Phrase · 🎩 Polite requests and permission
¿Está bien si traigo a una amiga?
Is it OK if I bring a friend?
B1asking for permissioninformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¿Está1verbis itestar · present · 3rd sing.bien1adverbOK, finesi2conjunctioniftraigo2verbI bringtraer · present · 1st sing.a3preposition(personal a)unadeterminerauno · fem. · sing. · indefiniteamiganounfriendfem. · sing.?
- Está → bien: estar bien
- si → traigo: si + present
- traigo → a: traer a + person
- una → amiga: f. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Está bien si…? = is it OK if…? A light way to ask permission.
- 2si + present: si traigo (irregular yo form of traer). Real conditions: si + present →
- 3Personal a before a person, even an indefinite one. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
Variations
- ¿Puedo llevar a una amiga?
- ¿Te molesta si traigo a una amiga?