San Salvador
/ˌsan salbaˈdoɾ/masculine
San Salvador is the Spanish name for the capital of El Salvador.
Meaning: capital of El Salvador (name)
Which one should you use?
La Ciudad de San Salvador is a formal way to refer to the capital of El Salvador.
How does it change in a sentence?
The name is a masculine noun phrase.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˌsan salbaˈdoɾ/
Did you know?
- While San Salvador is the official name, residents often use the term capitalino to describe someone from the city, distinguishing them from those in the rest of the country.
- The word San is an example of apocope, a linguistic process where the end of a word is dropped to make it easier to pronounce in rapid speech.
- The term San is a shortened version of Santo, used specifically when the following name begins with a consonant.
Examples in context
- Hace seis años que vivo en San Salvador.I've been living in San Salvador for six years.This sentence shows how to express the duration of time spent living in San Salvador.Tatoeba #455840 by lukaszpp, translation #455839 by lukaszpp
- La Ciudad de San Salvador es conocida por su historia y su gente amableThe City of San Salvador is known for its history and friendly people
- San Salvador, Capital de El Salvador, es un importante centro político y culturalSan Salvador, Capital of El Salvador, is an important political and cultural center
- Vivo en San Salvador desde hace cinco añosI've been living in San Salvador for five years
- San Salvador es muy grande.San Salvador is very large.
- Mañana vuelo a San Salvador.Tomorrow I fly to San Salvador.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are talking about a business trip.
- Sofía¿Vas a viajar a San Salvador?Are you going to travel to San Salvador?
- MateoSí, tengo una reunión allí.Yes, I have a meeting there.
- SofíaEspero que te guste la ciudad.I hope you like the city.
- MateoSeguro que sí, Sofía.I am sure I will, Sofía.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “san salvador” translations and entries San Salvador, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Salvador, San, salvador, san, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
