How to Say ‘And what if only two people drop out?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Y si solo fallan dos personas?
ee see SOH-loh FAH-yahn dos pehr-SOH-nahs
[ee see SOH-loh FAH-yahn dos pehr-SOH-nahs]
💬 Usage Tip: fallar usually means "to fail" or "to miss", but said of people it means they don't turn up. You'll hear me ha fallado "he let me down" or "he bailed on me".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Y si solo fallan
ee see SOH-loh FAH-yahn
And what if only... don't show up
'¿Y si...?' introduces a hypothetical: 'what if...?'. 'Fallar' here means to fail to come. In Spain the 'll' sounds like 'y': 'FA-yan'.
¿Y si solo fallan los niños?
And what if only the children don't come?
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.
si
[see]
if
Introduces a condition or polite offer.
«Si» tienes tiempo, hablamos después del evento.
“If” you have time, we can talk after the event.
solo
[SOH-loh]
just, only
Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'.
Solo quiero un café.
I just want a coffee.
fallan
[FAH-yahn]
don't show up
From 'fallar'; here, to fail to attend.
Si fallan muchos, pagamos.
If many don't show, we pay.
dos personas?
dos pehr-SOH-nahs
two people?
Raise your voice at the end because it's a question: 'dos per-SO-nas?'.
Una mesa para dos personas.
A table for two people.
Words in this phrase
dos
[dos]
two
Equivalent to the sum of one and one.
Tengo dos hermanos.
I have two brothers.
personas
[pehr-SOH-nahs]
people
Plural of 'persona'.
Mesa para seis personas.
Table for six people.
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