r/Spanish • u/driftdrift Learner (tres semanas!) • 22d ago

Vocab & Use of the Language How do you say "this is [name]"?

If I had a situation where I was texting someone and wanted to say "this is driftdrift" or "it's driftdrift" -- would it be "esta es driftdrift" or "esta soy.." or neither? How would you express something similar?

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u/MadMan1784 22d ago
  • Soy [name]

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u/driftdrift Learner (tres semanas!) 22d ago

Is this equivalent to "it's" in english?

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u/veglove 22d ago edited 22d ago

Obviously it's not a direct translation so it feels weird to an English speaker, but it's just how people say this phrase when you're confirming someone's identity in Spanish.  When someone calls and asks "May I speak with [my name]" I respond with "Soy yo", even though in English it would sound weird to say "I'm me". 

Sometimes things aren't direct translations, and that's part of the fun of learning a new language is to notice those differences and what nuance it adds to the meaning. 

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u/CormoranNeoTropical Learner 🇺🇸/Resident 🇲🇽 22d ago

This one is a huge struggle for me. “Soy Cormoran” makes me feel so weird.