continentes
/kontinentes/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'continents' is translated into Spanish as continentes.
continentes refers to the largest main landmasses on the Earth's surface. For example, you might use it as in the phrase Soy de Asia (I am from Asia).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In terms of geographic regions, you may encounter terms such as América del Norte (North America), América Central (Central America) and América del Sur (South America).
How does it change in a sentence?
continentes is a masculine noun, meaning it is used with masculine articles such as los. The singular form of the word is continente.
How do you pronounce it?
/kontinentes/
Did you know?
- The phrase el quinto continente (the fifth continent) is a common way in Spanish to refer to Australia, regardless of whether the speaker counts six or seven continents in total.
- In Spanish, the word continente can also be used as an adjective to describe something that contains or holds another thing, as opposed to contenido (content).
- While English speakers often speak of 'seven continents', many Spanish-speaking school curricula teach that there are only 'seis continentes' because 'América' is considered a single, unified continent.
Examples in context
- En la Tierra hay siete continentes.There are seven continents on the earth.This sentence uses continentes to state how many landmasses are on the earth.Tatoeba #1520299 by Shishir, translation #271117 by CM
- ¿Cuántos continentes hay en el mundo?How many continents are there in the world?This sentence uses continentes to ask how many landmasses are in the world.Tatoeba #1822018 by hayastan, translation #1821323 by Amastan
- El número de continentes en el mundo varía por país e idioma.The number of continents in the world varies by country and language.This sentence uses continentes to explain that the count of landmasses can change depending on country and language.Tatoeba #3222810 by cueyayotl, translation #10836306 by LeeSooHa
- Mi hermana visitó África el año pasadoMy sister visited Africa last year
- América es un continente diverso y fascinanteAmerica is a diverse and fascinating continent
- Sueño con viajar por AsiaI dream of traveling around Asia
- La flora y fauna de Oceanía son espectacularesThe flora and fauna of Oceania are spectacular
- La Antártida es el continente más frío del mundoAntarctica is the coldest continent in the world
- 6 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are looking at a world map in a classroom.
- DanielSofía, ¿puedes señalar los continentes en el mapa?Sofía, can you point out the continents on the map?
- SofíaSí, puedo ver los continentes claramente aquí.Yes, I can see the continents clearly here.
- DanielEs impresionante lo grandes que son esos continentes.It is impressive how large those continents are.
- SofíaTienes razón, Daniel, son inmensos.You are right, Daniel, they are immense.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
