tu cabeza es grande
/tu kabeθa es ɡɾande/from spelling rules
To say "your head is big" in Spanish, use tu cabeza es grande.
This phrase is a literal statement used to describe the physical size of someone's head. If you wish to emphasize the scale, you can replace grande with other adjectives: enorme (huge), gigante or colosal (colossal).
How do you pronounce it?
/tu kabeθa es ɡɾande/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word cabeza is a linguistic relative of the English word 'capital', as both derive from the Latin 'caput' meaning 'head'.
- While 'tu cabeza es grande' describes size, calling someone 'cabezón' is a common way to call them 'big-headed' or 'stubborn' in an informal setting.
- The word cabeza is used in Spanish to describe the 'head' of various non-human objects, such as the 'head' of a nail or a pin.
Examples in context
- Tu cabeza es colosal. ¡No necesitas sombrero para la sombra!Your head is colossal. You don't need a hat for shade!
- Tienes una cabeza del tamaño de un melón.You have a head the size of a melon.
- Tu cabeza es tan grande que podrías alojar a una familia de pájaros.Your head is so big that you could host a family of birds.
- No me digas que tu cabeza es grande.Don't tell me that your head is big.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are looking at an old photo.
- LucíaMateo, en esta foto tu cabeza es grande.Mateo, in this photo your head is big.
- Mateo¡No es verdad, Lucía!That's not true, Lucía!
- LucíaSí, mira bien, tu cabeza es grande.Yes, look closely, your head is big.
- MateoEs solo el ángulo de la cámara.It's just the camera angle.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cabeza, es, grande, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
