The ñ and its neighbors in Spanish
You arrive with your friends at a cabin in the mountains and your phone has no signal.
The phrase
Llegamos a la cabaña como a las seis.10 words10 sentences
The ten words
- cabaña/kaˈbaɲa/
cabinnoun
A small, simple house, usually made of wood, in the countryside.
- montaña/monˈtaɲa/
mountainnoun
A large rise of land and rock, much higher than what surrounds it.
- leña/ˈleɲa/
firewoodnoun
Pieces of wood gathered to burn and make a fire.
- araña/aˈɾaɲa/
spidernoun
A small eight-legged animal that spins webs.
- señal/seˈɲal/
signalnoun
What travels through the air or a cable and carries information to a device.
- compañero/kompaˈɲeɾo/
companionnoun
A person you spend time with and who keeps you company.
- mañana/maˈɲana/
tomorrowadverb
On the day after today.
- añadir/aɲaˈdiɾ/
addverb
To put something more with what is already there.
- soñar/soˈɲaɾ/
dreamverb
To see images and stories in your head while you sleep.
- pequeño/peˈkeɲo/
smalladjective
Of little size.
The sentences
Llegamos a la cabaña como a las seis.
We got to the cabin around six.
Desde la cabaña se ve toda la montaña nevada.
From the cabin you can see the whole snowy mountain.
¿Traes leña seca para prender la chimenea?
Did you bring dry firewood to light the fireplace?
Hay una araña enorme atrás de la puerta.
There's a huge spider behind the door.
Aquí no agarra señal, prueba afuera de la cabaña.
There's no signal here, try outside the cabin.
Pregúntale a tu compañero si trajo el cargador.
Ask your friend if they brought the charger.
Mañana subimos a la montaña bien temprano.
Tomorrow we're heading up the mountain early.
Hay que añadir más leña antes de dormir.
We need to add more firewood before we sleep.
Con este silencio vas a soñar bien bonito.
With this silence you're going to have beautiful dreams.
El cuarto de arriba es pequeño pero cómodo.
The upstairs room is small but cozy.
Pronunciation
araña/aˈɾaɲa/
The r between vowels is a soft tap, not the strong r of rojo.
señal/seˈɲal/
The stress falls on the last syllable: se-ÑAL.
mañana/maˈɲana/
Three identical a's, with the stress on the middle one: ma-ÑA-na.
soñar/soˈɲaɾ/
The stress falls on the last syllable: so-ÑAR.
pequeño/peˈkeɲo/
The u in que is silent: pe-KE-ño.
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- How do you say 'signal' in Spanish?
- Señal, as in 'Aquí no agarra señal, prueba afuera de la cabaña.'
- What does araña mean?
- Araña is a spider, a small eight-legged animal that spins webs.
- How do you say 'firewood' in Spanish?
- Leña, as in 'Hay que añadir más leña antes de dormir.'