A person pointing to a bench across a park, indicating a location that is far from both the speaker and the listener.

allí

/ah-YEE/

AdverbA1

there?a place distant from both speaker and listener

Also:over there?pointing to a specific, visible but distant spot

📝 In Action

Mi casa está allí, al final de la calle.

My house is there, at the end of the street.

Deja los libros allí, sobre la mesa.

Leave the books there, on the table.

¿Ves ese restaurante? Comimos allí ayer.

Do you see that restaurant? We ate there yesterday.

Word Connections

Synonyms

allá (over there (more distant/vague))

Antonyms

aquí (here)
acá (over here)
ahí (there (near the listener))

Common Collocations

por allí – around there / that way
de allí – from there
allí mismo – right there

Idioms & Expressions

de allí en adelante – from that point on

💡 Grammar Points

Location Words: The Three Zones of Space

Spanish divides space around you into three zones. 'Aquí' is for things right here with the speaker. 'Ahí' is for things there, near the listener. 'Allí' is for things over there, far from both of you.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Mixing up 'ahí' and 'allí'

Mistake: "La farmacia está ahí, a 5 kilómetros."

Correction: La farmacia está allí, a 5 kilómetros. Because the pharmacy is far away from both you and the person you're talking to, you need 'allí'.

⭐ Usage Tips

'Allí' is Specific, 'Allá' is Vague

Use 'allí' when you can point to a specific spot in the distance. Use 'allá' for 'way over there' when the location is more general, farther away, or even out of sight.

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: allí

Question 1 of 1

You and a friend are looking at a map. You point to a city far from your current location and say, 'My cousins live...'

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Word Family

allá(over there) - adverb

aquí(here) - adverb

ahí(there (near you)) - adverb

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the real difference between 'allí' and 'allá'?

Think of it like 'there' versus 'way over there'. 'Allí' usually points to a more specific, often visible, place in the distance (El hotel está allí - The hotel is there). 'Allá' is often more vague, much farther, or even out of sight (Vive allá en las montañas - He lives way over there in the mountains).

If I'm talking on the phone to someone in another city, and I'm talking about a cafe near me, do I use 'aquí' or 'allí'?

You would use 'aquí'. Location words are based on the speaker's position. Since the cafe is near you (the speaker), you say 'Estoy aquí en un café'. To the listener, your location is 'allí' or 'ahí'.