albanés
/albaˈnes/masculine
albanés is the Spanish word for Albanian.
albanés is used to refer to the Albanian language or to things and people pertaining to Albania.
Meaning: language (name)
Which one should you use?
When referring to the language itself, the masculine form albanés is used regardless of the gender of the subject.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes based on the gender and number of the noun it describes or the person it refers to: albanesa is the feminine noun or adjective, albaneses is the masculine plural form used for a group of Albanian people or masculine plural adjectives and albanesas is the feminine plural form used for a group of Albanian women or feminine plural adjectives.
How do you pronounce it?
/albaˈnes/
Did you know?
- When Spanish speakers refer to a group consisting of only women, they must use albanesas, but adding a single man to that group forces the word to change to albaneses.
- In Spanish, the word albanés shares the same suffix as other nationalities like francés and inglés, which often indicate a connection to a country's historic name or linguistic root.
- If a Spanish speaker uses albanés to describe a book or a movie, the word must agree in gender with the noun it modifies, meaning a movie from Albania would be película albanesa.
Examples in context
- Yo no hablo albanés.I don't speak Albanian.This sentence is useful for saying you do not speak albanés.Tatoeba #8206999 by Seael, translation #3878517 by Mauricio
- ¿Y por qué estás interesado tú en aprender albanés?And why are you interested in learning Albanian?This sentence is useful for asking why someone is interested in learning albanés.Tatoeba #10338140 by Seael, translation #10345199 by mollydot
- ¿Habrá otra manera de traducir "comida" al albanés?Is there another way to translate "food" into Albanian?This sentence is useful for asking about translating a word into albanés.Tatoeba #12000713 by JSKabylie15, translation #12929748 by araneo
- Él conoce el idioma albanés a la perfección.He knows the Albanian language perfectly.
- Me encantaría aprender albanio, ¿tú me podrías enseñar?I would love to learn Albanian, could you teach me?
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are discussing different languages at a cafe.
- Javier¿Es el albanés un idioma difícil?Is Albanian a difficult language?
- LucíaCreo que el albanés es bastante complejo.I think Albanian is quite complex.
- JavierMi amigo es de Tirana y habla albanés.My friend is from Tirana and speaks Albanian.
- LucíaQué interesante que él hable albanés.How interesting that he speaks Albanian.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “albanian” translations and entries albanés, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
