How to Say ‘The surf spot’ in Spain Spanish
El spot de surf
ehl spot deh soorf
[ehl spot deh soorf]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Surfers in Spain happily borrow the English spot. In more general speech you'd hear sitio "place" or zona "area" instead.
Phrase Breakdown
El spot
ehl spot
The spot
'Spot' is an English loanword and is masculine. Spaniards often say it as 'es-POT'.
El spot está cerca.
The spot is nearby.
Words in this phrase
El
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
spot
[spot]
spot
English loanword used by surfers for a surfing location.
Este spot tiene buenas olas.
This spot has good waves.
de surf
deh soorf
for surfing / surf
Describes the type of spot. Link it smoothly: 'de-SURF'.
Es un campamento de surf.
It's a surf camp.
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.
surf
[soorf]
surfing
Borrowed English word for the sport of surfing.
Hacemos surf cada mañana.
We surf every morning.
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