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How do you say "magnet" in Spanish (Latin America)?
el imán
In Spanish (Latin America), "magnet" is el imán.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce "el imán" like EHL ee-MAHN, remembering that in Latin American Spanish the consonants sounds like an English "s," never a "th."
Grammar notes
el imán is masculine. Its plural is imanes.
Example sentence
El imán se pegó al refrigerador.
The magnet stuck to the fridge.
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How to remember el imán
Split "imán" into its syllables and say each one slowly while picturing a magnet; repeating that small ritual a few times locks the sound and the meaning together.
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- gravity la gravedad
- energy la energía
- electricity la electricidad
- chemical el químico
- reaction la reacción
- oxygen el oxígeno
- carbon el carbono
- hydrogen el hidrógeno
- molecule la molécula
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Questions about el imán
How do you pronounce el imán?
Pronounce "el imán" like EHL ee-MAHN, remembering that in Latin American Spanish the consonants sounds like an English "s," never a "th."
Is el imán masculine or feminine?
el imán is masculine. el imán is masculine. Its plural is imanes.
How is el imán used in Spanish (Latin America)?
el imán is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: El imán se pegó al refrigerador. (The magnet stuck to the fridge.).
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