sábanas
/sabanas/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for bed sheets is sábanas.
The term refers to large pieces of fabric used to cover a mattress.
Which one should you use?
While sábanas is the general term for sheets, specific types include the sábana bajera and the sábana encimera.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the term Sábana encimera refers specifically to the flat bed sheet that goes on top of the fitted sheet.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word sábanas is a feminine plural noun. The singular form is la sábana.
How do you pronounce it?
/sabanas/
Did you know?
- The term sábana is often used in Spanish technical drawing and architecture to describe a large-format plot or a wide architectural plan.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the ajuar is a traditional collection of linens and sábanas meticulously gathered by a bride and her family before her wedding.
- The word sábana can be used colloquially to describe a large, flat piece of almost any material, including a 'sheet' of cardboard or a 'sheet' of plastic.
Examples in context
- Por favor, tráigame sábanas limpias para la cama de huéspedes.Please bring me clean sheets for the guest bed.
- No encuentro la sábana de mi cama. ¿Sabes dónde la dejé?I can't find my bed sheet. Do you know where I left it?
- Necesito comprar sábanas nuevas.I need to buy new bed sheets.
- Las sábanas están muy suaves.The bed sheets are very soft.
- ¿Dónde pusiste las sábanas blancas?Where did you put the white bed sheets?
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are cleaning their bedroom.
- Javier¿Puedes lavar las sábanas hoy?Can you wash the bed sheets today?
- LucíaSí, las sábanas están sucias.Yes, the bed sheets are dirty.
- JavierPerfecto, yo recogeré las almohadas.Perfect, I will pick up the pillows.
- LucíaGracias, Javier.Thanks, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
