países europeos
/paises euɾopeos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "european countries" is translated into Spanish as países europeos.
The phrase is used to refer to nations located on the continent of Europe.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun países (countries) followed by the adjective europeos (European).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective europeos must agree in gender and number with the masculine plural noun países. For a single nation, the singular form is país europeo.
Did you know?
- The word país comes from the Latin word pagus, which referred to a rural district or a village. This makes the Spanish word for 'country' fundamentally rooted in the idea of countryside and farming.
- While países europeos describes a geographic location, a Spanish speaker might use the term países del viejo continente to sound more poetic or historical, much like an English speaker saying 'the Old Continent'.
- In Spanish, the word país can be used to describe a small territory or a specific region within a larger nation, not just an independent state.
Examples in context
- La empresa tiene sucursales en doce países europeos.The company has branches in twelve European countries.This sentence shows how to describe a company's presence in several países europeos.Tatoeba #865680 by Shishir, translation #638678 by sundown
- En varios países europeos, la divisa actual es el euro y su símbolo es "€" y el euro es la división de la lira turca entre dos.In several European countries, the current currency is the Euro. Its symbol is €. One Euro is worth about two Turkish lira.This sentence provides information about currency in several países europeos.Tatoeba #1442666 by peibolvig, translation #706689 by magnificentgoddess
- He visitado tres países europeos hasta ahora.I have visited three European countries so far.This sentence is useful for expressing how many países europeos one has visited.Tatoeba #11492118 by carlosalberto, translation #11492102 by carlosalberto
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Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are discussing their travel plans.
- Lucía¿Quieres visitar otros países europeos este verano?Do you want to visit other European countries this summer?
- MateoSí, me encantaría conocer más países europeos.Yes, I would love to get to know more European countries.
- LucíaYo también, Mateo. Tenemos que planear el viaje.Me too, Mateo. We have to plan the trip.
- MateoEs una excelente idea, Lucía.It is an excellent idea, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
