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I'm Timothy, and this is LearnCraft Spanish.

Today we're going to keep practicing the verb de ber, and as we do, we'll also learn some new

adverbs that describe where something or someone is,

including the words for outside, nearby, and far away.

Let's start by talking about how to say there in Spanish.

I already hinted at this back in episode 49, but the word AIE isn't actually the only way

to say there in Spanish.

In fact, the word there can be translated two other ways.

First, there's Aji, which is like A-E, but replaces the H with two elves.

A-Y.

Then there's also A-Ya, spelled A-L-L-A, with an accent over the second A.

First of all, let's compare Ayi with Aji.

So the word Ayi, the one we already know, tends to be used specifically when you're talking about the place that the person you're talking to is.

But the word Ayei tends to refer to a third location. For example, let's say that I'm talking on the

phone with you, and you're at your house, and I'm at my house, and we're talking about where to meet up.

If I say, let's meet there, using the word ai, I'm probably talking about your house.

But if I'm referring to a third location, like a park or a restaurant, I'm more likely to use Aye.

Meanwhile, the word aya is used in more idiomatic ways, particularly when you're pointing off into the distance or to a vague location somewhere.

It almost means something like yonder.

It's also used in an interesting idiom, para ya, which means over there in a vague sense.

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