¿Cómo se dice, "My wife will join me soon"?

Question

How about:

Mi esposa me acompañará pronto.
OR
Mi esposa se unirá a mí pronto.

I am worried that one of these may have sexual overtones, which I want to avoid (the overtones, that is).

I think that acompañar is a very good choice of verb, jr :) To the best of my knowledge there are no negative sexual connotations/overtones :) - FELIZ77, Jul 24, 2017

I don't think there are with unirse either but I am not 100 % sure! Context determines meaning so in this context, I would say that the meaning is fairly clear but wait for native imput to be totally certain! I hope this helps - FELIZ77, Jul 24, 2017

Great picture,! :) - FELIZ77, Jul 24, 2017

Lol...Yes avoid those overtones. :) - rac1, Jul 24, 2017

¡Muchísimas gracias, Feliz! - jrschenk, Jul 25, 2017

Answer 1

Hello ir,

Great question!

You asked:

¿Cómo se dice, "My wife will join me soon"?

I am not a native Spanish speaker as you probably already know, but I am fairly sure that you could also say:

Mi esposa me va a acompañar pronto or Mi esposa va a acompañarme pronto.

This construction uses the near / immediate future which can also be used for actions that you or somebody else will carry out very soon / within a short period of time!

In this context I think that you could even possibly substitute the words más tarde for pronto as the arrival of your wife will be delayed for a short while. Let's see what the natives say about this!

I hope this helps

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor

Suena bien, amigo. Aquí tiene un voto. :) - DilKen, Jul 24, 2017

Muchas gracias, Ken :) - FELIZ77, Jul 24, 2017

¡Muchísimas gracias, Feliz! - jrschenk, Jul 25, 2017

De nada, Jr I think that you should have chosen Gekkoo's or Polenta's post asmy answers obviously seem unnatural to Gekko - FELIZ77, Jul 25, 2017

Answer 2

Feliz and DilKen both offer correct options, and in fact, there's nothing really wrong with the original "Mi esposa me acompañará pronto"

In terms of what might sound natural in the context illustrated in the photograph, my favorite option would be DilKen's: "Mi esposa va a venir/llegar pronto."

Nevertheless, I probably would not use any of the above. For me it would be far more natural to just say: "Ya mi esposa viene" (My wife will be right along), or maybe "Estoy esperando a mi esposa" (I'm waiting for my wife).

Again, it's not that there's anything wrong with the options offered, and no sexual overtones (except maybe in Mexico, where innuendo is a national sport) - it's just that it's not how I speak.

Something like: "Mi esposa y yo estaremos juntos pronto / My wife and I will be together soon", or "Mi esposa me va a acompañar pronto / Mi esposa va a acompañarme pronto." (My wife will accompany me soon) sounds unnatural both in English and in Spanish - again, assuming the context illustrated in the photograph.

Great comments Gekkosan. I really appreciate when someone weighs in with what is most common for them :) - DilKen, Jul 24, 2017

Ditto to Ken's comment. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 24, 2017

Una vez le pregunté a un camarero "¿cómo se dice "Estoy aquí solo por hoy"? Me dijo "Vengo solo" :) - DilKen, Jul 24, 2017

I like that. Short and sweet. I come alone. :) - DilKen, Jul 24, 2017

All of the responses have been so helpful, including this one. Thank you! - jrschenk, Jul 25, 2017

Answer 3

Jrshenk:

I agree with Feliz. See Gekkosan's answer for what might be most natural.

Some other options:

Mi esposa va a venir/llegar pronto.

My wife is going to come/arrive soon.

Mi mujer va a estar conmigo pronto. (or estará)

Mi wife will be with me soon.

Mi esposa va a estar aquí pronto. (or estará)

My wife will be here soon.

Mi esposa y yo estaremos juntos pronto. (probably not a normal way to say it)

My wife and I will be together soon.

According to the SD dictionary, there is a sexual connotation with venirSE, but venir appears to be "safe", according to the dictionary, Billygoat and Feliz.

Can any native speakers confirm that venir is totally safe everywhere as far as you know?

I'm not sure about Latin America but I don't think the verb venir has any sexual connotations in Spain. A friend of mine uses it all the time to indicate 'arriving' somewhere so I would be very surprised if it has any sexual meaning. - billygoat, Jul 24, 2017

Billygoat: You're probably right about Spain. Read def. 18 in the SD dictionary for venir. Later it says - vulgar / Centroamérica - DilKen, Jul 24, 2017

Ken, the cuestionable verb that has sexual overtones is not venir but venirSE or correrSE (Esp) or acabar (Arg) according to my Oxford English / Spanish Dictionary!These are the ones to avoid if you want to make sure you don't cause offence! - FELIZ77, Jul 24, 2017

I hope this helps :) - FELIZ77, Jul 24, 2017

questionable - FELIZ77, Jul 24, 2017

Venir is completely innocent and can be confidently used! - FELIZ77, Jul 24, 2017

Thanks Feliz. I didn't notice that it was venirse. You are right. Thanks for the correction. - DilKen, Jul 24, 2017

¡De nada, Ken! :) - FELIZ77, Jul 24, 2017

Incredibly helpful! Thanks so much! - jrschenk, Jul 25, 2017

Answer 4

I would just say:

Estoy esperando a alguien.
or
Estoy esperando a una persona.

Ah. Más privado. - Gekkosan, Jul 25, 2017

Puede ser pero nadie diría "mi esposa se unirá a mí pronto". - polenta1, Jul 26, 2017