bajo el agua
/baxo el aɡwa/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'underwater' can be translated into Spanish as bajo el agua.
bajo el agua is used to describe being beneath the surface of the water.
Meaning: beneath the water surface (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation of 'under the water', where bajo means 'under' and el agua means 'the water'.
Which one should you use?
debajo del agua is a common synonym for bajo el agua and the two can be used interchangeably in most contexts.
Did you know?
- Although agua is a feminine noun, it uses the masculine article el in the phrase bajo el agua. This happens to prevent the clashing sound of two 'a' vowels in a row.
- The word bajo is a cognate of the English musical term 'bass', referring to a low pitch.
- In addition to meaning 'under', the word bajo is used as an adjective to describe a person who is 'short' in height.
Examples in context
- Él estuvo tres minutos bajo el agua.He was underwater for three minutes.This sentence shows the duration of time someone spent bajo el agua.Tatoeba #2849170 by marcelostockle, translation #288558 by CK
- Yo solía soñar con ser capaz de respirar bajo el agua.I used to dream about being able to breathe underwater.This sentence expresses a dream about the ability to breathe bajo el agua.Tatoeba #1371977 by marcelostockle, translation #953684 by CK
- Cuando era una niñita, siempre había querido vivir bajo el agua.When I was a young girl, I always wanted to live underwater.This sentence describes a childhood desire to live bajo el agua.Tatoeba #1361010 by marcelostockle, translation #1360717 by xrchz
- un barco sumergidoA submerged ship
- Los investigadores están analizando las especies bajo el agua en el arrecife de coral.The researchers are analyzing the species underwater in the coral reef.
- La expedición submarina documentó los restos del barco sumergido en el océano Atlántico.The underwater expedition documented the remains of the submerged ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Me encanta nadar debajo del agua y explorar los arrecifes de coral en mis vacaciones.I love swimming underwater and exploring coral reefs on my vacation.
- ¡Disfruta de tus exploraciones bajo el agua!Enjoy your underwater explorations!
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are snorkeling in the ocean.
- Sofía¿Puedes ver la ciudad bajo el agua, Daniel?Can you see the city underwater, Daniel?
- DanielSí, es impresionante.Yes, it is impressive.
- SofíaMira esas flores bajo el agua.Look at those flowers underwater.
- DanielSon muy hermosas.They are very beautiful.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries agua, bajo, el, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
