Mike
/mike/from spelling rules
Mike is the Spanish word for the English phrase 'mike'.
Mike is used as an informal noun to refer to a microphone.
Meaning: informal: microphone (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/mike/
Did you know?
- In the context of gaming and online streaming, mike is frequently used as a verb, mikear, meaning to communicate via voice chat.
- The term micro is often used in Spanish-speaking media to refer to a 'microphone' during news broadcasts, whereas in English 'micro' is almost exclusively a prefix.
- The word micrófono is a proparoxytone word because its stress falls on the third to last syllable.
Examples in context
- Yo le llamo Mike.I call him Mike.This sentence is useful for showing how to use Mike as a name.Tatoeba #493667 by Shishir, translation #260894 by CN
- Mike le llama Ned.Mike calls him Ned.This sentence shows a way to use Mike when describing someone calling another person a name.Tatoeba #922506 by Shishir, translation #32902 by CN
- Soy amigo de Mike.I am friends with Mike.This sentence illustrates how to use Mike when describing a friendship.Tatoeba #2099778 by marcelostockle, translation #255625 by CN
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Example conversation
Two people are preparing for a presentation.
- LucíaAlejandro, ¿está encendido el Mike?Alejandro, is the mic turned on?
- AlejandroNo, creo que el Mike está apagado.No, I think the mic is off.
- LucíaPor favor, prueba el Mike ahora.Please, test the mic now.
- AlejandroAhora el Mike funciona perfectamente.Now the mic is working perfectly.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
