what does this mean? Si VIta

Question

so i recently got a message from a Spanish speaker 'si VIta' context is landscape pictures i'm guessing it means nice view, or something like that. can someone confirm or correct please? P.S i'm aware that 'vita' Italian not Spanish so possibly typo but still...

I need a little more context. It can mean almost anything if incorrect. It's what is around it that will give a clue to the meaning. - Daniela2041, Apr 12, 2016

By the way, as there are people on this site who are learning English we do require proper English, like capitalizing the first word in a sentence, the pronoun "I" capitalized and so forth. - Daniela2041, Apr 12, 2016

My apologies, you will have impeccable grammar and spelling from here on out. Okay, as much context as I can give is this, I sent pictures of Edinburgh and received a reply of 'awww, si vita' followed by a series of love hearts. - mduncan110, Apr 12, 2016

That was the mesage in its entirety, so I hope it helps. - mduncan110, Apr 12, 2016

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Answer 1

It probably means' What a view' but frankly it is written so badly as not to make any sense at all.

Fair enough, That's more or less what I took it to mean. Thanks for the effort. - mduncan110, Apr 12, 2016

Somebody else may have a better idea. - annierats, Apr 12, 2016

Hi, Annie. No tengo la menor idea tampoco. :( - Daniela2041, Apr 12, 2016

Yes Abbie, the s is missing it means beautiful view. - ray76, Apr 13, 2016

I think you are right, Anne :) - FELIZ77, Apr 13, 2016

Well it is probably texting and they pressed the wrong key, I don't know. - annierats, Apr 14, 2016

Answer 2

I'm still puzzled. Thanks for the correct English and supplying what you know.

¡Qué bella vista! is how I would have put it. So I still don't know what "si vita" really means or if it is an error. Where is this person from? It could be in very common use where he/she resides.

I even looked it up on Google and got a bunch of results in Italian.

Hmmmmmmmm!!!

Maybe she meant 'vista' and just missed the 's'... or, an idea maybe I should just ask her :) thanks for the help and effort though. She is from the Valencia area originally and now resides in Barcelona, don't know if that changes anything. - mduncan110, Apr 12, 2016

:)) - 00cc0117, Apr 13, 2016

Answer 3

I did a Google translate investigation. IF this is Italian, "si" is like the Spanish "se" meaning he, she, etc. It can also mean "itself." So it COULD be that your friend saw the photos and said, "Awww, Life itself!!" They must have been good photos!

OK, maybe a stretch, but it's possible.

By the way, where is your friend from? I hope Italy!!

Haha, I do like your answer, and Edinburgh is a beautiful city so you never know... probably a stretch though mate. Sorry, also, she's Spanish. - mduncan110, Apr 12, 2016

Winkie always comes up with good answers. (N O T!!!) ♥♥ - Daniela2041, Apr 12, 2016

I just thought!! In French, "si vite" means "so fast" I wonder if the picture had any of the Edinburgh traffic. Probably not. ( Big sigh!) - Daniela2041, Apr 12, 2016

Ah, well, I tried! - Winkfish, Apr 12, 2016

Me too. :( - Daniela2041, Apr 13, 2016

Answer 4

Hi mduncan,

Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

You asked:

what does this mean? Si VIta. so i recently got a message from a Spanish speaker 'si VIta' context is landscape pictures i'm guessing it means nice view, or something like that. can someone confirm or correct please? P.S i'm aware that 'vita' Italian not Spanish so possibly typo but still..

It is still unclear from the context and all the information you have now given us, but since you say she comes from Valencia but now lives in Barcelona, that

1 She has made a typo and meant to write something in Spanish like mi vista = my view or ¡Qué vista! = What a view!

or less likely...

2 She meant to write a very brief comment in Italian: mia vista = my view

3 She has written some words in Catalan which is the national language used by people living in the region of Cataluña. You could try lookng these words in an online English/Catalan dictionary

I have to admit that we are all 'shooting in the dark', here because the context (words surrounding the desired words for translation) shed no light on the meaning! (Despite having stayed on holiday in Blanes, Pineda de Mar, Calella and having travelled Barcelona many times, I have relied on my Spanish and have made little attempt to learn Catalan, after all where else in the world could you use/speak it? lol)

I agree with you and think that your best course of action would be to ask her directly

I hope this helps

Good answer. - Daniela2041, Apr 13, 2016

Thank you very much, Dani :) - FELIZ77, Apr 13, 2016

Answer 5

It always amazes me when someone posts a single phrase from a conversation, written or verbal without context and expects to get a good answer. The best source for an answer here is to just ask the person that you are talking/exchanging messages with what it means. Just say, "Sorry I don't understand ...... Can you explain what you mean?""

Absolutely. - rac1, Apr 14, 2016