Words that came from English in Spanish
The alarm goes off, you take the sweater out of the closet and get the lunchbox ready before heading out to face the traffic.
The phrase
Dejé tu suéter azul colgado en el clóset.10 words10 sentences
The ten words
- clóset/ˈkloset/
closetnoun
An enclosed space in the wall for storing clothes.
- suéter/ˈsweteɾ/
sweaternoun
A knitted garment that covers the torso and arms and keeps you warm.
- lonchera/lonˈtʃeɾa/
lunchboxnoun
A box or bag for carrying food to school or work.
- sándwich/ˈsandwitʃ/
sandwichnoun
Two slices of bread with something between them.
- refrigerador/refɾixeɾaˈdoɾ/
refrigeratornoun
An appliance that keeps food cold.
- laptop/lapˈtop/
laptopnoun
A small computer that you can carry and that opens like a notebook.
- wifi/ˈwifi/
wifinoun
A way of connecting to the internet without cables.
- básico/ˈbasiko/
basicadjective
The simplest or most necessary part of something.
- estrés/esˈtɾes/
stressnoun
Tension in the body and mind when there is a lot of pressure.
- tráfico/ˈtɾafiko/
trafficnoun
The vehicles moving along a street or a road.
The sentences
Dejé tu suéter azul colgado en el clóset.
I left your blue sweater hanging in the closet.
Ponte un suéter porque afuera está haciendo frío.
Put on a sweater because it's cold outside.
¿Ya guardaste el sándwich en la lonchera?
Did you already put the sandwich in the lunchbox?
Me preparo un sándwich de jamón para la comida.
I'm making myself a ham sandwich for lunch.
Deja la leche en el refrigerador antes de salir.
Leave the milk in the refrigerator before you go.
¿Me prestas tu laptop un rato, por favor?
Can I borrow your laptop for a bit, please?
Aquí el wifi está muy lento en las mañanas.
The wifi here is really slow in the mornings.
Lo básico es llegar temprano y desayunar bien.
The basics are getting there early and eating a good breakfast.
El estrés de la mañana me quita el hambre.
The morning stress kills my appetite.
A esta hora hay mucho tráfico en la avenida.
There's a lot of traffic on the avenue at this hour.
Pronunciation
clóset/ˈkloset/
The stress falls on the first syllable: CLO-set, not clo-SET.
suéter/ˈsweteɾ/
Sué is one syllable and that's where the stress falls: SUÉ-ter.
sándwich/ˈsandwitʃ/
The stress falls on the first syllable: SÁND-wich.
refrigerador/refɾixeɾaˈdoɾ/
The r at the start is trilled, the g in -ge- sounds like the Spanish j, and the stress falls at the end, on -dor.
laptop/lapˈtop/
The stress falls on the second syllable: lap-TOP.
básico/ˈbasiko/
The c sounds like an s, and the stress falls on the first syllable.
estrés/esˈtɾes/
The stress falls on the final syllable, not the first.
tráfico/ˈtɾafiko/
The stress falls on trá; the other two syllables sound softer.
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- How do you say lunchbox in Spanish?
- Lunchbox is lonchera, as in '¿Ya guardaste el sándwich en la lonchera?'
- What does clóset mean in Spanish?
- Clóset means closet, an enclosed space in the wall for storing clothes.
- How do you pronounce refrigerador?
- The r at the start is trilled, the g in -ge- sounds like the Spanish j, and the stress falls at the end, on -dor.