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“live” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsohabitar · morar · residir

Pronunciation

IPA/biˈβiɾ/

Example

Quiero vivir muchos años.

I want to live for many years.

Illustration for vivir (live)

How to say “live” in Spanish

“Live” in Spanish is vivir.

A person alive engaged in everyday life.

Full entry for vivir: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with vivir

Mi abuelo siempre quiso vivir bien.

My grandfather always wanted to live well.

Tips for using vivir

  • Vivir typically uses en to indicate where someone lives and de to indicate what someone lives on, while existir usually means mere existence rather than active living.

Other Spanish words for “live”

¿Dónde habitas?

Where do you live?

Después de casarse, mora con su pareja.

After getting married, she lives with her partner.

Yo resido en una ciudad.

I live in a city.

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