Name metals, fabrics, natural substances and building materials, and describe what objects are made of.
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Metal names in Spanish
Hierro is iron and acero is steel. Steel is an alloy, so these names are not interchangeable.
Use de to say what something is made of: una mesa de acero. The house vocabulary lesson gives you objects to describe.
el hierroiron · el YEH-rroh
el acerosteel · el ah-SEH-roh
el acero inoxidablestainless steel · el ah-SEH-roh ee-nohk-see-DAH-bleh
el aluminioaluminum · el ah-loo-MEE-nyoh
el cobrecopper · el KOH-breh
el broncebronze · el BROHN-seh
el latónbrass · el lah-TOHN
el orogold · el OH-roh
la platasilver · lah PLAH-tah
el estañotin (metal) · el ehs-TAH-nyoh
Fabric and natural material names in Spanish
Algodón is cotton, lana is wool and lino is linen. The fiber name can describe the material of a garment.
Cuero is leather; piel can also refer to leather or skin. Match fabrics with clothes in Spanish.
la maderawood · lah mah-DEH-rah
el corchocork · el KOR-choh
el bambúbamboo · el bahm-BOO
el algodóncotton · el ahl-goh-DOHN
la lanawool · lah LAH-nah
la sedasilk · lah SEH-dah
el linolinen · el LEE-noh
el cueroleather · el KWEH-roh
el cauchorubber · el KOW-choh
el yutejute · el YOO-teh
Glass, plastic and building materials in Spanish
Vidrio is glass as a material. Cristal is common for glass in everyday language, though technical contexts can distinguish them.
Cemento is cement, a binder. Hormigón or concreto is concrete, which combines cement with water and aggregates.
el vidrioglass (material) · el BEE-dryoh
el plásticoplastic · el PLAHS-tee-koh
el cartóncardboard · el kahr-TOHN
el papelpaper · el pah-PEL
la arcillaclay · lah ahr-SEE-yah
la cerámicaceramic (material) · lah seh-RAH-mee-kah
la porcelanaporcelain · lah por-seh-LAH-nah
el cementocement · el seh-MEHN-toh
el hormigónconcrete · el or-mee-GOHN
el yesoplaster · el YEH-soh
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Materials in Spanish: the full list
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Quick answer:iron is el hierro, steel is el acero, stainless steel is el acero inoxidable, aluminum is el aluminio, copper is el cobre, bronze is el bronce, brass is el latón, gold is el oro, silver is la plata, and tin (metal) is el estaño.
