nadar
everyday
The verb for swim is nadar. It is the same in Mexico and everywhere in Spanish.
You can say saber nadar for "know how to swim". People also say meterse a la alberca for getting into the pool in Mexico.
Meaning: move through water (verb)
Is it said differently in some regions?
Mexicans say alberca for a swimming pool, while many other countries say piscina.
How does it change in a sentence?
Nadar is regular. The present is nado, nadas, nada, nadamos, nadan, and the command is nada or nade.
Did you know?
- Mexicans call a swimming pool alberca, a word that comes from Arabic.
Examples in context
- Me gusta nadar en el mar.I like to swim in the sea.
- ¿Sabes nadar?Do you know how to swim?
- Vamos a la alberca a nadar.Let us go to the pool to swim.
Example conversation
Dani invites her friend Ulises to swim at a hotel pool in Acapulco.
- DaniUlises, ¿vamos a nadar?Ulises, shall we go swimming?
- UlisesSí, voy por mi traje de baño.Yes, I will get my swimsuit.
- DaniTe espero en la alberca.I will wait for you at the pool.
