pantalones azules
/pantalones aθules/from spelling rules
The English phrase "blue pants" is translated into Spanish as pantalones azules.
You can use pantalones azules to describe pants that are blue. For a specific shade, you can say pantalones azul eléctrico to mean "electric blue pants".
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase pantalones azules, the plural masculine adjective azules is used to agree in both gender and number with the plural masculine noun pantalones.
How do you pronounce it?
/pantalones aθules/
Did you know?
- The word azul shares a root with the Persian word 'lāzhward', which refers to the deep blue Lapis Lazuli stone.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, you will see the term vaqueros used for blue jeans, which etymologically refers to 'vaqueros' or cowboys.
- In some rural regions, pantalones might be replaced by calzones, though in most modern cities calzones now refers exclusively to underwear.
Examples in context
- Los pantalones azules cuestan más que los verdes.The blue pants cost more than the green ones.Tatoeba #462589 by lukaszpp, translation #462588 by lukaszpp
- ¿Tienes pantalones azules?Do you have blue pants?
- Busco unos pantalones celestesI'm looking for some light blue pants
- Me encantan tus pantalones de color azulI love your pants of the color blue
- ¿Dónde compraste esos pantalones azul eléctrico?Where did you buy those electric blue pants?
- Me gustan tus pantalones azules.I like your blue pants.
- ¿Dónde compraste esos pantalones azules?Where did you buy those blue pants?
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are shopping at a clothing store.
- Lucía¿Te gustan estos pantalones azules para mí?Do you like these blue pants for me?
- JavierSí, te quedan muy bien, Lucía.Yes, they look great on you, Lucía.
- LucíaGracias, Javier. ¿Y para ti?Thanks, Javier. And for you?
- JavierYo prefiero los pantalones negros.I prefer black pants.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
