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How do you say "fly" in Mexican Spanish?
la mosca
In Mexican Spanish, "fly" is la mosca.
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Pronunciation
Say 'MOS-kah'. The o sounds like o in go, and the stress is on the first syllable.
Grammar notes
La mosca is feminine. Plural is las moscas. It is a small but very common insect word.
Example sentence
Una mosca entró a la casa.
A fly came into the house.
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How to remember la mosca
Mosca sounds like Moscow, but think of it as the buzzing pest, not a city. Imagine a fly buzzing like a tiny mosquito sound.
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- barrel el barril
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- clownfish el pez payaso
- crate la caja
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- metal el metal
- towel la toalla
- tuna el atún
- umbrella la sombrilla
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Questions about la mosca
How do you say "fly" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "fly" is la mosca. It is a noun.
Is la mosca masculine or feminine?
La mosca is feminine. Plural is las moscas. It is a small but very common insect word.
How is la mosca used in a sentence?
Use la mosca as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Una mosca entró a la casa. (A fly came into the house.).
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