What does casi in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word casi in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use casi in Spanish.

The word casi in Spanish means almost, close to, almost daily, almost every day, almost every weekend, almost, just about, almost immediately, half-awake, almost your whole life, almost everybody, most of the world. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word casi

almost

adverbio (por poco)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Caí por las escaleras y casi me mato.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I hardly ever visit my parents, because they live too far away.

close to

adverbio (cerca de, alrededor de)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
De aquí a mi casa hay casi un kilómetro.
From here to my house it's close to a kilometre.

almost daily, almost every day

locución adverbial (muy frecuentemente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Los traductores consultan los diccionarios casi a diario en su trabajo.
Translators use the dictionary almost daily in their work.

almost every weekend

locución adverbial (aproximadamente todos)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Voy a la cancha a ver fútbol casi cada fin de semana.
I go to the stadium to watch football almost every weekend.

almost, just about

locución adverbial (coloquial (enfático: por poco)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Casi casi me caigo, pero por suerte me agarré de la baranda.
I almost fell, but I grabbed the railing luckily.

almost immediately

locución adverbial (en poco tiempo)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
La ambulancia llegó casi de inmediato.
The ambulance arrived almost immediately.

half-awake

locución adverbial (medio dormido)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El niño llegó a clase casi despierto.
The child arrived to class half-awake.

almost your whole life

locución adverbial (la mayor parte)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Tuve problemas con mi madre casi toda la vida, pero ahora estamos mejor.
I've had problems with my mother almost my whole life, but now we're better.

almost everybody

locución adverbial (gente: la mayoría)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Casi todo el mundo sabe cuál es la capital de Francia.
Almost everybody knows what the capital of France is.

most of the world

locución adverbial (planeta: gran parte)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Casi todo el mundo sufre las inclemencias del clima.
Most of the world suffers from inclement weather.

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