patinaje sobre hielo
/patinaxe sobɾe jelo/from spelling rules
Ice skating in Spanish is patinaje sobre hielo.
patinaje sobre hielo is the noun used to refer to the sport or the activity of ice skating. If you want to refer to the physical equipment used, the phrase patines de hielo means ice skates.
Meaning: the act, or the sport, of skating on ice (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of patinaje (skating), sobre (on/over) and hielo (ice), which literally translates to skating on ice.
How does it change in a sentence?
While patinaje sobre hielo is the noun for the sport, you should use the verbal form patinar sobre hielo when you want to describe the action of ice skating.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word patinar can be used colloquially to mean 'to make a mistake' or 'to slip up' in a conversation or argument.
- The word hielo shares a common ancestor with the English word 'gel', both stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root *gel- meaning 'to freeze' or 'cold'.
- Spanish uses the same root patin- for both ice skating and roller skating, distinguishing them only by adding sobre hielo or sobre ruedas.
Examples in context
- ¿Eres bueno en el patinaje sobre hielo?Are you good at ice skating?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is skilled at the sport using patinaje sobre hielo.Tatoeba #7299833 by UsuarioX, translation #4635174 by CK
- Me gusta patinar sobre hieloI enjoy ice skating
- Voy a practicar patinaje sobre hielo este fin de semanaI'm going to practice ice skating this weekend
- ¿Quieres ir a hacer patinaje sobre hielo?Do you want to go ice skating?
- Vamos a patinar en hielo el próximo fin de semanaLet's go ice skating next weekend
- Me encanta el patinaje en hieloI love ice skating
- El patinaje sobre hielo es muy divertido.Ice skating is very fun.
- Ella practica el patinaje sobre hielo cada semana.She practices ice skating every week.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are talking about their winter hobbies.
- María¿Te gusta el patinaje sobre hielo, Daniel?Do you like ice skating, Daniel?
- DanielSí, me encanta la emoción de ese deporte.Yes, I love the excitement of that sport.
- MaríaYo soy una experta en el patinaje sobre hielo.I am an expert at ice skating.
- Daniel¡Qué increíble! Deberías enseñarme un día.That's amazing! You should teach me one day.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hielo, patinaje, sobre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
