el sexto sentido
/el seɡsto sentido/from spelling rules
The English phrase "the sixth sense" is translated into Spanish as el sexto sentido.
The phrase is used to describe a psychic ability to perceive things that cannot be seen or heard through the five physical senses.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of el (the), sexto (sixth) and sentido (sense).
How do you pronounce it?
/el seɡsto sentido/
Did you know?
- While 'sexto' is a learned borrowing from Latin, it has a feminine 'doublet' in Spanish, the word 'siesta', which shares a distant linguistic ancestor.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, claiming to have el sexto sentido is often linked to the concept of corazonada, a sudden intuitive feeling or 'hunch' felt physically in the heart.
- In Spanish, the word sentido can mean 'meaning' or 'direction' as well as 'sense'. This allows el sexto sentido to imply a hidden direction or a deeper meaning beyond the physical world.
Examples in context
- Algunas personas creen en el sexto sentido.Some people believe in the sixth sense.
- Ella tiene un sexto sentido para detectar mentiras.She has a sixth sense for detecting lies.
- Ella tiene el sexto sentido para detectar peligros.She has the sixth sense for detecting danger.
- A veces el sexto sentido no falla.Sometimes the sixth sense does not fail.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, sentido, sexto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
