cómics
/komiɡs/from spelling rules
The English word "comics" is translated into Spanish as cómics.
The word cómics refers to the artistic medium of comics.
Meaning: artistic medium (noun)
Which one should you use?
While cómics is a loanword, historieta is the more traditional Spanish term used to refer to the medium or a single comic strip.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the informal term tebeo or tebeos is common. In Argentina, you will often hear the terms historietas or revistas de cómics to refer to comics.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is cómic, which places the stress on the first syllable.
How do you pronounce it?
/komiɡs/
Did you know?
- The Spanish term tebeo comes from the name of a very popular 19th-century magazine called TBO. Over time the brand name became the generic word for any comic book in Spain.
- In Spanish, the word historieta literally means 'little story'. It reflects a cultural preference for viewing the medium as a narrative sequence rather than just a collection of drawings.
- Argentine readers often call comics revistas because the medium primarily evolved through weekly magazine publications rather than separate books.
Examples in context
- Lo dejé leer los cómics.I let him read the comics.This sentence shows how to use cómics in a sentence about reading.Tatoeba #6156738 by cueyayotl, translation #11240625 by Luornu
- Él siempre está leyendo cómics.He's always reading comics.This sentence illustrates the use of cómics with the continuous verb form.Tatoeba #2769601 by teskmon, translation #289216 by CK
- El chico pasa horas dibujando cómics de superhéroes.The boy spends hours drawing superhero comics.This sentence shows how to use cómics when talking about drawing them.Tatoeba #5472348 by Seael, translation #5489882 by Mar1L
- Me encanta leer historietas, especialmente las de superhéroes.I love reading comics, especially superhero ones.
- ¿Has leído este cómic nuevo? Es realmente emocionante.Have you read this new comic? It's really exciting.
- ¡Miré todos mis tebeos durante el fin de semana!I looked through all my comics over the weekend!
- ¿Cuáles son tus tebeos favoritos?What are your favorite comics?
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are at a bookstore.
- Alejandro¿Te gustan los cómics?Do you like comics?
- LucíaSí, me encantan los cómics de acción.Yes, I love action comics.
- AlejandroMira estos que acaban de llegar.Look at these that just arrived.
- LucíaSon muy bonitos, Alejandro.They are very pretty, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
