juegos de mesa
/xweɡos de mesa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "table games" is translated into Spanish as juegos de mesa.
juegos de mesa is the standard term used to refer to board games, card games and other tabletop games.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase juegos de mesa literally translates to "games of table".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, juegos de tablero is a common way to refer to table games, while in Argentina, juegos de mesa is used to call table games.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a single table game, use the singular form juego de mesa.
How do you pronounce it?
/xweɡos de mesa/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, juegos de mesa are traditionally played during the 'sobremesa', the period of relaxed conversation that happens at the table after a meal has finished.
- If you are playing a game in a casino, you would likely use the term juegos de azar instead of juegos de mesa, even if they are played on a table.
- The word juego is used for both 'game' and 'set'. This means a juego de mesa could linguistically be interpreted as a 'set of tables' in a different context.
Examples in context
- MonopolioMonopoly
- DamasCheckers
- DominóDominoes
- Me encantan los juegos de mesa.I love table games.
- Compramos varios juegos de mesa nuevos.We bought several new table games.
- ¿Prefieres los juegos de mesa o los videojuegos?Do you prefer table games or video games?
Example conversation
A couple is deciding how to spend a rainy afternoon at home.
- DanielSofía, ¿quieres jugar a algo?Sofía, do you want to play something?
- SofíaSí, busquemos algunos juegos de mesa.Yes, let's look for some table games.
- DanielTengo un par de juegos de mesa muy divertidos.I have a couple of very fun table games.
- Sofía¡Genial! Vamos a ver cuáles son.Great! Let's go see which ones they are.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
