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How do you say "throat" in Spanish?
la garganta
In Spanish, "throat" is la garganta.
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Pronunciation
It's spoken as "la garganta" - stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "la" is only the tag meaning 'the'.
Grammar notes
la garganta is feminine. Its plural is gargantas.
Example sentence
Un dolor de garganta dificultaba hablar.
A sore throat made it hard to talk.
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How to remember la garganta
Break "garganta" into its syllables and tap each one out on your fingers while thinking of 'throat'.
Related words
- skull el cráneo
- spine la columna vertebral
- rib la costilla
- skin la piel
- nail el clavo
- elbow el codo
- wrist la muñeca
- ankle el tobillo
- knee la rodilla
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Questions about la garganta
How do you pronounce la garganta?
It's spoken as "la garganta" - stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "la" is only the tag meaning 'the'.
Is la garganta masculine or feminine?
la garganta is feminine. la garganta is feminine. Its plural is gargantas.
How is la garganta used in Spanish?
la garganta is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Un dolor de garganta dificultaba hablar. (A sore throat made it hard to talk.).
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