botellas
/boteʝas/from spelling rules
The English word "bottles" is translated into Spanish as botellas.
botellas refers to containers made of glass or plastic used for storing liquids. If you want to specify that you are talking about glass bottles, you can use the phrase botellas de vidrio.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of this noun is botella. Because the noun is feminine, the plural form must use the feminine plural definite article las to say "the bottles" (las botellas).
How do you pronounce it?
/boteʝas/
Did you know?
- In Spain, a botellón describes both a large bottle and a specific youth culture of gathering to drink alcohol in public spaces.
- The word botella is used in the term botellazo, which can describe either a heavy blow from a bottle or a very large, impressive drink, depending on the regional slang.
- The word botella shares a common linguistic root with the English word 'bottle', both descending from the Vulgar Latin buttula, meaning a small cask.
Examples in context
- Compré dos botellas de leche.I bought two bottles of milk.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of botellas with quantities and liquids.Tatoeba #539383 by Shishir, translation #19458 by CK
- Compré tres botellas de vino.I bought three bottles of wine.Tatoeba #1944149 by marcelostockle, translation #1944150 by marcelostockle
- Hay botellas vacías en la caja.There are some empty bottles in the box.This sentence is useful for describing the state of botellas.Tatoeba #1507540 by marcelostockle, translation #282645 by CK
- Quisiera comprar dos botellas de agua, por favorI would like to buy two bottles of water, please
- El producto está disponible en envases de vidrioThe product is available in glass bottles
- Necesito tres frascos de medicinaI need three bottles of medicine
- ¡Me encantan las botellitas de perfume!I love small perfume bottles!
- Quiero comprar un pack de botellas de vino para la cena de Navidad.I want to buy a pack of wine bottles for Christmas dinner.
- Necesito reciclar las botellas de plástico del refrigerador.I need to recycle the plastic bottles from the fridge.
- ¡Las botellitas de agua son tan prácticas para llevar al gimnasio!Water bottles are so convenient to take to the gym!
- En el supermercado, encontré unas garrafas de aceite de oliva espectaculares.At the supermarket, I found some amazing olive oil bottles.
- 41 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are preparing for a picnic.
- SofíaMateo, ¿tienes las botellas de agua?Mateo, do you have the water bottles?
- MateoSí, están aquí en la bolsa.Yes, they are here in the bag.
- SofíaPerfecto, necesitamos más botellas para todos.Perfect, we need more bottles for everyone.
- MateoTengo razón, iré a buscar algunas más.You're right, I'll go look for some more.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
