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How do you say "embassy" in Spanish?
la embajada
In Spanish, "embassy" is la embajada.
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Pronunciation
Aim for "la embajada" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "la" marks gender, not stress.
Grammar notes
la embajada is feminine. Its plural is embajadas.
Example sentence
Solicitó un visado en la embajada.
She applied for a visa at the embassy.
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How to remember la embajada
"embajada" looks and sounds close to the English 'embassy', so let that family resemblance do the memorising for you.
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Questions about la embajada
How do you pronounce la embajada?
Aim for "la embajada" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "la" marks gender, not stress.
Is la embajada masculine or feminine?
la embajada is feminine. la embajada is feminine. Its plural is embajadas.
How is la embajada used in Spanish?
la embajada is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Solicitó un visado en la embajada. (She applied for a visa at the embassy.).
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