Pasamos tiempo juntos.
We spend time together.
By a hospital bed, this is the sentence that matters most: being there at the same time, side by side. If everyone were female, it would be juntas.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "together" in Spanish
juntos
adjectivefeminine: juntasalways plural
"Together" in Spanish is juntos, or juntas if the group is made up only of women. Because it describes the people doing something side by side, it agrees with them and stays plural: Vamos juntos, Vivimos juntas. With estar it often means being a couple: Estamos juntos.
Hear "juntos" in real movie scenes
One yes and one firm no. Each video starts and stops on that line.
No estamos juntos.
We're not together.
On the phone by the seaside promenade, she makes it clear that the two of them aren't together. To suggest doing something as a pair, you'd ask *¿Por qué no vamos juntos?*
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Useful phrases with juntos
Six phrases for doing things with other people.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| todos juntos | all together |
| vivir juntos | to live together |
| estar juntos | to be together, to be a couple |
| salir juntos | to go out together, to date |
| junto con | together with |
| junto a | next to |
Tip: To push things together, use the verb juntar: Juntamos las mesas. We put the tables together.
Grammar: juntos, juntas
Four rules for a word that always involves more than one.
It takes two, so it's plural
Juntos describes a group, which is why it carries the plural -s: Trabajamos juntos.Juntas for women only
Mis hermanas viven juntas. Add even one man to the group and it's back to juntos.After the verb
It usually comes after the verb and its object: Pasamos tiempo juntos. ¿Por qué no vamos juntos?Singular junto in set phrases
The singular form shows up with a small word after it: junto con is together with, junto a is next to.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Pasamos tiempo juntos.
We spend time together.
No estamos juntos, ella va a casarse.
We're not together. She's getting married.
¿Por qué no vamos juntos?
Why don't we go together?
Vivimos juntas.
We live together.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Vamos junto
✓Vamos juntos
The word describes the whole group, so it needs the plural ending.
✗Ellas están juntos
✓Ellas están juntas
With ellas, a group of only women, the ending is -as.
✗Estoy junto a Ana (meaning you're a couple)
✓Ana y yo estamos juntos
Junto a only tells where you're standing: next to Ana.
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How to remember it
Juntos and English junction come from the same Latin verb, to join. A junction is the place where two roads come together.
Questions about "together" in Spanish
How do you say together in Spanish?
Juntos, or juntas when the group is all women: Vamos juntos al cine.
Is it juntos or juntas?
Say juntas only for women or girls. For men or a mixed group, the form is juntos.
How do you say "all together" in Spanish?
Todos juntos, or todas juntas if everyone is female.
How do you say "let's go together" in Spanish?
Vamos juntos. As a friendly suggestion, ask ¿Por qué no vamos juntos?
