memoria USB
/memoɾja usb/from spelling rules
The English phrase "usb drive" can be translated into Spanish as memoria USB.
A USB drive is a small portable device used for storing and transferring digital data from one computer to another. In Spanish, you can refer to it as memoria USB or use synonyms such as dispositivo USB (USB device) or memoria flash (flash memory).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase memoria USB translates literally to "USB memory".
Which one should you use?
Memoria USB and Unidad USB are formal ways to say 'USB drive'. In more casual settings, people often use the informal terms Pendrive or simply USB.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase memoria USB is a feminine noun phrase. If you use an adjective to describe it, the adjective must be feminine, for example, la memoria USB es pequeña. The word pendrive is masculine.
How do you pronounce it?
/memoɾja usb/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you ask for a memoria, a clerk might think you are talking about a human memory or a computer's RAM rather than the physical device.
- In some Latin American countries, it is common to refer to the device simply as una USB. This turns the acronym itself into a noun, bypassing the word for 'memory' entirely.
- Spanish speakers may use memoria flash and memoria USB interchangeably, even though 'flash' refers to the type of storage technology and 'USB' refers to the connection port.
Examples in context
- un pendrive blancoA white USB drive
- una unidad USB pequeñaA small USB drive
- Conecta el pendrive a la computadoraConnect the USB drive to the computer
- ¿Me puedes prestar tu pendrive un momento?Can you lend me your USB drive for a moment?
- Necesito una memoria USB para mis archivos.I need a usb drive for my files.
- ¿Tienes una memoria USB que me prestes?Do you have a usb drive I can borrow?
- Guarda el documento en la memoria USB.Save the document on the usb drive.
Example conversation
María is asking Mateo for help with a presentation at the office.
- María¿Mateo, tienes una memoria USB?Mateo, do you have a usb drive?
- MateoSí, la tengo en mi mochila.Yes, I have it in my backpack.
- MaríaGracias, la necesito para la presentación.Thanks, I need it for the presentation.
- MateoNo hay problema, María.No problem, María.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
