un amigo mío

a friend of mine

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phrase Uncommon #10,157

a friend of mine Uses possessive pronoun mío to mean someone who belongs to my circle of friends.

SP: Tengo un amigo mío que vive en Madrid.

EN: I have a friend of mine who lives in Madrid.

Una de las personas con las que estabas es un amigo mío.

One of the people you were with is a friend of mine.

Es el sueño de un amigo mío.

It's a dream of a friend of mine.

Un amigo mío está estudiando en el extranjero.

A friend of mine is studying abroad.

Un amigo mío quiere ir a Singapur.

A friend of mine wants to go to Singapore.

— Deseando amar (2000)

Quiero que conozcas a un amigo mío.

I want you to meet a friend of mine.

Un amigo mío vino a verme durante el día.

A friend of mine came to see me during the day.

Quisiera que conocieras a un amigo mío.

I would like you to meet a friend of mine.

Un amigo mío también se murió, y eso duele.

A friend of mine also died, and that hurts.

— Anaconda (2025)

Estaba caminando en el parque con un amigo mío cuando empezó a llover.

I was walking in the park with a friend of mine when it started to rain.

Tom es un amigo mío.

Tom is a friend of mine.

Ayer fuimos a ver una película con un amigo mío.

Yesterday we went to see a movie with a friend of mine.

Un amigo mío está esperando afuera.

A friend of mine is waiting outside.

Un amigo mío me llamó anoche.

A friend of mine called me last night.

Él era un amigo mío.

He was a friend of mine.

El artista del que te gustaban sus pinturas es un amigo mío.

The artist whose paintings you liked is a friend of mine.

Un amigo mío viene esta tarde.

A friend of mine is coming this afternoon.

Disculpe, lo confundí con un amigo mío.

Excuse me, I mistook you for a friend of mine.

Tom es amigo de un amigo mío.

Tom is a friend of a friend of mine.

Un amigo mío iba en esa nave.

A friend of mine was on that ship.

Es un amigo mío.

He's a friend of mine.

La madre de un amigo mío puede ir con frecuencia al lago.

A friend's mother can go to the lake frequently.

Un amigo mío vino a verme.

A friend of mine came to see me.

Caminando por esta calle, suelo ver a un amigo mío.

Walking down this street, I often see a friend of mine.

Tom es un amigo mío muy cercano.

Tom is a very close friend of mine.

Un mensaje a la humanidad, como un amigo mío dice.

A message to humanity, as a friend of mine says.

— Stalker (1979)

Me encontré con un amigo mío.

I ran into a friend of mine.

De hecho, el dueño de este restaurante es un amigo mío.

In fact, the owner of this restaurant is a friend of mine.

Éste es un amigo mío.

This is a friend of mine.

Un amigo mío está buscando a alguien que sepa hablar francés.

A friend of mine is looking for someone who can speak French.

Recibí una carta de un amigo mío que está en Londres.

I received a letter from a friend of mine who is in London.

Un amigo mío lo hizo con una máscara.

A friend of mine did it with a mask.

Un amigo mío tiene una alfombra.

A friend of mine has a rug.

A friend of mine.

Él es Zhu-ge Liang, un amigo mío.

He is Zhu-ge Liang, a friend of mine.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Nunca contaría nada que pasara entre yo y un amigo mío.

I would never tell anyone about anything that happened between me and a friend of mine.

— State and Main (2000)

phrase Rare #24,434

a friend of mine Used to refer to one of the speaker's male friends. The possessive mío comes after the noun and agrees with amigo; for a female friend, use una amiga mía.

SP: Un amigo mío trabaja en una librería.

EN: A friend of mine works in a bookstore.

Mató a un amigo mío.

He killed a friend of mine.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Es un amigo mío que se llama Jeannot.

He's a friend of mine named Jeannot.

Era un amigo mío.

He was a friend of mine.

— Mystic River (2003)

Un amigo mío la cantaba en la ciudad.

A friend of mine used to sing it in the city.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Mira, te presento a un amigo mío, Gustavo Garfias.

Look, let me introduce you to a friend of mine, Gustavo Garfias.

— Amores perros (2000)

Voy a visitar a un amigo mío que está en el hospital.

I’m going to visit a friend of mine who is in the hospital.

Sra. Smith, me gustaría presentarle un amigo mío, Pierre Dubois.

Mrs. Smith, I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine, Pierre Dubois.

Un amigo mío se encarga del trabajo artístico.

A friend of mine is handling the artwork.

— American Splendor (2003)

Más de un amigo mío no sabe nadar.

More than one of my friends can't swim.

Estoy buscando a un amigo mío.

I'm looking for a friend of mine.

Es para un amigo mío.

It’s for a friend of mine.

Te quiero presentar a un amigo mío.

I want to introduce you to a friend of mine.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Permíteme, un amigo mío.

Excuse me, my friend.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)