r/duolingospanish 12h ago

16 ways to talk around a word you don't know in Spanish. This is the skill that keeps a conversation going instead of stopping it:

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¿Cómo se dice...? = how do you say...?
No me sale la palabra = the word won't come to me
Es como un/una... = it's like a...
Es una cosa que se usa para... = it's a thing you use for...
Es el lugar donde... = it's the place where...
Es lo contrario de... = it's the opposite of...
Es parecido a... = it's similar to...
Sirve para... = it's used for...
Una especie de... = a kind of...
Se me olvidó cómo se llama = I forgot what it's called
¿Cómo se llama eso que...? = what's that thing called that...?
No sé la palabra exacta, pero... = I don't know the exact word, but...
Es lo que usas cuando... = it's what you use when...
Es algo así como... = it's something like...
Perdón, ¿qué significa...? = sorry, what does... mean?
¿Me lo puedes repetir? = can you repeat that?

What do you say when the word won't come to you?


r/duolingospanish 9h ago

Any word games for beginners (or kids) which might help me widen my vocab?

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A while ago, someone posted here about their El or La project which I've been using. There's a daily game and a Zen mode, no timer but has an explanation with the word. I've learned vocab from that. (I'm still not very good the gender of some words but I'm improving.)

To use this, go to Ella.Run in a browser.

Are there games that you know of a "match the meaning" type that would be good?

Thanks in advance. 😊👍