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How do you say "lazy" in Spanish?
perezoso
In Spanish, "lazy" is perezoso.
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Pronunciation
Say pay-ray-ZOH-soh. Stress falls on the third syllable. The z sounds like th in Castilian Spanish.
Grammar notes
Perezoso originates from pereza (laziness). It changes: perezosa (feminine), perezosos (masculine plural), perezosas (feminine plural).
Example sentence
Mi hermano es muy perezoso.
My brother is very lazy.
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How to remember perezoso
Perezoso contains pero (but), and a lazy person always has a pero or excuse for not doing things.
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Questions about perezoso
How do you say "lazy" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "lazy" is perezoso. It is a noun.
How is perezoso written in Spanish?
perezoso is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is perezoso used in a sentence?
Use perezoso as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Mi hermano es muy perezoso. (My brother is very lazy.).
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