How to Say ‘Alone’ in Spain Spanish
Solo / sola
SOH-loh SOH-lah
[SOH-loh SOH-lah]
💬 Usage Tip: Use solo for a man and sola for a woman. As an adverb meaning "only", it never changes: solo una vez "only once".
Phrase Breakdown
Solo
[SOH-loh]
alone; lonely
Adjective describing being by oneself or feeling lonely. In testimony, often used emotionally: “me sentía solo.”
Sin Jesús, me sentía solo incluso con gente alrededor.
Without Jesus, I felt lonely even with people around.
sola
[SOH-lah]
alone (feminine)
Feminine form of the adjective meaning without company.
Ella vive sola.
She lives alone.
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