camión
truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks come in many different sizes, shapes and colors, but they all have the same basic purpose, to transport items from one location to another.
Example sentences using: camión
El camión de Juan es rojo.
Juan's truck is red.
This sentence is using the word 'camión' which refers to the truck of Juan. The possessive 'de' is used to denote the ownership of Juan over the truck and the color of the truck is described as red.
Voy en camión a la escuela.
I go to school on a truck.
This sentence uses camión to refer to the mode of transportation the speaker uses to get to school. The preposition 'en' translates to 'on', indicating that the speaker rides on the truck to school.
El precio del camión es alto.
The price of the truck is high.
In this sentence, the 'price of the truck' is being described as high. The value of the truck ('camión') is defined by the statement after it, showing its expensive cost.
El camión tiene cuatro ruedas.
The truck has four wheels.
This is a straightforward sentence which means that the truck ('camión') has four wheels. It uses the Spanish word 'ruedas' which means wheels in English.
El camión está lleno de sandías.
The truck is full of watermelons.
`Está lleno de` translated to `is full of` in English, indicates that the truck, 'camión', is filled with watermelons, 'sandías'.
Necesito un camión para la mudanza.
I need a truck for the move.
In this sentence, the speaker expresses the need for a truck ('camión') for a specific purpose, in this case, 'la mudanza', which is a house move.
El camión está sucio.
The truck is dirty.
The sentence describes the physical state of the truck 'camión', in this case, it is dirty. 'Está' is the Spanish verb for 'is' in this context.
Mi padre conduce el camión.
My father drives the truck.
The sentence is a simple structure that describes 'what does someone do (drives the truck) - who (father)'. 'Camión' is the truck which is being driven by the father.
El camión tiene mucho espacio.
The truck has a lot of space.
The example states that the truck, 'camión' in Spanish, has a lot of space. 'Mucho' is the Spanish word for 'a lot'.
El camión se rompió.
The truck broke down.
This phrase uses the reflexive verb 'rompió' to indicate that something has happened to the truck ('camión'). In this case, the truck has broken down.