Sneakers (regional comparison) in Spanish
Sneakers (regional comparison) in Spanish is zapatillas deportivas (sah-pah-TEE-yahs deh-por-TEE-bahs), or tenis or zapatillas. It's feminine and plural: las zapatillas deportivas.
- Spanish
- las zapatillas deportivas
- Say it
- lahs sah-pah-TEE-yahs deh-por-TEE-bahs
- Gender
- Feminine, plural: las zapatillas deportivas
- Also said
- los tenis, las zapatillas
- Note
- Tenis is common in Mexico and other countries; zapatillas in Argentina and Chile.
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Questions about zapatillas deportivas
How do you say sneakers (regional comparison) in Spanish?
Sneakers (regional comparison) in Spanish is las zapatillas deportivas. You can also say los tenis or las zapatillas. Tenis is common in Mexico and other countries; zapatillas in Argentina and Chile.
How do you pronounce zapatillas deportivas?
Say it sah-pah-TEE-yahs deh-por-TEE-bahs. The syllables in capitals are stressed: TEE and TEE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is zapatillas deportivas masculine or feminine in Spanish?
zapatillas deportivas is feminine and plural, so it takes las: las zapatillas deportivas.
What does zapatillas deportivas mean in English?
In English, las zapatillas deportivas means sneakers (regional comparison).
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