Alli (en. Over there)

/aʝi/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adverb

Indicates a place that is relatively close to the speaker.

The book you are looking for is there.

El libro que buscas está allí.

Used to point to a specific place in conversation.

Stand there and wait.

Ponte allí y espera.

It is used to refer to a point in space or time.

That is where we met last time.

Allí es donde nos encontramos la última vez.

From Latin 'illi', which means 'in that place'.

there where the king lost his flip-flop

Reference to a remote or unknown place.

allí donde el rey perdió la chancla

not to be there

Not being present at a specific event or place.

no estar allí

there are the ones who were missing

Indicates that the expected people have already arrived.

allí están los que faltaban

here

Indicates a place close to the speaker.

aquí

there

Indicates an intermediate place between 'here' and 'there'.

ahí

over there

Indicates a place that is less precise than 'there'.

allá

Used in a street context to refer to a specific place.

See you there after the party.

Nos vemos allí después de la fiesta.

Colloquial expression to refer dismissively to a place.

Those guys are there on the corner.

Esos chicos están allí en la esquina.