diferentes razas
/difeɾentes ɾaθas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "different races" is translated into Spanish as diferentes razas.
The phrase diferentes razas refers to groups of people who share common physical characteristics or ancestral origins. To describe a person of African descent, you might use the phrase persona de ascendencia africana.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the informal terms Güero or Güera are commonly used to describe a light-skinned person. In the Dominican Republic, the term moreno can refer to someone with dark hair or tanned skin, regardless of their racial background.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase diferentes razas, both the adjective diferentes and the noun razas must be in the plural form to agree in number.
How do you pronounce it?
/difeɾentes ɾaθas/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word raza is often used in a cultural or spiritual sense, such as the raza cósmica or 'cosmic race' coined by philosopher José Vasconcelos to describe the blending of ethnicities.
- The word raza can be used to describe a breed of animal, such as raza de perro for 'dog breed', making the term much more versatile than the English word 'race'.
- In certain Latin American regions, referring to someone's raza can sometimes be interpreted as a comment on their perceived social class or 'casta' rather than just their physical appearance.
Examples in context
- Juan es un güero muy simpático.Juan is a very nice light-skinned person.
- Hay personas de diferentes razas en el mundo.There are people of different races in the world.
- El estudio analiza diferentes razas y su origen.The study analyzes different races and their origin.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are discussing a documentary about humanity.
- AlejandroEl documental habla sobre diferentes razas.The documentary talks about different races.
- ElenaSí, es muy interesante, Alejandro.Yes, it is very interesting, Alejandro.
- Alejandro¿Crees que somos todos iguales?Do you think we are all the same?
- ElenaSí, a pesar de venir de diferentes razas.Yes, despite coming from different races.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
