How to Say ‘Is someone coming in a wheelchair?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Viene alguien en silla de ruedas?
BYEH-neh ahl-GYEN ehn SEE-yah deh RRWEH-dahs
[BYEH-neh ahl-GYEN ehn SEE-yah deh RRWEH-dahs]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Staff ask this directly and matter-of-factly so they can plan a table and access. A plain answer like sí, mi padre is all that's expected.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Viene alguien
BYEH-neh ahl-GYEN
Is someone coming
'Viene' comes from 'venir' (to come). In 'alguien', the 'gu' sounds like a hard 'g': 'AL-guien'.
¿Viene alguien más?
Is anyone else coming?
Words in this phrase
Viene
[BYEH-neh]
comes / is coming
Used to describe the next upcoming period of time.
El mes que viene viajaré por trabajo.
Next month I will travel for work.
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.
en silla de ruedas?
ehn SEE-yah deh RRWEH-dahs
in a wheelchair?
Say it as one smooth chunk: 'en-SI-ya-de-RRUE-das', with a rising tone at the end.
Va en silla de ruedas.
He uses a wheelchair.
Words in this phrase
en
[ehn]
in
Preposition; here 'en silla de ruedas' means using a wheelchair.
Va en silla de ruedas.
He uses a wheelchair.
silla
[SEE-yah]
chair
A seat with a back for one person.
Esta silla es cómoda.
This chair is comfortable.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
ruedas
[RRWEH-dahs]
wheels
Plural of 'rueda'; 'silla de ruedas' is wheelchair.
El coche tiene cuatro ruedas.
The car has four wheels.
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