ahí

/aˈi/ · A1 · adv

there

Sounds like ah-EE: Ah, he is right there!

Ahí comes from Latin ad hic (to here), yet it now marks the middle distance: aquí = here, ahí = there near you, allí = over there. The h is silent and the accent forces the stress onto the final í, unlike hay (there is) or ay (ouch).

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