el juego de mesa
/el xweɡo de mesa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "the board game" is translated into Spanish as el juego de mesa.
This phrase is used to refer to any game played by people on a pre-marked surface.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of el (the), juego (game), de (of) and mesa (table).
How do you pronounce it?
/el xweɡo de mesa/
Did you know?
- The Spanish language has a specific term juegoteca, which is a public library dedicated exclusively to borrowing and playing board games.
- The word juego shares a common ancestor with the English word 'joke'. Both come from the Latin 'jocus', which originally referred to something playful or a witty remark.
- While mesa means 'table', it also refers to a 'mesa' or 'tableland' in geography, describing a flat-topped mountain common in the Southwestern United States and Spain.
Examples in context
- El juego de mesa es muy divertido.The board game is very fun.
- ¿Dónde guardamos el juego de mesa?Where do we keep the board game?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are deciding what to do for the evening.
- Alejandro¿Quieres jugar el juego de mesa?Do you want to play the board game?
- ElenaSí, me encanta el juego de mesa.Yes, I love the board game.
- AlejandroYo busco las instrucciones ahora.I will look for the instructions now.
- ElenaPerfecto, yo preparo los vasos.Perfect, I will prepare the glasses.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, el, juego, mesa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
