¡Plas! Learn This Spanish Sound Word Fast

Key vocabulary

• plasm.

  smack (sound of clapping/hitting)

  “¡Plas! Las manos se tocan.”— Smack! The hands touch.

  Pattern ¡plas! ¡plas! clap clap

  Compare ¡paf! bang

  no change

  💡 Onomatopoeia, directly imitates sound, often with exclamation marks

• imitarv.

  to imitate

  “Los niños imitan a sus padres.”— Children imitate their parents.

  Pattern imitar sonidos imitate sounds

  Compare copiar imitate

  yo imito, tú imitas, él imita

  💡 Root imit- means 'imitate', as in imitation

• sonidom.

  sound

  “Me gusta el sonido de la lluvia.”— I like the sound of rain.

  Pattern sonido fuerte loud sound

  Compare ruido noise

  plural sonidos

  💡 From Latin sonus, cognate with sonorous

• manof.

  hand

  “Lávate las manos.”— Wash your hands.

  Pattern dos manos two hands

  plural manos

  💡 Note that mano is feminine despite ending in -o

• caerv.

  to fall

  “La hoja cae del árbol.”— The leaf falls from the tree.

  Pattern caer al suelo fall to the ground

  Compare descender descend

  yo caigo, tú caes, él cae

  💡 Irregular verb, first person yo caigo

• suelom.

  floor, ground

  “El libro está en el suelo.”— The book is on the floor.

  Pattern en el suelo on the ground

  Compare piso floor

  plural suelos

  💡 Be careful to distinguish from sol (sun)

• comúnadj.

  common

  “Es una palabra común.”— It's a common word.

  Pattern muy común very common

  Compare frecuente frequent

  plural comunes

  💡 From Latin communis, cognate with common

• diarioadj.

  daily

  “Hablo español todos los días.”— I speak Spanish every day.

  Pattern vida diaria daily life

  Compare cotidiano daily

  feminine diaria

  💡 From día (day), meaning daily

• niñom.

  child

  “Los niños juegan en el parque.”— The children play in the park.

  Pattern niños pequeños little children

  Compare chico boy

  plural niños

  💡 Note the pronunciation of ñ, similar to ny

• adultom.

  adult

  “Los adultos trabajan.”— Adults work.

  Pattern los adultos adults

  Compare mayor adult

  plural adultos

  💡 From Latin adultus, cognate with adult

• fiestaf.

  party

  “Vamos a una fiesta.”— We're going to a party.

  Pattern en fiestas at parties

  Compare celebración celebration

  plural fiestas

  💡 Be careful to distinguish from siesta (nap)

• teatrom.

  theater

  “Me gusta ir al teatro.”— I like going to the theater.

  Pattern en el teatro at the theater

  Compare escenario stage

  plural teatros

  💡 From Greek theatron, cognate with theater

• nativom.

  native

  “Ella es nativa de España.”— She is a native of Spain.

  Pattern hablar como un nativo speak like a native

  Compare natural native

  feminine nativa

  💡 From Latin nativus, cognate with native

• fáciladj.

  easy

  “El examen es fácil.”— The exam is easy.

  Pattern muy fácil very easy

  Compare sencillo simple

  plural fáciles

  💡 Note the stress on the first syllable

• divertidoadj.

  fun, entertaining

  “La película es divertida.”— The movie is fun.

  Pattern muy divertido very fun

  Compare entretenido entertaining

  feminine divertida

  💡 From divertir (to entertain), cognate with divert

Grammar spotlight

Sentence patterns to steal

• En español usamos la palabra ¡plas! para imitar sonidos.

  In Spanish we use the word ¡plas! to imitate sounds.

  En [language] usamos [word] para [verb].idioma can be replaced with another language, palabra with another word, verbo with a verb

• Si quieres hablar como un nativo, aprende esta palabra.

  If you want to speak like a native, learn this word.

  Si quieres [verb], [imperative].verbo can be replaced with a verb, imperativo with an imperative form

• Es una palabra muy común en la vida diaria.

  It's a very common word in everyday life.

  Es una palabra muy común en [context].contexto can be replaced with a setting, such as el trabajo