Let’s talk about how to say “Whatever”, “Whichever”, or “Any One”, etc. in Spanish.
In a previous blog post I told you about an American who was visiting here in Medellin, Colombia. He visited the the “academia” (academy/school) where I practice an “artes marciales” (martial arts) called “jiu-jitsu brasileño” (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).
He made 3 mistakes while speaking Spanish. In retrospect, he actually made 4 mistakes. Let’s say his name is “Sam” (not his real name to protect his privacy).
As I mentioned in my last blog post, one of the mistakes he made was when a couple of the Colombian guys who I train with asked Sam how often does he train in “jiu-jitsu brasileño,” in his attempt to say “every other day” in Spanish he incorrectly said:
- Cada otro día.
But “día por medio” is the correct way to say “every other day” in Spanish. But if you prefer a way to say “every other day” in Spanish that is closer to the way we say it in English, here’s another way to say “every other day” in Spanish:
- Cada dos días – every other day “Cada dos días” literally means “every two days.”
- Voy al gimnasio cada dos días.
- Voy al gimnasio día por medio.
- I go to the gym every other day.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
- Viajo a Bogotá cada dos semanas.
- Viajo a Bogotá semana por medio.
- I travel to Bogota every two weeks.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
- Él compra un carro nuevo cada tres años.
- He buys a new car every three years.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
- Yo visito la capital cada dos años.
- Yo visito la capital año por medio.
- I visit the capital every other year.
There’s another way to say “every other day” in Spanish — but it is not as commonly used in Latin America – actually, I should say that “it is not as commonly used in Colombia” — as “día por medio” and “cada dos días.” And it is:
- Un día sí y otro no — every other day (Literally, “one day yes and the other no”)
- Yo hago ejercicios un día sí y otro no.
- I exercise every other day.
How To say Whatever, Whichever or Any One in Spanish
Today, I want to talk about another one of two four mistakes that Sam made with his Spanish:
Before leaving the jiu-jitsu academy that night, Sam decided to buy a souvenir, a tee-shirt with our jiu-jitsu academy’s emblem. Our jiu-jitsu instructor who happens to be from Panama always speaks to the visiting Americans in English. Referring to the tee-shirts in the display window, I heard him ask Sam, “which one?” Sam responded, “cualquier.” But if Sam wanted to express “any one” or “any one of them” that was not the correct response.
In Spanish “cualquier” is used as an adjective. And “cualquiera” is usually – but not always – used as a pronoun.
So in response to my instructor’s question, “which one?” Sam should have responded, “cualquiera” (any one).
In English, “any one” is actually an “adjective phrase.” But a crash course in English grammar is beyond the scope
of this blog post. Here are some examples of how the Spanish words “cualquier” and “cualquiera” are used.
- Yo quiero cualquier camiseta.
- I want any tee-shirt, whatever tee-shirt, whichever tee-shirt, etc.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
- Ella necesita cualquier carro.
- She needs any car, whatever car, whichever car, etc.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
- Yo quiero cualquiera de esas camisetas.
- I want any one of those tee-shirts.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
- Ella manejaría cualquiera de esos carros.
- She would drive any one of those cars.
Although this grammatical structure is not as common as putting the adjective “cualquier” before a noun, you may
come across phrases where “cualquiera” is used as an adjective instead of a noun and comes after the noun. For example:
- un hombre cualquiera – any man
(as opposed to “cualquier hombre”)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
- un país cualquiera – any country
(as opposed to “cualquier país”)
In my next blog post, I will tell you about the third mistake that Sam made with his Spanish.
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