How to Say ‘But it was full of people.’ in Spain Spanish
Pero iba lleno de gente.
PEH-roh EE-ba YEH-noh deh HEN-teh
[PEH-roh EE-ba YEH-noh deh HEN-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: iba is literally "it was going". Spaniards use it to describe how a moving vehicle was during the ride: el tren iba vacío "the train was empty".
Phrase Breakdown
Pero iba
PEH-roh EE-ba
But it was
'Pero' means 'but'. 'Iba' is the imperfect of 'ir' (to go). Here it describes how something was, such as a bus or train. Link the two words smoothly: 'pe-ro-i-ba'. The single 'r' is a quick tap.
Pero iba muy rápido.
But it was going very fast.
Words in this phrase
Pero
[PEH-roh]
But
Used to introduce a contrast.
Quería ir, pero no podía.
I wanted to go, but I couldn't.
iba
[EE-ba]
it was (going)
Imperfect of 'ir'; describes how something was, e.g. a crowded train.
El tren iba muy lento.
The train was going very slowly.
lleno de gente.
YEH-noh deh HEN-teh
full of people.
'Lleno de' means 'full of'. 'Ll' sounds like the English 'y' in most of Spain. 'Gente' starts with a throaty 'h' sound, like 'HEN-te'.
El bar está lleno de gente.
The bar is full of people.
Words in this phrase
lleno
[YEH-noh]
full
Adjective meaning full; 'lleno de' = full of.
El bus está lleno.
The bus is full.
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.
gente
[HEN-teh]
people
Refers to people in general; grammatically singular in Spanish.
La «gente» suele colaborar en ese equipo.
People usually collaborate in that team.
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