Eres mi novio, ¿verdad?
You're my boyfriend, right?
He's more than a friend, he's the one she's dating, and she asks with a smile to make sure she has it right.
From Como si fuera la primera vez · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "boyfriend" in Spanish
el novio
nounmasculineplural: los noviosfeminine: la novia
"Boyfriend" in Spanish is el novio, so my boyfriend is mi novio. A male friend you're not dating is un amigo. The word novio also means fiancé, and at a wedding it's the groom.
Hear "novio" in real movie scenes
One question to him and one about him. Each video starts and stops on that line.
¿Tienes novio?
Do you have a boyfriend?
It's the classic curious question about whether you're seeing someone, asked with no un before novio.
From Justo a tiempo para Navidad · Spanish audio
Talking about your novio
Six short sentences for the questions people ask.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Tienes novio? | Do you have a boyfriend? |
| Sí, tengo novio. | Yes, I have a boyfriend. |
| Es mi novio. | He's my boyfriend. |
| Somos novios. | We're dating. |
| mi exnovio | my ex-boyfriend |
| los novios | the couple, the bride and groom |
Tip: To introduce him, say Te presento a mi novio, which means "This is my boyfriend".
Grammar: el novio, mi novio
Four points for talking about a boyfriend.
Masculine, with a female pair
el novio, los novios. Change the ending for a woman: la novia. A couple together is los novios.No article after mi
mi novio, tu novio, su novio. To say whose he is, use de: el novio de Lucía.Having one: tener novio
Leave out un when you ask or answer: ¿Tienes novio? No, no tengo novio.Ser for who he is
Eres mi novio. No es mi novio. Estar only tells where he is: Mi novio está en casa.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
¿Tienes novio?
Do you have a boyfriend?
Eres mi novio, ¿verdad?
You're my boyfriend, right?
No es mi novio.
He's not my boyfriend.
Mi novio escribe en el periódico.
My boyfriend writes for the newspaper.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Está mi novio (introducing him)
✓Es mi novio
Ser says who someone is. Estar would only say where he is.
✗¿Tienes un novio?
✓¿Tienes novio?
Native speakers drop un in this question and in the answer: Tengo novio.
✗NOH-vee-oh (pronunciation)
✓NOH-byoh
The v is a soft b, and io blends into a single syllable.
Practice: 3 quick exercises
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How to remember it
Novio sounds a little like nuevo, new. Your novio is the new person everyone wants to meet.
Questions about "boyfriend" in Spanish
How do you say boyfriend in Spanish?
El novio, and my boyfriend is mi novio. In the plural, los novios can mean a dating couple.
Does novio also mean fiancé or groom?
Yes. Novio covers boyfriend, fiancé and, on the wedding day, the groom. The situation tells you which one fits.
How do you ask "Do you have a boyfriend?" in Spanish?
¿Tienes novio? With someone you address as usted, it's ¿Tiene novio? Neither one uses an article.
How do you say ex-boyfriend in Spanish?
Mi exnovio, or just mi ex in casual speech.
