elefante azul
/elefante aθul/from spelling rules
The phrase 'blue elephant' in Spanish is elefante azul.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the adjective azul follows the noun elefante. To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural form, resulting in elefantes azules.
How do you pronounce it?
/elefante aθul/
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Examples in context
- Me encanta el elefante azul.I love the blue elephant.
- El elefante azul es hermoso.The blue elephant is beautiful.
- Ese elefante azul es el más grande del zoológico.That blue elephant is the biggest one in the zoo.
- ¡Mira ese elefante de color azul!Look at that blue-colored elephant!
- El juguete es un elefante azul.The toy is a blue elephant.
- Dibujé un elefante azul en la pizarra.I drew a blue elephant on the chalkboard.
- ¿Dónde está el elefante azul?Where is the blue elephant?
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are looking at a children's book.
- LucíaMira, Alejandro, hay un elefante azul aquí.Look, Alejandro, there is a blue elephant here.
- Alejandro¡Es muy bonito ese elefante azul!That blue elephant is very pretty!
- Lucía¿Te gusta el color del elefante azul?Do you like the color of the blue elephant?
- AlejandroSí, me encanta el elefante azul.Yes, I love the blue elephant.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries azul, elefante, CC BY-SA 4.0.
