It always makes me happy to hear from you

Question

Siempre me alegra de oír de tí - is what comes naturally to me...me alegra - it makes me happy. It makes me happy to hear from you. I see no hits on google for this. At first I wondered about "Siempre me alegro de oír de tí" but that isn't that isn't what I mean to say. I want me alegra. So what's the situation? Is it a problem with the "hear" part? Do you not say "hear from you" in Spanish? I wonder... Gracias.

Answer 1

The "double de's" have their place, but not in this sentence.

I know these examples will give you some food for thought:

"Me alegro de que hayas venido" OR "Me alegra que hayas venido"

"Me alegra recibir tu llamada" OR "Me alegro de que me hayas escrito"

"Me alegras el día con tu presencia"

"Me alegra verte"

"Me alegro de que estés conmigo"

Are we having fun yet?

Good stuff. Me alegras el día con tu presencia. You make me enjoy the day with your presence? Alegrar can be used in more ways than I thought...... - jeezzle, Mar 26, 2010

That would be more like "You brighten my day with your presence" - Gekkosan, Mar 26, 2010

Answer 2

I don't think there's anything wrong with that, Jeezle.

My first preference tends to be: "Siempre me alegra saber de tí".

But if I receive a phone call from a long lost friend, I may very well say: "¡Qué gusto!, ¡Siempre me alegra oír de tí!"

Answer 3

Wait, wait....Siempre me alegra saber de tí? Wow... I will write that down. I am always happy to know of you.. Que extraño. So you don't use double de's? Me alegro de... Me alegro de que.... Me alegra de saber de tí... Me alegra saber de tí. Only the second sentence is right? Gracias de nuevo Gekkosan.