How to Say ‘Is someone hurting you?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Alguien le está haciendo daño?
ahl-GYEN leh eh-STAH ah-SYEN-doh DAH-nyoh
[ahl-GYEN leh eh-STAH ah-SYEN-doh DAH-nyoh]
💬 Usage Tip: le is the formal "you" as the person being hurt, and it comes before the verb. está haciendo is "is doing", built just like English: está comiendo "is eating".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Alguien le está
ahl-GYEN leh eh-STAH
Is someone ... to you
'Le' is the formal 'to you'. Say 'AL-guien le es-TÁ', with a silent 'u'.
¿Alguien le está molestando?
Is someone bothering you?
Words in this phrase
Alguien
[ahl-GYEN]
someone
An indefinite pronoun meaning some person, without saying exactly who.
Hay «alguien» que puede ayudarte con eso.
There is someone who can help you with that.
le
[leh]
you / to you
Indirect object pronoun used formally for 'you' in polite speech.
Le esperamos a las ocho en punto.
We are expecting you at eight o'clock sharp.
está
[eh-STAH]
is
From 'estar', used for temporary states or conditions, such as how a drink is right now.
El latte está perfecto ahora.
The latte is perfect now.
haciendo daño?
ah-SYEN-doh DAH-nyoh
hurting / doing harm?
Silent 'h', and 'ci' sounds like 'thi': 'a-THIEN-do DA-ño'.
Me está haciendo daño.
It is hurting me.
Words in this phrase
haciendo
[ah-SYEN-doh]
doing
Gerund of 'hacer' (to do/make); with 'estar' it forms an ongoing action.
Estoy haciendo la cena.
I am making dinner.
daño
[DAH-nyoh]
harm, hurt
Noun meaning damage or harm; 'hacer daño' means to hurt someone.
El golpe me hizo daño.
The blow hurt me.
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