Spanish Conversation · Level 2
86 words
Spanish word
mi
Pronunciation
IPA/mi/
Meaning
- adjectivemy
Example
¿Dónde está mi libro?
Where is my book?
More examples
Esta es mi casa.
This is my house.
Core concept
Weak unstressed possessive placed immediately before a noun.
Common phrases
mi casa
my house
mi amigo
my friend
mi nombre
my name
Similar words
tu: Short unstressed word before a noun that marks the addressee's possession.
su: Short unstressed word before a noun that marks another person's possession.
nuestro: Short unstressed word before a noun that marks ownership shared with the speaker.
vuestro: Short unstressed word before a noun that marks possession by the addressed group.
Definition in Spanish
Indica pertenencia del hablante en primera persona sin variar por género; cuando se usa sin sustantivo, suele aparecer la forma tónica mío/mía en lugar de mi.
Word origin
Mi derives from Latin meus 'my' as an indeclinable pre-nominal form, with stressed possessives mío/mía for emphasis and a separately derived pronoun mí from Latin me.
Usage tips
- In casual speech mi can precede a person's name to signal closeness (mi amigo Juan), a use that feels more familiar than the neutral English my before a name.