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How to Say ‘Spain one, Brazil nil.’ in Spain Spanish

España uno, Brasil cero.

es-PAH-nyah U-no brah-SEEL THEH-roh

[es-PAH-nyah U-no brah-SEEL THEH-roh]

💬 Usage Tip: Scores are read team then number, with no word for "to" between teams. cero "nil" starts with a (th) sound in Spain: (THEH-roh).

Phrase Breakdown

España uno,

es-PAH-nyah U-no

Spain one,

Say the team name and then its goals. Link the 'a' and 'u' smoothly.

Example

España uno, Francia dos.

Spain one, France two.

Words in this phrase

España

[es-PAH-nyah]

Spain

Name of the country, here its team.

Example

España juega hoy.

Spain plays today.

uno

[U-no]

one

Refers to a single unit or person within a group.

Example

Uno de mis amigos es médico.

One of my friends is a doctor.

Brasil cero.

brah-SEEL THEH-roh

Brazil nil.

'Brasil' is stressed on the last syllable: 'bra-SIL'. 'Cero' means zero.

Example

Brasil gana hoy.

Brazil wins today.

Words in this phrase

Brasil

[brah-SEEL]

Brazil

Name of the country, here its team.

Example

Brasil tiene buenos jugadores.

Brazil has good players.

cero

[THEH-roh]

zero

The number 0.

Example

El partido terminó cero a cero.

The match ended zero to zero.

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