los juegos del hambre
/los xweɡos del ambɾe/from spelling rules
The phrase "hunger games" in Spanish is translated as los juegos del hambre.
This phrase refers to the title of the series of novels and films about a dystopian competition. For example, the translation for the specific title *The Hunger Games: Catching Fire* is Los Juegos del Hambre: En Llamas.
How does it change in a sentence?
If referring to a single game rather than the series, the noun juegos changes to the singular juego, resulting in el juego del hambre.
How do you pronounce it?
/los xweɡos del ambɾe/
Did you know?
- Although hambre is a feminine noun, it uses the masculine article el in the singular form el hambre because it starts with a stressed 'a' sound.
- In Spanish, saying tengo hambre literally means 'I have hunger' rather than 'I am hungry'.
- The word hambre is part of a rare phonetic family where the Latin 'mn' sound transformed into the Spanish 'mbr' cluster. This same pattern is why the word for 'hunger' sounds so similar to hombre, which means 'man'.
Examples in context
- María y Pedro van a ver Los Juegos del Hambre en el cine esta noche.María and Pedro are going to watch "The Hunger Games" at the movie theater tonight.
- Tengo una copia de Los Juegos del Hambre en mi estantería.I have a copy of "The Hunger Games" on my bookshelf.
- Me encantan los juegos del hambre.I love The Hunger Games.
- Mañana veremos los juegos del hambre en el cine.Tomorrow we will watch The Hunger Games at the cinema.
- ¿Ya leíste los juegos del hambre?Have you read The Hunger Games yet?
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are discussing books to read.
- Lucía¿Quieres leer los juegos del hambre conmigo?Do you want to read The Hunger Games with me?
- AlejandroSí, me parece una idea excelente.Yes, I think it's an excellent idea.
- LucíaGenial, entonces compraré el primer libro.Great, then I will buy the first book.
- AlejandroGracias, Lucía, eres muy amable.Thanks, Lucía, you are very kind.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
