Such in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: TAHl
IPA: tal

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other meanings

In some contexts, “tal” can also be used as a conjunction to mean “such as” or “like,” as in “me gustan los deportes, tales como el fútbol y el baloncesto” (I like sports, such as soccer and basketball).

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do not confuse with

“Tal” can be confused with “talla,” which means “size” or “height” in Spanish.

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origin

From the Latin word “talis,” meaning “such” or “of that kind.”

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tal info.

Tips to remember “tal”:
– Associate “tal” with “tal cual”, which means “just like that” or “such as it is” in English.
– Think about the phrase “tal y como” which is often used in Spanish to mean “just as” or “such as.”
– Remember that “tal” sounds like “tale” in English. You could create a mnemonic by thinking about how in tales (stories), things are often described as such.

Explanations:
– “Tal” is an adjective that is used to refer to something that has already been mentioned or is understood from the context, indicating it is of such a kind or such a way.
– It can also act as a pronoun meaning “such a one” or “such ones.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Exactamente” (exactly)
– “Así” (like this; thus)
– “Este/a” followed by a noun (this), when referring to something close in kind to what has been mentioned

Alternate meanings like slang:
– “Tal” can also be used informally and somewhat slang to refer to someone or some place, often to mean “such and such” or “what’s his/her/its name.”
– In youth slang, “tal” can also be used as a filler word, somewhat equivalent to the English “like” or “you know,” to add emphasis or pause for thought.

Examples of sentences that use “tal”:
– “Tal como te dije, la reunión fue muy larga.” (Just as I told you, the meeting was very long.)
– “Necesito un vestido tal que combine con mis zapatos.” (I need a dress such that it matches my shoes.)
– “No puedo creer que dijiste tal cosa.” (I can’t believe you said such a thing.)
– “Han llegado tales noticias que no sé cómo reaccionar.” (Such news has arrived that I don’t know how to react.)
– “Tal Pedro, siempre llega tarde a las citas.” (Pedro, as usual, always arrives late to appointments.)
– En la fiesta había un tal Juan que nadie conocía. (At the party, there was a certain Juan that no one knew.)

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