cambiar las sábanas
/kambjaɾ las sabanas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "change bed sheets" is translated into Spanish as cambiar las sábanas.
This phrase is used to describe the action of removing used bed sheets and replacing them with clean ones.
Which one should you use?
While cambiar las sábanas refers to the sheets themselves, you may also encounter the singular form cambiar la sábana if you are only changing a single sheet rather than a full set of sheets.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the definite article las because, in Spanish, it is standard to use the article when referring to specific objects like bed sheets in this context.
Did you know?
- The word sábana is sometimes used colloquially in certain countries to refer to a large piece of paper or a wide document, like a 'sheet' of newsprint.
- The verb cambiar descends from a Gaulish word rather than directly from Classical Latin, entering Spanish through regional languages like Asturian or Galician.
- While cambiar las sábanas is the standard phrase, in some regions the verb hacer la cama is used to encompass both making the bed and changing the sheets.
Examples in context
- Debo cambiar las sábanasI must change the bed sheets
- El servicio de limpieza debe realizar el cambio de ropa de cama diariamenteThe housekeeping should carry out the change of bedding daily
- Ya es hora de realizar el cambio de ropa de cama de invierno.It's time to carry out the change of winter bedding.
- Siempre olvido cambiar las sábanas los fines de semana, ¡qué descuido!I always forget to change the bed sheets on weekends, what a mistake!
- Tengo que cambiar las sábanas hoy.I have to change the sheets today.
- Tengo que cambiar las sábanas de la cama.I have to change the bed sheets.
- ¿Puedes cambiar las sábanas de la habitación principal?Can you change the sheets in the master bedroom?
- Es hora de cambiar las sábanas.It is time to change the sheets.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are cleaning their apartment on a Saturday morning.
- MaríaDaniel, ¿me ayudas a cambiar las sábanas?Daniel, can you help me change the sheets?
- DanielSí, ahora mismo lo hago.Yes, I will do it right now.
- MaríaGracias, las sábanas nuevas están en el armario.Thanks, the new sheets are in the closet.
- DanielPerfecto, ya voy a buscarlas.Perfect, I'm going to get them now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cambiar, las, CC BY-SA 4.0.
