No. 25 in Spanish
si
"Si" in Spanish means "if" or "yes," depending on context.
In a sentence
Si estudias, tendrás éxito.
If you study, you will be successful.
In this sentence, 'si' is used as a conditional conjunction meaning 'if', introducing a condition for the result to occur.
Ella me preguntó si quería participar.
She asked me if I wanted to participate.
Here, 'si' functions as an interrogative conjunction meaning 'if', used to introduce an indirect question.
Sí, estaré allí a tiempo.
Yes, I will be there on time.
In this context, 'sí' is an adverb meaning 'yes', used to affirmatively respond to a question or confirm a statement.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “si” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “si” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into español, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Spanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).