estar allí

to be there

→ estar

phrase Very common #988

to be there Used to talk about being present in a place or at an event. Allí means "there," often referring to a specific place away from the speaker.

SP: Mañana voy a estar allí a las ocho.

EN: Tomorrow I’m going to be there at eight.

Tengo que estar allí.

I have to be there.

Tenemos que estar allí el lunes.

We have to be there on Monday.

Me gustaba mucho estar allí.

I really liked being there.

— Broker (2022)

Querría estar allí para verte.

I wish I could be there to see you.

Él va a estar allí en diez minutos.

He'll be there in ten minutes.

Porque no eres digna de estar allí.

Because you are not worthy of being there.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Intenta estar allí el lunes.

Try to be there on Monday.

Sabes que no debes estar allí sin mí.

You know you shouldn't be there without me.

— TÁR (2022)

Un conserje que no debía estar allí.

A janitor who shouldn't have been there.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)

Tengo que estar allí para él.

I have to be there for him.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Si no te gusta estar allí, ¿por qué sigues regresando?

If you don't like being there, why do you keep going back?

No sé dónde estuvimos y acabamos de estar allí.

I don't know where we were and we just happened to be there.

Tom no sabía a qué hora se suponía que debía estar allí.

Tom didn't know what time he was supposed to be there.

Amor, amor, quisiera estar allí y compartir tu pena.

My love, my love, I wish I could be there and share your sorrow.

— Divorcio a la italiana (1961)

Y todos en el Paso van a estar allí.

And everyone in El Paso will be there.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Me gustaría estar allí.

I would like to be there.

Tenemos suerte de no estar allí con el mal tiempo.

We're lucky we're not there in bad weather.

— Rebeca (1940)

Tom quería estar allí.

Tom wanted to be there.

Tengo que estar allí en una hora.

I have to be there in an hour.

— París, je t'aime (2006)

Él no debía estar allí.

He shouldn't have been there.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)

Siempre soñé con estar allí.

I always dreamed of being there.

— Salyut-7: Héroes en el espacio (2017)

Ahora mismo me gustaría estar allí.

I wish I were there right now.

Me gustaría estar allí contigo.

I’d like to be there with you.