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How do you say "gym" in Spanish?
el gimnasio
In Spanish, "gym" is el gimnasio.
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Pronunciation
Read it aloud as "el gimnasio" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Grammar notes
el gimnasio is masculine. Its plural is gimnasios.
Example sentence
Hace ejercicio en el gimnasio todas las mañanas.
He works out at the gym every morning.
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How to remember el gimnasio
Say "gimnasio" while pointing at (or imagining) a gym - the physical gesture anchors the sound to the meaning.
Related words
- library la biblioteca
- museum el museo
- theater el teatro
- cinema el cine
- stadium el estadio
- pool la piscina
- church la iglesia
- temple el templo
- mosque la mezquita
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Questions about el gimnasio
How do you pronounce el gimnasio?
Read it aloud as "el gimnasio" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Is el gimnasio masculine or feminine?
el gimnasio is masculine. el gimnasio is masculine. Its plural is gimnasios.
How is el gimnasio used in Spanish?
el gimnasio is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Hace ejercicio en el gimnasio todas las mañanas. (He works out at the gym every morning.).
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