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How do you say "message" in Spanish?
el mensaje
In Spanish, "message" is el mensaje.
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Pronunciation
You want to land on "el mensaje" - 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 mensaje is masculine. Its plural is mensajes.
Example sentence
Leyó el mensaje en su móvil.
She read the message on her phone.
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How to remember el mensaje
Say "mensaje" while pointing at (or imagining) a message - the physical gesture anchors the sound to the meaning.
Related words
- computer el ordenador
- laptop el portátil
- smartphone el smartphone
- tablet la tableta
- charger el cargador
- headphone el auricular
- microphone el micrófono
- camera la cámara
- router el router
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Questions about el mensaje
How do you pronounce el mensaje?
You want to land on "el mensaje" - 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 mensaje masculine or feminine?
el mensaje is masculine. el mensaje is masculine. Its plural is mensajes.
How is el mensaje used in Spanish?
el mensaje is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Leyó el mensaje en su móvil. (She read the message on her phone.).
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