luna roja
/luna ɾoxa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "red moon" is translated into Spanish as luna roja.
luna roja refers to the moon when it appears to have a reddish color, a phenomenon often observed during a lunar eclipse.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this phrase, the adjective roja follows the noun luna to describe it. To express the plural form "red moons", both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix, resulting in lunas rojas.
How do you pronounce it?
/luna ɾoxa/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the adjective roja is used as a famous nickname for the national football team, La Roja, an identity established by manager Luis Aragonés.
- In Spanish, the word luna is used to describe a 'month' in several poetic or archaic contexts because of the moon's cycle. A person's age might be described in lunas instead of years in certain traditional storytelling.
- The word luna is a cognate with the English word 'light' because both descend from the same Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'brightness'.
Examples in context
- La luna roja se ve hermosa esta noche.The red moon looks beautiful tonight.
- La luna de color rojo tiene un aspecto impresionante.The red-colored moon looks impressive.
- La luna roja se ve genial hoy.The red moon looks awesome today.
- Mira esa luna roja en el cielo.Look at that red moon in the sky.
- La luna roja es un fenómeno increíble.The red moon is an incredible phenomenon.
- Anoche vimos una luna roja muy brillante.Last night we saw a very bright red moon.
Example conversation
A couple is standing on a balcony at night watching the eclipse.
- AlejandroLucía, mira la luna roja.Lucía, look at the red moon.
- LucíaEs hermosa, Alejandro.It is beautiful, Alejandro.
- AlejandroParece un eclipse de sangre.It looks like a blood eclipse.
- LucíaSí, es un espectáculo impresionante.Yes, it is an impressive spectacle.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries luna, roja, CC BY-SA 4.0.
