How to Say "to friend" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to friend” is “agregar” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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Examples
Tienes que agregar un poco de sal a la sopa.
You have to add a little salt to the soup.
Me puedes agregar al grupo de WhatsApp?
Can you add me to the WhatsApp group?
Agregamos dos sillas más a la mesa.
We added two more chairs to the table.
The 'I added' spelling change
When talking about the past ('I added'), the 'g' becomes 'gu' (agregué) so it keeps the same hard 'g' sound as in the original word.
Adding people on Social Media
Mistake: “Using 'añadir' for friends.”
Correction: While 'añadir' works, 'agregar' is much more common when talking about adding friends on Facebook or Instagram.
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