How to Say ‘A mystery novel.’ in Spain Spanish
Una novela de misterio.
OO-nah noh-BEH-lah deh mees-TEH-ryoh
[OO-nah noh-BEH-lah deh mees-TEH-ryoh]
Phrase Breakdown
Una novela
OO-nah noh-BEH-lah
A novel
'Novela' is feminine, so it takes 'una'. Stress falls on 'VE' (no-VE-la), and the 'v' sounds soft, like a 'b'.
Leo una novela.
I'm reading a novel.
Words in this phrase
Una
[OO-nah]
a
An article introducing a feminine singular noun.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a close and humane culture.
novela
[noh-BEH-lah]
novel
A long fictional book; feminine noun.
Esta novela es muy larga.
This novel is very long.
de misterio.
deh mees-TEH-ryoh
mystery (of mystery)
Spanish uses 'de' + noun to describe a genre. Stress falls on 'TE' (mis-TE-rio).
Una película de misterio.
A mystery film.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
misterio
[mees-TEH-ryoh]
mystery
Something unknown or puzzling; also a book genre.
Es un misterio total.
It's a complete mystery.
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