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Scene illustrating a Mexican Spanish-language basic measurements conversation

Key Phrases

Grande

Large

Ligero

Light

Tamaño enorme

Huge size

Skills You'll Learn

Describing sizes

Describir tamaños

Talking about weight

Hablar sobre el peso

Comparing dimensions

Comparar dimensiones

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

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Tamaño

Tah-mah-nyo

Size

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Grande

Grahnd-eh

Large

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Pequeño

Peh-ken-yo

Small

💬 The [ñ] is its own letter, pronounced like (ny) in "canyon": [pequeño] (peh-KEH-nyoh). Don't read it like plain [n].

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Mediano

Meh-dee-ah-no

Medium

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Ancho

Ahn-cho

Width

💬 [Ancho] usually means "wide," while "width" as a noun is more often [anchura]. Same pattern: [largo] = "long," but [longitud] = "length."

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Largo

Lar-go

Long

💬 [Largo] means "long," not "large." For "large/big," use [grande].

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Corto

Kor-to

Short

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Peso

Peh-so

Weight

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Ligero

Lee-heh-ro

Light

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