nave espacial
/ˌnabe espaˈθjal/
The English phrase 'space ship' is translated into Spanish as nave espacial.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of nave (vessel/craft) and espacial (spatial/space-related).
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the plural, naves espaciales, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix -s.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˌnabe espaˈθjal/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking countries, nave is used as slang to describe a very expensive or flashy car.
- The word nave also refers to the central part of a church, known as the nave, which is the architectural space where the congregation sits.
- In Spanish, nave can refer to a space ship, a nautical vessel or a large industrial warehouse.
Examples in context
- La nave espacial despegó hacia la luna.The space ship took off towards the moon.
- La NASA está desarrollando nuevos vehículos espaciales.NASA is developing new space vehicles.
- Mis sueños de niñez eran viajar en una nave sideral.My childhood dreams were to travel in a space ship.
- La astronave aterrizó en Marte sin contratiempos.The space ship landed on Mars without any issues.
- Escuché que la NASA está enviando una nave espacial a Marte el próximo año.I heard that NASA is sending a space ship to Mars next year.
- Todos los días sueño con montarme en un cohete espacial y ver las estrellas de cerca.Every day, I dream of getting on a space rocket and seeing the stars up close.
- La nave espacial aterrizó en la Luna.The space ship landed on the Moon.
- Vimos una nave espacial en la película.We saw a space ship in the movie.
- Esa nave espacial es muy grande.That space ship is very big.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are looking at a museum exhibit.
- AlejandroMira, Elena, ¡una nave espacial real!Look, Elena, a real space ship!
- ElenaEs increíble, Alejandro. Es muy grande.It's incredible, Alejandro. It is very big.
- AlejandroMe pregunto quién viajó en ella.I wonder who traveled in it.
- ElenaSeguro fueron astronautas muy valientes.They were surely very brave astronauts.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry nave espacial, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
