Flu in Spanish
Flu in Spanish is gripe (GREE-peh), or gripa or influenza. It's feminine: la gripe.
- Spanish
- la gripe
- Say it
- lah GREE-peh
- Gender
- Feminine: la gripe
- Also said
- la gripa, la influenza
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Spanish illness and injury names
The other words in step 3 of Illnesses and Symptoms in Spanish.
- el resfriadocold (illness) · el rehs-FRYAH-doh
- la alergiaallergy · lah ah-LEHR-hyah
- la infeccióninfection · lah een-fehk-SYOHN
- el asmaasthma · el AHS-mah
- la diabetesdiabetes · lah dyah-BEH-tehs
- la migrañamigraine · lah mee-GRAH-nyah
- el esguincesprain · el ehs-GEEN-seh
- la fracturafracture · lah frahk-TOO-rah
- la quemaduraburn (injury) · lah keh-mah-DOO-rah
Questions about gripe
How do you say flu in Spanish?
Flu in Spanish is la gripe. You can also say la gripa or la influenza.
How do you pronounce gripe?
Say it GREE-peh. The syllable in capitals is stressed: GREE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is gripe masculine or feminine in Spanish?
gripe is feminine, so it takes la: la gripe.
What does gripe mean in English?
In English, la gripe means flu.
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