barcos
/baɾkos/from spelling rules
The English phrase ships is translated into Spanish as barcos.
barcos is used to refer to ships. Related terms include Capitán de navío for ship captain and Muelle for dock.
Which one should you use?
While barcos can mean ships, it is also the common word for boats, whereas buques is a more specific term for large naval or commercial vessels.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The word buques is a more formal or technical term used for large ships or vessels in a maritime or military context.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is barco. The plural form barcos is created by adding -s to the singular form.
How do you pronounce it?
/baɾkos/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word barco is used for almost any watercraft, but the term embarcar means both to board a ship and to emigrate to a new land.
- In technical Spanish, the part of the ship that the learner might call the 'hull' is called the casco, a word that also means 'helmet' or 'shell'.
- While barcos is the general term, Spanish distinguishes between a buque for large ships and a bote for small boats, though a bote can also mean a 'can' or 'jar' in other contexts.
Examples in context
- Sé mucho de barcos.I know a lot about ships.This sentence is useful for expressing knowledge about barcos.Tatoeba #3527499 by cueyayotl, translation #2375828 by CK
- Vimos muchos barcos en el puerto.We saw many ships in the harbor.This sentence is useful for describing seeing barcos at a harbor.Tatoeba #730631 by Shishir, translation #263018 by CK
- Los barcos eran hechos de madera.The ships were made from wood.This sentence is useful for describing the materials that barcos were made from.Tatoeba #1462906 by marcelostockle, translation #7789582 by shekitten
- El capitán dirige la nave hacia el puerto.The captain is directing the ship to the port.
- El barco de carga zarpó al amanecer.The cargo ship sailed at dawn.
- 10 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are visiting a coastal museum.
- LucíaMira cuántos barcos antiguos hay aquí.Look how many ancient ships are here.
- AlejandroSon impresionantes, Lucía.They are impressive, Lucía.
- LucíaMe pregunto cómo navegaban esos barcos.I wonder how those ships navigated.
- AlejandroSeguramente era muy difícil.It was surely very difficult.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
