Soy Robert Turner, tu vecino.
I'm Robert Turner, your neighbor.
This is how you introduce yourself in the hallway after a move: your name first, then tu vecino.
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How to say "neighbor" in Spanish
el vecino
nounmasculinefeminine: la vecinaplural: los vecinos
"Neighbor" in Spanish is el vecino for a man and la vecina for a woman. To introduce one, say Es mi vecino, and for everyone who lives on your street or in your building, say los vecinos.
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Two ways to introduce yourself next door. Each video starts and stops on that line.
¡Hola! Somos sus nuevos vecinos.
Hi! We're your new neighbors.
With more than one person, vecino adds an -s, and the adjective goes plural with it: nuevos vecinos.
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Vecino, vecina and the words around them
Who lives where, from next door to the whole block.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el vecino | neighbor (a man, or anyone in general) |
| la vecina | neighbor (a woman) |
| los vecinos | the neighbors, men or a mixed group |
| el vecino de al lado | the next-door neighbor |
| la vecina de arriba / de abajo | the upstairs / downstairs neighbor |
| el vecindario | the neighborhood, or all the neighbors together |
Tip: In Spain, vecino can also mean a resident of a town: los vecinos de Sevilla are the people who live in Seville.
Grammar: el vecino, la vecina
Four points for talking about the people next door.
Two endings
el vecino for a man, la vecina for a woman. A group of men or a mixed group is los vecinos, and women only is las vecinas.Introducing someone
Este es mi vecino, Pablo. Esta es mi vecina. Match este or esta to the person.The neighbor's
Use del for whose it is: el perro del vecino is the neighbor's dog. De and el merge into del.Soft v, s or th
The v is a soft b. ci sounds like see in Latin America and like thee in most of Spain: beh-SEE-noh or beh-THEE-noh.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Es mi vecino.
He's my neighbor.
Sí, y el vecino es amable.
Yes, and the neighbor is nice.
¿El bebé del vecino otra vez?
The neighbor's baby again?
El vecino está satisfecho con la piscina.
The neighbor is happy with the pool.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗mi vecino (about a woman)
✓mi vecina
When your neighbor is a woman, the ending changes to -a.
✗el bebé de el vecino
✓el bebé del vecino
De followed by el always becomes del.
✗VEH-see-noh (pronunciation)
✓beh-SEE-noh
Stress the middle syllable, and soften the v until it sounds close to a b.
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How to remember it
Vecino shares its Latin root with English vicinity. Your vecino is the person who lives in your vicinity.
Questions about "neighbor" in Spanish
How do you say neighbor in Spanish?
El vecino for a man and la vecina for a woman. The plural is los vecinos.
How do you say next-door neighbor in Spanish?
El vecino de al lado, or la vecina de al lado when she's a woman.
What's the difference between vecino and barrio?
Vecino is a person who lives near you. Barrio is the neighborhood itself, the area you both live in.
How do you say "my neighbor's dog" in Spanish?
El perro de mi vecino. The owner goes after de, because Spanish has no possessive 's.
