allí
ADV
(1)
[/aˈʎi/es-ES]
there
literal
/
in that place
literal
/
over there
informal
/
yonder
poetic
/
thereabouts
approximate
/
hence
archaic
/
place like that
untranslatable
(No single word equivalent captures the exact nuance of location expressed in different contexts.)
An adverb of place meaning 'there' or 'over there', indicating a location distant from both the speaker and the listener. It is generally used for a place further away than what is indicated by ahí (which usually refers to a place near the listener but not the speaker), or for a more abstract or metaphorical 'there'. This distinction is important in Spanish to convey precise spatial relationships.
- Pusimos la mesa allí para la cena. — We put the table there for dinner.
- ¿Ves la montaña allí a lo lejos? — Do you see the mountain over there in the distance?
- Mis abuelos vivieron allí durante muchos años. — My grandparents lived there for many years.
- Desde allí se puede ver todo el valle. — From there you can see the whole valley.