noche lluviosa
/not͡ʃe ʝubjosa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "rainy night" is translated into Spanish as noche lluviosa.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of noche (night) and lluviosa (rainy).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, noches lluviosas, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix -s.
How do you pronounce it?
/notʃe ʝubjosa/
Did you know?
- Depending on the region, the 'll' in lluviosa can be pronounced as a 'y' sound, a 'sh' sound, or even a 'j' sound in parts of Argentina and Uruguay.
- In literary Spanish, the adjective lluviosa is sometimes placed before noche to evoke a more poetic or dramatic mood.
- The word noche shares the same ancient root as the English word 'night' and the Greek 'nyx', tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European '*nókʷts'.
Examples in context
- Esta noche será una noche lluviosa en la ciudad.Tonight will be a rainy night in the city.
- Me encanta escuchar música en una noche de lluvia.I love listening to music on a rainy night.
- ¡Qué bien se duerme en una noche lluviosa!How well one sleeps on a rainy night!
- noche oscura y lluviosaDark and rainy night
- una noche lluviosa y estrelladaA rainy and starry night
- Fue una noche lluviosa muy tranquila.It was a very quiet rainy night.
- No me gusta caminar en una noche lluviosa.I don't like walking on a rainy night.
- Esa noche lluviosa me dio mucho sueño.That rainy night made me very sleepy.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are talking about their camping trip experience.
- Sofía¿Te acuerdas de nuestra acampada?Do you remember our camping trip?
- JavierSí, fue una noche lluviosa terrible.Yes, it was a terrible rainy night.
- SofíaPero al menos estábamos juntos.But at least we were together.
- JavierEs cierto, fue una buena aventura.That's true, it was a good adventure.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries noche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
