Is this correct spanish? Ahí viene el cartero

Question

Ahí viene el cartero is correct spanish?

Answer 1

The sentence as it is seems correct to me, in the context that person # 1 tells person # 2 that he/she sees the postman coming towards # 2's vicinity.

I understand that, but when I say it I'm usually expressing that he's coming 'now', I wondered if the 'here' was somewhat idiomatic. - galsally, Dec 28, 2010

In the Spanish text he was talking about the place, hence the "ahí". - Deanski, Dec 29, 2010

Answer 2

"Ahí viene el cartero" es correcto.(=El cartero viene ahí) adverbio + verbo +...

Puede preceder a los adv.:abajo; delante:

Ahí abajo viene el cartero.

Ahí delante viene el cartero.

Ahí llega el nivel del agua .

Ahí cantó el famoso tenor Luis Pascual Ahí viviría yo si fuera rico.(=Yo viviría ahí si fuera rico)

Puede ir precedido de las preps. de, desde, hasta y por: De ahí viene el cartero.

Desde ahí viene el cartero.

Por ahí viene el cartero .

Answer 3

Yes, I think it is. Maybe you should add an exclamation mark at the end to indicate a more excited tone!

jeje - excited or fearful...present or electricity bill ^^ - galsally, Dec 26, 2010

Answer 4

I'm not sure, mestizo - when we say 'here comes the postman' it seems to me that we really mean 'the postman is coming now', we're not necessarily talking about the place are we?

I think you might need

'ya llega el cartero'.

(My friend who's married to an Ecuadorian and sometimes says the occasional little phrase in Spanish uses 'llegar' for people turning up in that way.)

Don't quote me on it though.

Actually, come to think of it, that makes more sense.... - Seb79, Dec 26, 2010

Answer 5

WordReference.com has yet another option, and a few threads on this. I would just like to know what sounds natural, to let somebody know the postman is arriving. Here is their official translation from the dictionary.

Here comes Philip/the bus

Aquí está Philip/el autobús

It seems we are spoilt for choice with this one!!

Answer 6

Ya viene el cartero.
Ya veo venir el cartero.
Aquí llega el cartero.

Answer 7

Exclamation marks in spanish are used both at the begining and the end, as well as question marks, and quotations etc. and yes está correctamente expresado