palabras fáciles
/palabɾas faθiles/from spelling rules
The English phrase "easy words" is translated into Spanish as palabras fáciles.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the singular form, the phrase is palabra fácil. In the plural form palabras fáciles, both the noun palabras and the adjective fáciles must be plural to agree in number.
How do you pronounce it?
/palabɾas faθiles/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word palabra can mean both 'word' and 'promise'. If someone says tengo mi palabra, they are not talking about vocabulary but stating 'I give you my word'.
- If you are describing a task that is 'easy' rather than just the words themselves, you might use the idiom es pan comido, which literally translates to 'it is eaten bread'.
- The word fácil is a direct cognate of the English 'facile', but in English, 'facile' often carries a negative connotation of being superficial or lacking depth, whereas in Spanish, fácil is more neutral.
Examples in context
- El examen tiene palabras fáciles.The exam has easy words.
- Solo uso palabras fáciles con los niños.I only use easy words with children.
- Necesito palabras fáciles para mi presentación.I need easy words for my presentation.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are studying Spanish together.
- Mateo¿Es difícil este libro de español?Is this Spanish book difficult?
- SofíaNo, tiene muchas palabras fáciles.No, it has many easy words.
- MateoQué bueno, quiero aprender rápido.That's good, I want to learn fast.
- SofíaEntonces, vamos a estudiar ahora.Then, let's study now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
