no soy de aquí
I'm not from here
Common trap for English speakers Negation is just no placed before the verb — there is no auxiliary like English 'do not'.
In the story
Lucía
And sometimes, the truest thing to say is simple and tender: no soy de aquí. It’s honest. It opens doors.
Lucía
Hear it: no—soy—de—a—quí. Aquí has stress on quí. It pairs with soy de… beautifully. Common mistake: dropping de—don’t. Say it with me: no soy de aquí.
Lucía
Slower: no… soy… de… a…quí. Now naturally: no soy de aquí.
Learn it in the story
This phrase appears in the lesson:
Level pre-A1 · Lesson 6