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How do you say "twin" in Spanish?
los gemelos
In Spanish, "twin" is los gemelos.
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Pronunciation
Say it as "los gemelos" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "los" just flags it as a noun.
Grammar notes
los gemelos is masculine. Its plural is gemelos.
Example sentence
Apenas puedo distinguirla de su gemela.
I can barely tell her from her twin.
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How to remember los gemelos
Say "gemelos" while pointing at (or imagining) a twin - the physical gesture anchors the sound to the meaning.
Related words
- grandfather el abuelo
- grandmother la abuela
- uncle el tío
- aunt la tía
- nephew el sobrino
- niece la sobrina
- cousin el primo
- stepfather el padrastro
- stepmother la madrastra
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Questions about los gemelos
How do you pronounce los gemelos?
Say it as "los gemelos" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "los" just flags it as a noun.
Is los gemelos masculine or feminine?
los gemelos is masculine. los gemelos is masculine. Its plural is gemelos.
How is los gemelos used in Spanish?
los gemelos is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Apenas puedo distinguirla de su gemela. (I can barely tell her from her twin.).
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