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How to Say ‘Seville is a beautiful city.’ in Spain Spanish

Sevilla es una ciudad bonita.

seh-BEE-yah ehs OO-nah thyoo-DATH boh-NEE-tah

[seh-BEE-yah ehs OO-nah thyoo-DATH boh-NEE-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Sevilla es

seh-BEE-yah ehs

Seville is

The 'll' sounds like the English 'y': 'se-VI-ya'. Link it to 'es': 'se-vi-ya-ES'.

Example

Sevilla es famosa por el flamenco.

Seville is famous for flamenco.

Words in this phrase

Sevilla

[seh-BEE-yah]

Seville

The capital of Andalusia, famous for flamenco.

Example

Sevilla tiene una catedral enorme.

Seville has a huge cathedral.

[ehs]

A form of the verb ser used to describe identity or essential characteristics.

Example

«Es» muy familiar trabajar aquí.

Working here is very family-like.

una ciudad bonita.

OO-nah thyoo-DATH boh-NEE-tah

a pretty city.

Say 'ciudad' with a 'th' sound, 'thyoo-DAD'. The adjective 'bonita' goes after the noun.

Example

Es una ciudad bonita y antigua.

It's a pretty and old city.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

a (feminine singular)

Indefinite article agreeing with a feminine noun; used to define or describe someone.

Example

Algunos presentan a Jesús como Una figura histórica para empezar el diálogo.

Some present Jesus as a historical figure to start the dialogue.

ciudad

[thyoo-DATH]

city

Feminine noun for a large town.

Example

Es una ciudad antigua.

It is an old city.

bonita

[boh-NEE-tah]

pretty / nice

Feminine form of 'bonito', agreeing with a feminine noun.

Example

Es una casa bonita.

It's a pretty house.

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