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How to Say "i blow" in Spanish

The Spanish word fori blowis soploA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1

soplo

verbA1
present action of blowing
A person with puffed cheeks blowing a pile of colorful autumn leaves.

Examples

Yo siempre soplo las velas de mi tarta.

I always blow out the candles on my cake.

Si no entiendes la pregunta, yo te soplo la respuesta.

If you don't understand the question, I'll whisper the answer to you.

Soplo el café porque está muy caliente.

I blow on the coffee because it is very hot.

Present Tense 'O'

Like most regular Spanish verbs, ending the word in 'o' indicates that 'I' (yo) am doing the action right now.

Confusing Noun and Verb

Mistake:Thinking 'el soplo' and 'yo soplo' are used the same way.

Correction: 'El soplo' is the thing (the puff), while 'yo soplo' is the action (I blow).

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