How to Say "peeking" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “peeking” is “espiando” — B1 level.
Examples
Creo que el vecino nos está espiando desde su balcón.
I think the neighbor is spying on us from his balcony.
Ella pasó la tarde espiando a los pájaros en el jardín.
She spent the afternoon watching the birds in the garden.
Siguieron espiando a pesar de que sabían que estaba mal.
They kept on spying even though they knew it was wrong.
The '-ando' Action
This is the 'ing' form of the verb. Use it with 'estar' (to be) to show that someone is doing the action right now.
Hidden Accents
While 'espiando' doesn't have an accent mark, many other forms of this verb (like 'espío') do, to keep the 'i' sound strong.
Missing the Helper Verb
Mistake: “Yo espiando a mi gato.”
Correction: Yo estoy espiando a mi gato. You need a word like 'estoy' (I am) before 'espiando' to make a full sentence.
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