películas románticas
/pelikulas ɾomantikas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "romantic movies" is translated into Spanish as películas románticas.
Películas románticas refers to films that focus on love and romantic relationships.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of películas (movies) and románticas (romantic).
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a single romantic movie, use the singular form película romántica. When speaking about a category of things in general, it is common in Spanish to use the definite article las before the noun phrase, as in las películas románticas. Additionally, pelis is a common shorthand for películas.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, an extremely saccharine or 'too sweet' romantic movie is described as empalagosa. This term is actually borrowed from the way something tastes when it has an excessive amount of sugar.
- The word película comes from the word película meaning 'thin skin' or 'film', referring to the actual physical celluloid strip.
- If a movie is exceptionally sappy or cloying, a Spaniard might mockingly call it una película cursi instead of using the word 'romántica'.
Examples in context
- ¿Te gustan las películas románticas?Do you like romantic movies?This sentence is useful for asking if someone likes romantic movies using the phrase películas románticas.Tatoeba #10951200 by Adelpa, translation #12901409 by araneo
- No me gustan mucho las películas románticas.I don't really like romantic movies.
- Ayer vimos dos películas románticas muy buenas.Yesterday we watched two very good romantic movies.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are deciding what to watch on TV.
- Alejandro¿Quieres ver películas románticas hoy?Do you want to watch romantic movies today?
- MaríaNo, prefiero una película de acción.No, I prefer an action movie.
- AlejandroEstá bien, busquemos una de acción entonces.Okay, let's look for an action one then.
- María¡Perfecto! Me encanta el cine de acción.Perfect! I love action cinema.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
