How to Say "to emigrate" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to emigrate” is “emigrar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Mi familia tuvo que emigrar de Italia hace muchos años.
My family had to emigrate from Italy many years ago.
Muchos jóvenes deciden emigrar para buscar mejores trabajos.
Many young people decide to emigrate to look for better jobs.
Es difícil emigrar cuando no conoces el idioma del nuevo país.
It is difficult to emigrate when you don't know the language of the new country.
Using 'a' vs 'de'
Use 'de' to say where you are leaving from (Emigrar de México) and 'a' to say where you are going (Emigrar a España).
A Regular Pattern
This verb follows the standard rules for all verbs ending in -ar, so if you know how to conjugate 'hablar', you already know how to conjugate 'emigrar'!
The 'E' vs 'I' confusion
Mistake: “Using 'emigrar' when you mean someone arriving in your country.”
Correction: Use 'emigrar' for leaving and 'inmigrar' for arriving. Think: 'E' is for 'Exit'.
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