How to Say ‘The grass is green.’ in Spain Spanish
La hierba es verde.
la YEHR-bah ess VEHR-deh
[la YEHR-bah ess VEHR-deh]
Phrase Breakdown
La hierba
la YEHR-bah
The grass
'La' is the feminine 'the'. The 'h' is silent, and 'hie' sounds like 'yeh': 'lah YEHR-bah'.
La hierba está mojada.
The grass is wet.
Words in this phrase
La
[la]
The
Used to specify one particular thing.
La semana que viene voy de vacaciones.
Next week I go on vacation.
hierba
[YEHR-bah]
grass
Feminine noun for the green plants covering lawns and fields.
Los niños juegan en la hierba.
The children play on the grass.
es verde.
ess VEHR-deh
is green.
'Es' means 'is'. In 'verde', the 'v' sounds almost like a soft 'b': 'ehs BEHR-deh'.
La puerta es verde.
The door is green.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
is
A form of ser meaning is, used to identify or state dates and facts.
Es en mayo.
It is in May.
verde
[VEHR-deh]
Green
The color of grass or leaves.
La bufanda es verde.
The scarf is green.
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