hueles raro
/weles ɾaɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you smell weird" is translated into Spanish as hueles raro.
Use hueles raro to describe someone who has a strange or suspicious scent. This differs from saying someone has an unpleasant or bad odor, which would be hueles mal.
Which one should you use?
While hueles raro implies a scent is strange or suspicious, hueles mal is used specifically to mean you smell bad.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase hueles raro uses the informal second-person singular conjugation of the verb oler (to smell). If you wish to say "it smells weird" to refer to an object or a situation, use the third-person singular form huele raro.
Did you know?
- The English word 'rare' and the Spanish raro share the same Latin root, rārus, meaning 'thin' or 'scanty'.
- Unlike English, where 'weird' can be a compliment in some subcultures, raro almost always carries a slightly negative or judgmental tone.
- The letter 'h' in hueles is entirely silent, meaning the word starts with the sound of the vowel 'u'.
Examples in context
- Tiene un olor extraño.You have a strange smell.
- Hueles raro/a.You smell weird.
- Hueles raro después de correr.You smell weird after running.
- No sé qué pasa, pero hueles raro.I don't know what's happening, but you smell weird.
- ¡Hueles raro! ¿Te has caído en el lodo?You smell weird! Did you fall in the mud?
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are at home in the living room.
- SofíaJavier, hueles raro.Javier, you smell weird.
- Javier¿En serio? Tal vez es el sudor.Really? Maybe it is the sweat.
- SofíaNo, es un olor muy extraño.No, it is a very strange smell.
- JavierVoy a ducharme entonces.I will go shower then.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries raro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
