murciélagos
/muɾθjelaɡos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "bats" is translated into Spanish as murciélagos.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of murciélagos is murciélago. Because murciélagos is a masculine noun, any accompanying adjectives must also be masculine.
How do you pronounce it?
/muɾθjelaɡos/
Did you know?
- The word murciélago contains all five vowels of the Spanish alphabet: a, e, i, o and u.
- While English has the phrase 'blind as a bat', Spanish speakers are more likely to use ciego como un topo, meaning 'blind as a mole'.
- If you are talking about the 'bat' used in baseball, you should never use murciélago, but instead use bate.
Examples in context
- Me dan miedo los murciélagos.I'm scared of bats.This sentence is useful for expressing a fear of murciélagos.Tatoeba #9726208 by mialiesperantistas, translation #9849445 by DJ_Saidez
- En esta cueva viven murciélagos.Bats live in this cave.This sentence is useful for stating that murciélagos live in a cave.Tatoeba #10521529 by Seael, translation #10521520 by Hybrid
- Los murciélagos también tienen alas.Bats also have wings.This sentence is useful for noting that murciélagos have wings.Tatoeba #10361871 by Seael, translation #10361869 by Adelpa
- Los murciélagos son una especie de mamífero volador.Bats are a species of flying mammal.
- 24 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are walking in the park at sunset.
- ElenaMira, hay unos murciélagos volando.Look, there are some bats flying.
- MateoNo sabía que había murciélagos aquí.I didn't know there were bats here.
- ElenaSí, salen cuando baja el sol.Yes, they come out when the sun goes down.
- MateoEs fascinante ver a los murciélagos.It is fascinating to see the bats.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
