mooi
/mooi/from spelling rules
The Dutch word mooi means beautiful or pretty in Spanish.
Note that the word provided in the source, mooi, is actually Dutch, not Spanish. If you wish to express 'beautiful' or 'pretty' in Spanish, you would use terms like bonito/a or lindo/a.
How do you pronounce it?
/mooi/
What mistakes should you avoid?
The term mooi is a Dutch word.
Did you know?
- While mooi is Dutch, the Spanish word muy is a phonetic near-match and functions as an intensifier meaning 'very'. This often leads learners to mistakenly think mooi is a Spanish word for 'very' or 'extremely'.
- Spanish uses gender markers for beauty. While the Dutch mooi is neutral, a Spanish speaker must change the word to bonita or linda depending on whether the object is masculine or feminine.
Examples in context
- Ese vestido es hermosoThat dress is beautiful
- Sus palabras fueron bellasHis/her words were beautiful
- Los jardines del palacio son bellosThe gardens of the palace are beautiful
- El diseño del edificio es eleganteThe building’s design is beautiful
- ¡Qué bonita foto!What a nice photo!
- ¡Qué lindo cachorro!What a cute puppy!
- Su casa es hermosa y eleganteTheir house is beautiful and elegant
- ¡Qué bonito coche tienes!What a nice car you have!
- La pintura es muy lindaThe painting is very pretty
- El vestido de novia es guapísimoThe wedding dress is extremely beautiful
- El paisaje es bello y pintorescoThe landscape is beautiful and picturesque
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are looking at a photo of a city.
- DanielMira esta foto de Ámsterdam, Elena.Look at this photo of Amsterdam, Elena.
- ElenaEs verdad, la ciudad es muy mooi.It's true, the city is very beautiful.
- DanielMe gustaría visitarla algún día.I would like to visit it someday.
- ElenaYo también, parece un lugar mooi.Me too, it looks like a beautiful place.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
