allá versus allí
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I am not sure when to use allá versus allí when saying "there".
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updated Aug 6, 2015
edited by Lucrecia
posted by Lucrecia
Edited quotes to be compatible with IE - Stadt, Jan 21, 2011
Apparently the edit was not appreciated. - Stadt, Jan 21, 2011
I apologize..I appreciated your edit, but I wasn't sure what IE meant.. - Lucrecia, Jan 21, 2011
I simply changed the double quotes to single quotes to allow users of Internet Explorer (as a browser) to have easy access to this thread. :-) - Stadt, Jan 21, 2011
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allá is used to mean over there in that general direction. Alli means over there and is more exact or specific. No, it is not a regional difference.--- Sergio
updated Aug 6, 2015
posted by miksu
Gracias. - Lucrecia, Jan 21, 2011
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Allí = over there Allá = further over there.
updated Aug 6, 2015
posted by kenwilliams
Gracias. - Lucrecia, Jan 21, 2011
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Answer by Lazarus from this thread:
"Acá" is slightly less precise than "aquí", but their meanings are pretty close. "Allá" is similar to "allí", but less precise. It refers to a non specified place far from the speaker. You also have "ahí", which is between "aquí" and "ahí".
updated Aug 6, 2015
posted by Stadt
Gracias. - Lucrecia, Jan 21, 2011
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