How do you say umbrella in Spanish?

Paraguas is the word for umbrella, as in '¿Traes el paraguas? Parece que va a llover.'

What does antiguo mean?

Antiguo describes something very old, from another era, as in 'Este edificio antiguo tiene más de cien años.'

Cuidar means to look after someone or something, as in '¿Me puedes cuidar la mochila un momento, por favor?'

You're walking through a city you don't know, phone in one hand, umbrella in the other.

Esta ciudad es más grande de lo que pensaba.

This city is bigger than I thought.

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ciudad/sjuˈdad/
citynoun
A large populated place with many streets, buildings and people.
país/paˈis/
countrynoun
A territory with its own government and its own laws.
ruido/ˈrwido/
noisenoun
An annoying or loud sound you don't want to hear.
cielo/ˈsjelo/
skynoun
What you see above you, where the clouds and the sun are.
paraguas/paˈɾaɡwas/
umbrellanoun
A thing you open above your head so you don't get wet in the rain.
antiguo/anˈtiɡwo/
oldadjective
That has a great many years and comes from another era.
nuevo/ˈnwebo/
newadjective
That arrived or appeared very recently.
oír/oˈiɾ/
to hearverb
To receive sounds through your ears.
continuar/kontiˈnwaɾ/
to continueverb
To keep doing something you already started.
cuidar/kwiˈdaɾ/
to take care ofverb
To look after someone or something so that they're okay.

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Esta ciudad es más grande de lo que pensaba.
This city is bigger than I thought.
¿En qué parte del país queda ese pueblo?
Which part of the country is that town in?
El ruido de la calle no me deja dormir.
The noise from the street won't let me sleep.
El cielo se puso gris y va a llover.
The sky turned gray, it's going to rain.
¿Traes el paraguas? Parece que va a llover.
Do you have the umbrella? It looks like it's going to rain.
Este edificio antiguo tiene más de cien años.
This old building is over a hundred years old.
Vamos a probar el café nuevo de la esquina.
Let's try the new café on the corner.
No alcanzo a oír nada con tanto ruido.
I can't hear anything with all this noise.
¿Quieres continuar caminando o tomamos un taxi?
Do you want to keep walking or should we take a taxi?
¿Me puedes cuidar la mochila un momento, por favor?
Can you watch my backpack for a minute, please?

ciudad/sjuˈdad/
The c sounds like an s. The i and u go together: ciu-dad, and the stress falls on dad.
país/paˈis/
The a and the i don't blend together: pa-ís, with all the stress on the í.
ruido/ˈrwido/
The r at the start is strong and 'ui' stays together: RUI-do, two syllables.
cielo/ˈsjelo/
The c sounds like an s, and cie- is said in one go, as a single syllable.
paraguas/paˈɾaɡwas/
The stress falls on -ra-, not at the end, and -guas sounds like 'gwas', as a single syllable.
antiguo/anˈtiɡwo/
-guo sounds like 'gwo', in one go, and the stress goes on -ti-.
nuevo/ˈnwebo/
The v sounds just like a b, and 'nue' is a single syllable.
oír/oˈiɾ/
Two separate syllables, o-ír, with the stress on the í.
continuar/kontiˈnwaɾ/
The stress goes at the end: -nuar sounds like 'nwar', as a single syllable.
cuidar/kwiˈdaɾ/
cui- is a single syllable and the stress falls on -dar.

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How do you say umbrella in Spanish?: Paraguas is the word for umbrella, as in '¿Traes el paraguas? Parece que va a llover.'
What does antiguo mean?: Antiguo describes something very old, from another era, as in 'Este edificio antiguo tiene más de cien años.'
How do you say 'take care of' in Spanish?: Cuidar means to look after someone or something, as in '¿Me puedes cuidar la mochila un momento, por favor?'

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