palabras en inglés
/palabɾas en inɡles/from spelling rules
The phrase 'english words' in Spanish is palabras en inglés.
This phrase is used to refer to words that belong to the English language.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of palabras (words), en (in) and inglés (English).
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of this phrase is palabra en inglés. While palabras en inglés is the most common way to express this, you can also use the adjective form palabras inglesas to mean 'English words'.
How do you pronounce it?
/palabɾas en inɡles/
Did you know?
- The word palabra comes from the Latin parabola, which originally meant a 'comparison' or 'parable' before it came to mean a general 'word'.
- In Spanish, the word inglés is not capitalized when used as an adjective, unlike the English word 'English' which is always capitalized.
- The word inglés entered the Spanish language via Old French angleis rather than coming directly from Old English Englisc.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuántas palabras en inglés conoce?How many English words do you know?This sentence is useful for asking about the quantity of palabras en inglés someone knows.Tatoeba #1642975 by marcelostockle, translation #26313 by CK
- Él memorizaba diez palabras en inglés al día.He memorized ten English words a day.This sentence is useful for describing a daily habit of memorizing palabras en inglés.Tatoeba #1214201 by marcelostockle, translation #288448 by CK
- Ella conoce diez veces más palabras en inglés que yo.She knows ten times as many English words as I do.This sentence is useful for comparing the amount of palabras en inglés known by two people.Tatoeba #898394 by Shishir, translation #314274 by CK
- Le agradezcoThank you
- ¿Cómo estás?How are you?
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are studying together at a library.
- Mateo¿Tienes una lista de palabras en inglés?Do you have a list of English words?
- SofíaSí, las tengo en mi cuaderno.Yes, I have them in my notebook.
- MateoPerfecto, voy a estudiar estas palabras en inglés.Perfect, I am going to study these English words.
- SofíaMuy bien, Mateo, mucha suerte.Very well, Mateo, good luck.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries en, inglés, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
