palabras comunes
/palabɾas komunes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "common words" is translated into Spanish as palabras comunes.
In Spanish, many other common words and phrases are useful for daily interaction: * To say "Thank you", use Gracias. * To say "You're welcome", you can use De nada or No hay de qué. * To say "Excuse me", use Perdón or Disculpa. * To say "I'm sorry", use Lo siento. * To say "My name is", use Me llamo. * To ask "What's your name?", use ¿Cómo te llamas?
* To say "Nice to meet you", use Mucho gusto. * To ask "How are you?", use ¿Cómo estás?
* To ask "Where is the bathroom?", use ¿Dónde está el baño?
* For directions, use Izquierda (Left), Derecha (Right) or Todo recto (Straight ahead). * When counting, use una for feminine nouns.
* To say "Nice to meet you", use Mucho gusto. * To ask "How are you?", use ¿Cómo estás?
* To ask "Where is the bathroom?", use ¿Dónde está el baño?
* For directions, use Izquierda (Left), Derecha (Right) or Todo recto (Straight ahead). * When counting, use una for feminine nouns.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of palabras (words) and comunes (common).
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the phrase is palabra común. In the plural form palabras comunes, both the noun palabras and the adjective comunes must be plural to agree in gender and number.
Did you know?
- While comunes means 'common', the word común can also be used to describe something vulgar or low-class. Calling a person común in certain contexts can be a subtle insult rather than a description of frequency.
- Spanish uses the word palabra to describe a 'password' as palabra clave (key word). In digital contexts, however, the more common term is contraseña, which literally means 'counter-sign'.
- In some dialects, specifically in parts of the Caribbean, the 's' at the end of palabras comunes might be aspirated or dropped entirely in casual speech.
Examples in context
- ¡Hola! Este idioma se habla en Europa. El propósito de este texto es ayudar a los estudiantes a familiarizarse con la estructura y el vocabulario de las distintas lenguas europeas. Algunas palabras comunes son: hola, calle, agua, país, comida, coche, casa, familia, sol y adiós.Hello! This language is spoken in Europe. The purpose of this passage is to help learners become familiar with the structure and vocabulary of different European languages. Common words include: hello, street, water, country, food, car, house, family, sun, and goodbye.This sentence provides an example of using palabras comunes to list various basic vocabulary items.Tatoeba #13504226 by Alejandr0, translation #13504214 by kanewest
- Muchas palabras comunes que usamos hoy fueron acuñadas en ficción.Many common words we use today were once coined in fiction.This sentence uses palabras comunes to discuss how certain words were created in fiction.Tatoeba #8104754 by Goatstein, translation #3791472 by ferra
- Debes aprender estas palabras comunes.You must learn these common words.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are studying in a library.
- Alejandro¿Conoces estas palabras comunes?Do you know these common words?
- SofíaSí, Alejandro, ya las sé.Yes, Alejandro, I already know them.
- Alejandro¡Qué bueno, Sofía!That's great, Sofía!
- SofíaAhora estudiamos la gramática.Now we study grammar.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
