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How do you say "sunglasses" in Spanish?
las gafas de sol
In Spanish, "sunglasses" is las gafas de sol.
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Pronunciation
Gafas de sol is 'GAH-fahs deh sohl' with stress on first word's first syllable.
Grammar notes
Gafas de sol is feminine plural. Sol means sun.
Example sentence
Uso gafas de sol en la playa.
I wear sunglasses at the beach.
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How to remember las gafas de sol
Gafas de sol literally means glasses of sun, protecting your eyes from the sun.
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- hoodie el jersey
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- zipper la cremallera
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Questions about las gafas de sol
How do you say "sunglasses" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "sunglasses" is las gafas de sol. It is a noun.
How is las gafas de sol written in Spanish?
las gafas de sol is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is las gafas de sol used in a sentence?
Use las gafas de sol as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Uso gafas de sol en la playa. (I wear sunglasses at the beach.).
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"Sunglasses" in other languages
- Japanese サングラス (sangurasu)
- Korean 선글라스 (seongeullaseu)
- Chinese 墨镜 (mò jìng)
- Spanish (Latin America) los lentes de sol
- French les lunettes de soleil
- German die Sonnenbrille
- Italian gli occhiali da sole
- Russian солнцезащитные очки (solncezaŝitnye očki)
- Greek τα γυαλιά ηλίου (ta yalia iliu)
- Arabic نضارة شمس (naddaarit shams)
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