oso panda
/oso panda/from spelling rules
The English phrase "panda bear" is translated into Spanish as oso panda.
oso panda refers to the large bear with black and white fur native to China.
Which one should you use?
While oso panda is the full phrase for "panda bear", Spanish speakers often simply use el panda to refer to the animal in many contexts.
How does it change in a sentence?
When forming the plural, the noun oso becomes osos, but the adjective panda remains invariable. Therefore, "panda bears" is written as osos panda.
How do you pronounce it?
/oso panda/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word oso is used to name animals that are not bears, such as the oso hormiguero or anteater.
- The Spanish word oso shares a common ancestor with the English word 'ursine'. Both can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.
- The Spanish word oso is a cognate with the Portuguese urso and the Catalan ós.
Examples in context
- La Fundación del Panda Gigante trabaja para proteger a los pandas en su hábitat natural.The Giant Panda Foundation works to protect pandas in their natural habitat.
- ¡Mira ese oso panda jugando en la nieve!Look at that panda bear playing in the snow!
- Los pandas son animales fascinantes que capturan nuestros corazones con su ternura y torpeza.Pandas are fascinating animals that capture our hearts with their cuteness and clumsiness.
- El oso panda es muy lindo.The panda bear is very cute.
- Vi un oso panda en el zoológico.I saw a panda bear at the zoo.
- ¿Te gusta el oso panda?Do you like the panda bear?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are looking at a picture book about animals.
- Alejandro¿Qué animal es este?What animal is this?
- ElenaEs un oso panda.It is a panda bear.
- Alejandro¡Es muy grande!It is very big!
- ElenaSí, es un animal impresionante.Yes, it is an impressive animal.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries oso, panda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
