Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Perdón, ¿qué dijiste? Estaba en las nubes.
Sorry, what did you say? I was miles away.
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Why every word is where it is
Perdóninterjectionsorry,¿quépronounwhatdijisteverbdid you saydecir · past · 2nd sing.?Estaba1verbI wasestar · imperfect · 1st sing.en1prepositioninlas1determinertheel · fem. · pl. · definitenubes1nouncloudsnube · fem. · pl..
- nubes → las: agree
Word for word: “Sorry, what did you say? I was in the clouds.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1estar en las nubes = to be daydreaming, not paying attention. The imperfect estaba describes the state at that moment.
Variations
- Perdón, ¿qué dijiste? Andaba en las nubes.