How to Say ‘Did it hurt when you fell from the sky?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Te dolió cuando caíste del cielo?
teh doh-LYOH KWAHN-doh kah-EES-teh del SYEH-loh
[teh doh-LYOH KWAHN-doh kah-EES-teh del SYEH-loh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Spaniards know this one as the classic cheesy line. Said with a grin it gets a laugh. Said seriously it gets an eye-roll.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Te dolió
teh doh-LYOH
Did it hurt (you)
'Dolió' is the past tense of 'doler' (to hurt), and the stress falls on the final ó. 'Te' means 'you', as in 'it hurt you'.
¿Te dolió la caída?
Did the fall hurt you?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
you / to you
Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you' in an informal singular context.
¿Te puedo invitar a una copa esta noche?
Can I buy you a drink tonight?
dolió
[doh-LYOH]
it hurt
Past tense of 'doler' (to hurt), third person singular.
Me dolió la cabeza.
My head hurt.
cuando caíste del cielo?
KWAHN-doh kah-EES-teh del SYEH-loh
when you fell from heaven?
'Cuando' means 'when'. Say it smoothly as kwan-do, then stress ca-ÍS-te.
Sonreíste cuando caíste del cielo.
You smiled when you fell from heaven.
Words in this phrase
cuando
[KWAHN-doh]
when
Introduces the condition or moment something happens.
Cuando sonríes así, es difícil no acercarse.
When you smile like that, it's hard not to come over.
caíste
[kah-EES-teh]
you fell
Past tense of 'caer', second person singular informal.
¿Caíste en la calle?
Did you fall in the street?
del
[del]
of the / from the
Contraction of “de + el.” Used to say “of the” or “from the,” as in “del Evangelio.”
Hoy vamos a leer Del Evangelio según Juan.
Today we are going to read from the Gospel according to John.
cielo
[SYEH-loh]
sweetheart / darling / sky
Literally means 'sky', but it is also used as a loving term like 'sweetheart'.
Cielo, no te preocupes por la tarifa.
Sweetheart, don't worry about the fare.
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