Diacritics: sí / si and mí / mi
sí vs si, mí vs mi
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sí vs si, mí vs mi
sí (accent) is yes. si (no accent) is if. mí (accent) is me after a preposition: a mí. mi (no accent) is my.
Examples in context
Read the examples and compare their English meanings.
Affirmation vs Condition
Accent means yes, no accent means if.
Sí, quiero ir. Si puedes, ven.
Yes, I want to go. If you can, come.
Prepositional Pronoun vs Possessive
Accent on mí means the person 'me'.
Esto es para mí, no para mi hermano.
This is for me, not for my brother.
Common mix-ups
You forgot the accent marks on both 'sí' (yes) and 'mí' (after the preposition 'para').
Yes, this book is for me.
Try a reply
Say or write your answer in Spanish before opening the example.
Yes, that is for me.
Show one possible answer
Sí, eso es para mí.
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