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How do you say "whale" in Mexican Spanish?
la ballena
In Mexican Spanish, "whale" is la ballena.
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Pronunciation
Say 'bah-YEH-nah'. The stress is on the first syllable, and the ll sounds like y.
Grammar notes
La ballena is feminine. Plural is las ballenas. It is used for all types of whales in Spanish.
Example sentence
La ballena azul es el animal más grande.
The blue whale is the largest animal.
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How to remember la ballena
Ballena sounds like ballet-na. Picture a whale doing a graceful ballet dance underwater.
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Questions about la ballena
How do you say "whale" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "whale" is la ballena. It is a noun.
Is la ballena masculine or feminine?
La ballena is feminine. Plural is las ballenas. It is used for all types of whales in Spanish.
How is la ballena used in a sentence?
Use la ballena as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La ballena azul es el animal más grande. (The blue whale is the largest animal.).
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