How to Say ‘Silver necklace’ in Mexican Spanish
El collar de plata
el koh-YAR deh PLAH-tah
[el koh-YAR deh PLAH-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Material comes after the thing with de: collar de plata, anillo de oro "gold ring".
Phrase Breakdown
El collar
el koh-YAR
The necklace
'Collar' means necklace. The LL sounds like a Y: co-YAR.
El collar es muy bonito.
The necklace is very pretty.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
collar
[koh-YAR]
necklace
Jewelry worn around the neck.
Ese collar es muy bonito.
That necklace is very pretty.
de plata
deh PLAH-tah
made of silver
'De' plus a material describes what something is made of. Say PLA-ta.
Un anillo de plata.
A silver ring.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
plata
[PLAH-tah]
silver
The metal silver; in Mexico also slang for money.
Compré unos aretes de plata.
I bought some silver earrings.
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