait.	Sólo puedo esperar.
I just have to stop by to leave this book.	Sólo tengo que pasar a dejar este libro.
Just a minute.	Sólo un minuto.
What takes you only three days, takes me as many weeks.	Lo que a ti te lleva sólo tres días a mí me lleva tres semanas.
I just wanted to tell you that I'm really sorry for what I said.	Sólo quería decirte que siento mucho lo que dije.
I only need half.	Necesito sólo la mitad.

I just want to live a normal life.	Sólo quiero vivir una vida normal.
Christmas is only once a year.	La Navidad es sólo una vez al año.
There remain only two weeks till Christmas.	Desde ahora estamos a sólo dos semanas de Navidad.
I'm just trying to do the right thing.	Sólo estoy tratando de hacer lo cierto.
I'm almost done. Just give me a minute.	Estoy casi listo. Dame sólo un minuto.
Just do what you're supposed to do.	Sólo haz lo que tengas que hacer.
I just want to be safe.	Sólo quiero estar a salvo.
She was only half dead.	Sólo estaba medio muerta.
I only bring you tea alone.	Sólo te doy té solo.
He is not really a friend, just an acquaintance.	Él no es un amigo realmente, sino sólo un conocido.
Now just a minute there. I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back.	Ahora sólo un minuto allí. Espero que no estés tratando de decirme que no vas a devolver el dinero.
Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.	El honor no tiene que ser ganado; sólo se debe no perder.
You have only ten seconds left to live.	Sólo te quedan diez segundos de vida.