cambiar las sábanas
/kambjaɾ las sabanas/from spelling rules
To change sheets in Spanish is cambiar las sábanas.
The phrase means to remove used bed linens and replace them with clean ones.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using this phrase, the definite article las is used because Spanish speakers typically refer to the sheets as a specific set of objects rather than an uncountable concept. To say "I change the sheets," conjugate the verb to the first-person singular present tense: cambio las sábanas. To express that someone changed the sheets in the past, use the third-person singular preterite form cambió las sábanas.
Did you know?
- The word sábana comes from the Arabic word sabbāna, which refers to a linen cloth.
- A person might be asked to cambiar la cama instead of cambiar las sábanas, yet the request refers specifically to replacing the linens.
- The word sábana is part of a broader textile vocabulary where specific decorative elements like encaje (lace) are culturally significant. Historically, the quality of these linens was a central part of a woman's dowry.
Examples in context
- Me toca cambiar las sábanas mañanaI have to change the sheets tomorrow
- Vamos a cambiar las sábanasWe are going to change the sheets
- Mi madre cambia las sábanas cada semanaMy mother changes the sheets every week
- ¿Podría ayudarme a cambiar las sábanas, por favor?Could you help me change the sheets, please?
- La señora Marta siempre hace el cambio de sábanas los juevesMrs. Marta always changes the sheets on Thursdays
- El personal de limpieza realiza el cambio de sábanas diariamente en el hotelThe cleaning staff changes the sheets daily in the hotel
- Es hora de hacer el cambio de sábanas en todas las habitacionesIt's time to change the sheets in all the rooms
- Voy a cambiar las sábanas esta tardeI'm going to change the sheets this afternoon
- ¡Las sábanas están sucias! ¡Deberíamos cambiarlas ahora!The sheets are dirty! We should change them now!
- ¿Con qué frecuencia cambias las sábanas de tu cama?How often do you change the sheets on your bed?
- Vamos a cambiar las sábanas juntos, será más rápidoLet's change the sheets together, it will be faster
- Tengo que cambiar las sábanas de la cama.I have to change the bed sheets.
- Tengo que cambiar las sábanas hoy.I have to change the sheets today.
- ¿Puedes ayudarme a cambiar las sábanas?Can you help me change the sheets?
- Es hora de cambiar las sábanas de la cama.It is time to change the bed sheets.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are doing housework in their apartment.
- SofíaJavier, ¿podemos cambiar las sábanas ahora?Javier, can we change the sheets now?
- JavierSí, yo llevo la colcha.Yes, I'll take the bedspread.
- SofíaPerfecto, yo buscaré las sábanas limpias.Perfect, I will look for the clean sheets.
- JavierMuy bien, terminaremos pronto.Very well, we will finish soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
