pez mascota
/peθ maskota/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the English phrase "pet fish" is translated as pez mascota.
The phrase refers to a fish kept in a home aquarium as a companion or for a hobby.
Which one should you use?
The word pez is used specifically for living fish. If you are referring to a fish that is dead or intended to be food, you should use the word pescado instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
When you want to refer to multiple pet fish, only the noun changes to its plural form, resulting in peces mascota. In this construction, the word mascota remains singular because it acts as an attributive noun.
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Examples in context
- Tu pez de mascota es hermosoYour pet fish is beautiful
- Tengo un pez de mascota llamado NemoI have a pet fish named Nemo
- ¿Cómo se llama tu pez de mascota?What's your pet fish called?
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about their animals.
- LucíaTengo un gato y un pez mascota.I have a cat and a pet fish.
- JavierYo no tengo ningún pez mascota.I don't have any pet fish.
- Lucía¿Te gustaría tener un pez mascota, Javier?Would you like to have a pet fish, Javier?
- JavierSí, pero no tengo un acuario.Yes, but I don't have an aquarium.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mascota, pez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
