How to Say ‘The beach in Valencia is big.’ in Spain Spanish
La playa de Valencia es grande.
lah PLAH-yah deh bah-LEN-thyah ehs GRAHN-de
[lah PLAH-yah deh bah-LEN-thyah ehs GRAHN-de]
Phrase Breakdown
La playa de Valencia
lah PLAH-yah deh bah-LEN-thyah
The beach of Valencia
This is the subject, said as one unit. 'PLA-ya de ba-LEN-thya', with a soft 'b' sound for the 'v'.
La playa de Valencia tiene arena fina.
Valencia's beach has fine sand.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
playa
[PLAH-yah]
beach
Feminine noun for the sandy shore by the sea.
Vamos a la playa mañana.
We are going to the beach tomorrow.
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.
Valencia
[bah-LEN-thyah]
Valencia
A coastal city in eastern Spain.
Valencia está en el Mediterráneo.
Valencia is on the Mediterranean.
es grande.
ehs GRAHN-de
is big.
Tap the 'r' in 'grande' once and stress the first syllable: 'es GRAN-de'.
La casa es grande.
The house is big.
Words in this phrase
es
[ehs]
is
A form of the verb ser used to describe identity or essential characteristics.
«Es» muy familiar trabajar aquí.
Working here is very family-like.
grande
[GRAHN-de]
big
On a large scale; prosperously.
Vivir a lo grande.
Live big.
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