Learn Spanish (Latin America): Sí, escucho música.

Sí, escucho música.

Yes, I listen to music.

Breakdown of Sí, escucho música.

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Questions & Answers about Sí, escucho música.

Why does sí have an accent mark?

In Spanish, the accent mark often tells apart two words that sound exactly the same but mean different things. Sí with an accent means 'yes'. Si without an accent means 'if'.

Where is the word for 'I' in this sentence?

It is built right into the verb! The -o ending in escucho tells us that the subject is 'I' (yo). You can say yo escucho, but Spanish speakers usually drop the yo because the verb ending already makes it clear who is doing the action.

Why is there no word for 'to' after escucho?

In English, we say 'listen to', but the Spanish verb escuchar already has the 'to' built into its meaning. So, escucho música translates perfectly to 'I listen to music' without needing an extra word between the verb and the music.

Since this lesson is about yes/no questions, how would I ask someone 'Do you listen to music?'

You can simply take the statement for 'you listen to music' (escuchas música) and raise your pitch at the end: ¿Escuchas música? If you want to include the subject pronoun 'you' (tú) using the inversion taught in this lesson, you place it right after the verb: ¿Escuchas tú música?