Ya, Todavía and Aún in Spanish

Say already, still, not yet and not anymore in Spanish.

What each word means

Spanish	English
ya	already, now
ya no	no longer, not anymore
todavía	still
todavía no	not yet
aún	still. It means the same as todavía.
aún no	not yet

Ya: already

Spanish	English
Ya comí.	I already ate.
¿Ya llegaste?	Have you arrived already?
Ya lo sé.	I already know.
Ya es tarde.	It is late already.

Ya no: no longer

Spanish	English
Ya no vivo allí.	I don't live there anymore.
Ya no fuma.	He no longer smokes.
Ya no tengo hambre.	I am not hungry anymore.

Todavía and aún: still

Spanish	English
Todavía vivo con mis padres.	I still live with my parents.
Aún está lloviendo.	It is still raining.
¿Todavía trabajas aquí?	Do you still work here?

Todavía no and aún no: not yet

Spanish	English
Todavía no he comido.	I haven't eaten yet.
Aún no lo sé.	I don't know yet.
El tren todavía no ha llegado.	The train has not arrived yet.

Ya in everyday speech

Ya also appears in short everyday replies. Ya voy means I am coming. Ya está means it is done. Ya veremos means we will see.

Spanish	English
Ya voy.	I am coming.
Ya está.	It is done.
Ya veremos.	We will see.

Common mistakes to avoid

Ya no and todavía no are different

Ya no says that something has stopped. Todavía no says that something has not happened so far.
Ya no trabajo aquí. (I don't work here anymore.)
Todavía no trabajo aquí. (I don't work here yet.)

Aún with an accent, aun without

Aún with an accent means still. Aun without an accent means even.
Aún estoy aquí. (I am still here.)
Aun así, voy a ir. (Even so, I am going to go.)

Practice: say it in Spanish

Say each sentence in Spanish, then open it to check your answer.

1. I already finished.

Ya terminé.

2. I am still at home.

Todavía estoy en casa.

3. She has not called yet.

Ella todavía no ha llamado.

4. We don't live there anymore.

Ya no vivimos allí.

5. Do you still have the book?

¿Todavía tienes el libro?

6. I don't know yet.

Todavía no lo sé.

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