ahí

Meaning

1. there: used to designate a place near the listener
2. that (in certain phrases)

Hyphenated as

a‧hí

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈi/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad ibī (“to/at there”), from Latin ad (“to, toward, at”) + ibī (“there”).

Sentences

De ahí la fuerza de su literatura .

Hence the strength of his literature.

Nacido en París , vivió toda su vida ahí .

Born in Paris, he lived there all his life.

Hoy en día funciona ahí la Universidad Nacional de Rosario .

Today, the National University of Rosario operates there.

Una de sus hijas se llama Melody, de ahí el nombre del torneo .

One of his daughters is named Melody, hence the name of the tournament.

Puerta que mira a la vega del río Manzanares , de ahí su nombre .

Door overlooking the plain of the Manzanares River, hence its name.

De ahí , las telecomunicaciones se volvieron su especialidad .

From there, telecommunications became his specialty.

Ahí , ella trabajaba haciendo curaciones basadas en medicina alternativa-natural.

There, she worked making cures based on alternative-natural medicine.