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How to Say ‘I'm Lucía, by the way.’ in Spain Spanish

Soy Lucía, por cierto.

soy loo-THEE-ah por THYEHR-toh

[soy loo-THEE-ah por THYEHR-toh]

Phrase Breakdown

Soy Lucía,

soy loo-THEE-ah

I'm Lucía,

Use 'soy' to say your name. In Spain, 'Lucía' sounds like 'loo-THEE-ah', with the stress on 'í'.

Example

Hola, soy Pedro.

Hi, I'm Pedro.

Words in this phrase

Soy

[soy]

The first person singular of 'to be', used to describe a quality or condition.

Example

Soy alto y delgado.

I am tall and slender.

Lucía

[loo-THEE-ah]

Lucía

A common Spanish female first name.

Example

Lucía es mi amiga.

Lucía is my friend.

por cierto.

por THYEHR-toh

by the way.

This is a common filler for adding information. Say 'por THYER-toh'.

Example

Por cierto, ¿tienes mi número?

By the way, do you have my number?

Words in this phrase

por

[por]

Here part of the fixed phrase 'por cierto', meaning 'by the way'.

Example

Por cierto, me llamo Pablo.

By the way, my name is Pablo.

cierto

[THYEHR-toh]

certain (by the way)

With 'por', forms 'by the way', introducing extra info.

Example

Por cierto, llegamos tarde.

By the way, we'll arrive late.

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