cartas de Pokémon
/kaɾtas de pokemon/from spelling rules
The English phrase "pokemon cards" is cartas de Pokémon in Spanish.
In the context of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, you may find other specific terms useful: mazo refers to a deck, sobre refers to a booster pack and rareza refers to rarity.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the phrase is la carta de Pokémon.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaɾtas de pokemon/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word mazo used for a 'deck' of cards also means 'sledgehammer' or 'cluster' in other contexts.
- The word sobre for 'booster pack' literally translates to 'envelope', reflecting how the cards are physically packaged.
- In Spain, you will often hear people call cartas de Pokémon simply cartas, whereas in some Latin American regions, cromos or láminas is more common for trading cards.
Examples in context
- Me gusta coleccionar las cartas de Pokémon.I like collecting Pokémon cards.
- Tengo muchas cartas de Pokémon.I have many pokemon cards.
- ¿Quieres jugar con mis cartas de Pokémon?Do you want to play with my pokemon cards?
- Compré unas cartas de Pokémon nuevas.I bought some new pokemon cards.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their hobbies at school.
- LucíaDaniel, ¿trajiste tus cartas de Pokémon?Daniel, did you bring your pokemon cards?
- DanielSí, Lucía, están en mi mochila.Yes, Lucía, they are in my backpack.
- Lucía¡Genial! Quiero ver tus cartas de Pokémon.Great! I want to see your pokemon cards.
- DanielEstá bien, vamos a verlas ahora.Alright, let's look at them now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
