ahí
Spanish, adverb/aˈi/
ahí is spelled A-H-Í (3 letters) and appears 339 times per million words in written Spanish, the 236th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ahí is a Spanish adverb meaning “there (away from the speaker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variante de allí”.
What does ahí mean in English?
adverb
- 1
there (away from the speaker)
Near-synonyms: allá, allí
- 2
that (in certain phrases)
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Variante de allí.
adverb: 1. Indica el lugar en donde está la persona con la que se comunica o habla. 2. Indica un lugar poco alejado (menos que allí o allá) de quien habla o se comunica. 3. Indica un aspecto del discurso o texto, o a la totalidad de un discurso o texto anterior, de lo que sigue una observación o una conclusión.
adverb: 1. Indica el tiempo, pasado o presente, mencionado en el discurso.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce ahí?
- /aˈi/
- [aˈi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ahí
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ahí in Spanish?
ahí appears 339 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).