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How do you say "difficult" in Spanish?
difícil
In Spanish, "difficult" is difícil.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced dee-FEE-seel. Stress falls on the second syllable. The c before i sounds like th in Spain or like s in much of Latin America.
Grammar notes
Difícil is invariable in form, meaning it stays the same regardless of gender or number. You say un problema difícil or unos problemas difíciles.
Example sentence
Las matematicas son difíciles.
Mathematics is difficult.
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How to remember difícil
Difícil has difficulty written into it, with those tough consonant clusters that are hard to pronounce.
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Questions about difícil
How do you say "difficult" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "difficult" is difícil. It is a noun.
How is difícil written in Spanish?
difícil is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is difícil used in a sentence?
Use difícil as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Las matematicas son difíciles. (Mathematics is difficult.).
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