canal de televisión
/kanal de telebisjon/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for "tv channel" is canal de televisión.
The phrase refers to a station that broadcasts television programs to viewers. If you are specifically referring to a reality TV channel, you can use canal de telerrealidad.
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the plural, only the noun canal is pluralized, resulting in canales de televisión.
Did you know?
- The word televisión is a 'calque', meaning it was not a direct loanword but a word constructed by translating the components of the French word télévision into Spanish.
- Spanish speakers often shorten canal de televisión to just canal or the slang tele when talking about what they are watching.
- While televisión is the formal term, the word tele is used as a standalone noun in Spain and Latin America to mean the television set itself.
Examples in context
- Leticia siempre veía el mismo canal de televisión.Leticia always watched the same TV channel.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use canal de televisión in a sentence.Tatoeba #13675046 by Seael, translation #13676618 by araneo
- Hoy darán una película interesante en ese canal de televisión.Today they will show an interesting movie on that TV channel.
- La emisora de televisión transmitirá en vivo el evento deportivo.The TV channel will broadcast the live sports event.
- ¿En qué canal de tele están dando esa serie que te gusta?On which TV channel are they showing that series you like?
- ¿Sabes en qué canal de TV pasan los partidos de fútbol?Do you know which TV channel broadcasts soccer matches?
- La televisora transmitió el programa de noticias en vivo.The TV channel broadcasted the news program live.
- ¿Viste ese programa de telerrealidad que pasaron anoche por el canal de televisión?Did you watch that reality TV show they aired last night on the TV channel?
- No encuentro el canal de televisión para el partido.I cannot find the tv channel for the match.
- ¿Cuál es tu canal de televisión favorito?What is your favorite tv channel?
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are looking for something to watch on TV.
- AlejandroNo encuentro el canal de televisión del deporte.I can't find the sports TV channel.
- MaríaPrueba con el botón rojo del control.Try the red button on the remote.
- AlejandroYa lo tengo, gracias María.I have it now, thanks María.
- MaríaDe nada, Alejandro. Disfruta el partido.You're welcome, Alejandro. Enjoy the game.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries canal, de, televisión, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
