botella de leche
/boteʝa de let͡ʃe/from spelling rules
The phrase "bottle of milk" in Spanish is botella de leche.
This phrase refers to a container made of glass or plastic that holds milk.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of botella (bottle), de (of) and leche (milk).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change the noun botella to botellas while keeping the rest of the phrase the same, resulting in botellas de leche.
How do you pronounce it?
/boteʝa de letʃe/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, saying someone has mucha leche does not refer to milk but means they are extremely lucky.
- The word leche is used in the colloquial expression darle leche, which translates to hitting something with great force or failing spectacularly at something.
- The word botella is a cognate of the English word 'bottle' and shares its roots in the Late Latin word butticula, meaning 'small cask' or 'small barrel'.
Examples in context
- Ella se toma una botella de leche cada mañana.She has a bottle of milk every morning.The first sentence shows how to use botella de leche when describing a daily routine of having milk.Tatoeba #530672 by Shishir, translation #317080 by CK
- Ella bebe una botella de leche todas las mañanas.She drinks a bottle of milk every morning.The second sentence shows how to use botella de leche when describing the action of drinking milk every morning.Tatoeba #10044435 by manufrutos, translation #9409502 by Nylez
- Necesito comprar una botella de leche para el desayuno.I need to buy a bottle of milk for breakfast.
- Necesito comprar una botella de leche en el súper.I need to buy a bottle of milk at the supermarket.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are in the kitchen checking the groceries.
- JavierLucía, ¿queda alguna botella de leche?Lucía, is there a bottle of milk left?
- LucíaNo, ya nos terminamos la última.No, we already finished the last one.
- JavierEntonces iré por una botella de leche.Then I will go get a bottle of milk.
- LucíaGracias, Javier. Trae una grande.Thank you, Javier. Bring a large one.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries botella, de, leche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
