Small in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: peh-KEH-nyoh
IPA: peˈkeɲo

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Opposites

Grande – Pequeño (Big – Small)

7 months ago

pequeño info.

Tips to remember the word “pequeño”:
– Relate “pequeño” to the English word “petite” since both refer to small sizes and they share similar letters “pe-t-e.”
– Think of the word “pequeño” as a combination of “peek” and “nyo,” imagining something so small you have to peek closely to see it.
– Remember the nursery rhyme “Pequeño Juan” (Little John) as the Spanish version of “Little Jack Horner” to reinforce the meaning of small through a familiar tune.

Explanations:
“Pequeño” is a Spanish adjective that means “small” or “little” in English. It’s used to describe the size of nouns in Spanish, and it must agree with the gender and number of the noun it modifies, changing to “pequeña” for feminine singular nouns or “pequeños”/”pequeñas” for masculine and feminine plural nouns, respectively.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Chico” can also mean small when referring to size, or young when referring to age.
– “Menudo” often connotes something small or fine in detail.
– “Diminuto” is used for very small or tiny things.

Alternate meanings/slang:
In some Spanish-speaking regions, “pequeño” can be used affectionately to refer to a young child, much like “little one” or “kiddo” in English. However, it doesn’t often have widely recognized slang meanings.

Examples of sentences that use “pequeño”:
– Vivo en un apartamento pequeño en la ciudad. (I live in a small apartment in the city.)
– La camisa me queda pequeña, necesito una talla más grande. (The shirt is small on me, I need a larger size.)
– A pesar de ser pequeño, el cachorro tiene mucha energía. (Despite being small, the puppy has a lot of energy.)
– Tengo tres hermanos pero soy el más pequeño de todos. (I have three brothers but I am the youngest of all.)
– Esa tienda vende ropa especialmente para niños pequeños. (That store sells clothing especially for small children.)

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Memory helper

Think of this word as cute, since SMALL things are cute! If you switch the last letter to an a it becomes feminine to refer to female things. Pequeño y pequeña!

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