películas de comedia
/pelikulas de komedja/from spelling rules
The English phrase "comedy movies" is translated into Spanish as películas de comedia.
This phrase refers to films intended to be humorous and make the audience laugh.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of películas (movies) and de comedia (of comedy).
Which one should you use?
While películas de comedia is the standard way to express the idea, you can also use the single word comedias to refer to the comedy genre itself in many contexts.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, películas de humor is used as an alternative to say comedy movies.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a single comedy movie instead of multiple, use the singular form película de comedia.
Did you know?
- The word películas comes from the Spanish word for 'thin skin' or 'membrane', referring to the physical film strip used in old cameras.
- Spanish has a specific word costumbrismo for a type of comedy that focuses on the detailed depiction of local customs and manners to create humor.
- In some contexts, describing a situation as esto es una comedia means that something is so absurd or poorly managed that it has become laughable, regardless of whether a movie is involved.
Examples in context
- ¿Has visto las últimas pelis de risa? Son geniales.Have you seen the latest funny movies? They are great.
- Vamos a organizar una noche de cine para ver cintas humorísticas.Let's organize a movie night to watch humorous films.
- ¿Qué tal si vemos unas pelis cómicas este fin de semana?How about watching some comedy movies this weekend?
- Me gustan las películas de comedia.I like comedy movies.
- ¿Quieres ver películas de comedia esta noche?Do you want to watch comedy movies tonight?
- Esa tienda vende películas de comedia muy baratas.That store sells very cheap comedy movies.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are choosing a movie to watch at home.
- Mateo¿Qué tipo de cine prefieres, María?What kind of movies do you prefer, María?
- MaríaPrefiero las películas de comedia.I prefer comedy movies.
- Mateo¡A mí también me encantan las películas de comedia!I love comedy movies too!
- MaríaEntonces busquemos una en Netflix.Then let's look for one on Netflix.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
