la palabra más larga del mundo
/la palabɾa mas laɾɡa del mundo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "the longest word in the world" is translated into Spanish as la palabra más larga del mundo.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase translates literally as 'the word most long of the world'.
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the superlative "the longest", Spanish uses the structure la [noun] más [adjective], as seen in la palabra más larga. Additionally, del is a mandatory contraction of de (of) and el (the) used in this phrase.
How do you pronounce it?
/la palabɾa mas laɾɡa del mundo/
Did you know?
- The word mundo comes from the Latin mundus, which meant both 'the world' and 'clean' or 'elegant'.
- In Spanish, the word palabra can also mean 'promise'. If someone says tengo mi palabra, they are saying 'I give my word' or 'I promise'.
- The word más comes from the Latin magis, which is the same root that gave English the word 'master'.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuál es la palabra más larga del mundo?What is the longest word in the world?
- No conozco la palabra más larga del mundo.I don't know the longest word in the world.
- ¿Es esta la palabra más larga del mundo?Is this the longest word in the world?
- Él está buscando la palabra más larga del mundo.He is looking for the longest word in the world.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are studying in the library.
- MateoElena, mira esta palabra en el libro.Elena, look at this word in the book.
- ElenaEs increíble, ¿es la palabra más larga del mundo?It's incredible, is it the longest word in the world?
- MateoCreo que sí, tiene muchas letras.I think so, it has many letters.
- ElenaNo puedo pronunciarla correctamente.I cannot pronounce it correctly.
