# Do Spanish-speaking people often use the phrase "mi vida" often to refer to their loved ones?

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**Created:** [December 27, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spanish-speaking-people-often-use-the-phrase-mi-vida-often-to-refer-to-their-loved-ones/956749 "2021-12-27T23:31:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spanish-speaking-people-often-use-the-phrase-mi-vida-often-to-refer-to-their-loved-ones/956749/1 "2021-12-27T23:31:15Z")

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While watching Disney’s _Encanto_ on Christmas Eve when it came out on Disney+, I heard a couple of characters refer to one of their loved ones as _“mi vida,”_ my life, which I think is an adorable thing to say. Is that common in the Spanish-speaking world?

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**Author:** ![Sofrito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sofrito/32/510_2.png) [@Sofrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofrito)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spanish-speaking-people-often-use-the-phrase-mi-vida-often-to-refer-to-their-loved-ones/956749/2 "2021-12-29T00:36:51Z")

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Yes, at least in Mexico it is pretty common.

Sometimes it is used without the “mi”.  
For example, I might text my wife:

Do you want me to stop by the store and get some beer, vida?