ellos andan

walk, go, are (doing), go around (doing)

ˈa n d a n → andar

and to walk, to go around + an 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)

verb · third plural · present indicative Uncommon #18,897

walk, go

SP: Mis hermanos andan al colegio todos los días.

EN: My brothers walk to school every day.

Conjugation of andar

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	ando	andamos
Second	andas	—
Third	anda	andan

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	ando	andamos
Second	andas	—
Third	anda	andan

Dos guerreros, Dek y Thia, andan de cacería.

Two warriors, Dek and Thia, are out hunting.

— Predator: Badlands (2025)

Muéstrame por dónde andan.

Show me where they are.

En qué suciedad andan?

What kind of dirty business are they involved in?

— Masaan (2015)

Andan buses entre la estación y el aeropuerto.

Buses run between the station and the airport.

Tal vez, si andan mal.

Maybe, if they're doing badly.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Amor y Muerte juntos andan.

Love and Death walk together.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Andan como tortugas.

They move like turtles.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Y ahora andan por ahí, haciendo Dios sabe qué.

And now they're out there, doing God knows what.

Bueno, lo cierto es que no andan por aquí.

Well, the fact is, they aren't around here.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Los negocios andan un desastre.

Business is a disaster.

Andan mal de personal, quieren que vaya a ayudar.

They're short-staffed, they want me to come and help.

— Deseando amar (2000)

Cuando las cosas andan mal, la gente pide entretenimiento ligero.

When things are going badly, people ask for light entertainment.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

No, las únicas bandas que conozco andan en moto.

No, the only gangs I know ride motorcycles.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Esos dos siempre andan juntos a todas partes, son inseparables.

Those two are always together everywhere, they're inseparable.

Aquí, todos andan desnudos.

Here, everyone walks around naked.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Pues claro, si hay petróleo no andan muy lejos.

Of course, if there's oil, they're not far away.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Los viejos andan despacio.

Old people walk slowly.

Te hice un favor porque solo andan con rodeos.

I did you a favor because they just keep beating around the bush.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

auxiliary · third plural · present indicative Rare #43,685

are (doing), go around (doing) Used with a gerund (e.g., "andan buscando") to express that someone has been doing something lately or is going around doing it.

SP: Andan buscando un nuevo apartamento.

EN: They’re looking for a new apartment.

Andan diciendo que Ip Man lo derrotó.

People are saying that Ip Man defeated him.

— Ip Man (2008)

Resulta que se han enterado y me andan buscando.

It turns out they found out and are looking for me.

— Carandiru (2003)

Tom y Mary andan buscando a John.

Tom and Mary are looking for John.

Ayer conocí a dos estadounidenses que andan recorriendo Japón en bicicleta.

Yesterday I met two Americans who are cycling around Japan.

Andan caminando por aquí.

They are walking around here.

Sounds similar to

andas ˈa n d a s anden ˈa n d e n