How to Say ‘I stayed at home.’ in Spain Spanish
Yo me quedé en casa.
yo meh keh-DEH ehn kah-sah
[yo meh keh-DEH ehn kah-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: With me, quedar means "to stay". Without it, quedar usually means "to meet up": quedé con amigos "I met up with friends".
Phrase Breakdown
Yo me quedé
yo meh keh-DEH
I stayed
'Quedarse' means to stay. Stress the final 'dé': 'keh-DEH'.
Me quedé en el hotel.
I stayed at the hotel.
Words in this phrase
Yo
[yo]
I
Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself.
Yo soy el que hablo.
I am the one speaking.
me
[meh]
myself
Reflexive pronoun for 'I', used with llamarse.
Me levanto temprano.
I get up early.
quedé
[keh-DEH]
I stayed
Past tense of 'quedarse' (to stay, remain), first person singular.
Me quedé en el hotel.
I stayed at the hotel.
en casa.
ehn kah-sah
at home.
'En casa' means 'at home'. No article is needed.
Estoy en casa.
I'm at home.
Words in this phrase
en
[ehn]
at / in
A preposition used to indicate location, time, or context.
En el evento conocí a varios reclutadores.
At the event I met several recruiters.
casa
[kah-sah]
house
A building for human habitation.
La casa de mis sueños está en el campo.
The house of my dreams is in the countryside.
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