Book in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: LEE-broh
IPA: ˈlibɾo

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Don’t confuse!

Also don’t confuse with libre, which means free.

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Other Meanings

Can also refer to a register or record, such as a ledger or logbook

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Do Not Confuse With

“Ligero” which means light in weight, but is pronounced similarly

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Variations by Country

A Mexican guy said to me that in Mexico, “libro” specifically refers to a textbook.

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mnemonic

“Libro” sounds like “library”, which is a place where books are stored

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idioms

“Dejar a alguien en blanco” meaning to leave someone speechless or unable to respond, possibly due to the impact of the information received

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usage

Refers to a book or literary work

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origin

Latin “liber” meaning “book”

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Mi libro en Espanol

Should i make a copy of the book im writing, but in Spanish?
Yes or No

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libro info.

Tips to remember the word “libro”:
– Associate “libro” with “library” in English as both involve books.
– Think of “libre” (free in Spanish) and imagine “being free to read” which involves a book, hence “libro.”
– The “lib” part of “libro” is like the beginning of “library,” a place for books.

Explanations:
“Libro” in Spanish is a masculine noun that means “book.” It is used in much the same way as its English counterpart, referring to a bound set of pages for reading.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Tomo” is a term that can also mean a volume of a book or in a series.
– “Volumen” when referring to a volume in a series of books.
– “Ejemplar” is used for a copy or an instance of a book.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– In some contexts, “libro” can also be used to refer to a workbook or an exercise book in schools.
– There isn’t a widely recognized slang meaning for “libro.”

Examples of sentences that use it:
– “Estoy leyendo un libro interesante sobre la historia de España.”
(I am reading an interesting book about the history of Spain.)
– “Tengo una colección grande de libros en mi casa.”
(I have a large collection of books in my house.)
– “¿Me podrías prestar ese libro cuando termines de leerlo?”
(Could you lend me that book when you finish reading it?)
– “Él escribió un libro sobre sus experiencias de viaje.”
(He wrote a book about his travel experiences.)
– “Vamos a la biblioteca para devolver los libros.”
(We are going to the library to return the books.)

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