club
club
In Spanish, 'club' is also used as in English to refer to a group of people organized for a common purpose such as a sports team, or a place where people go to dance and listen to music. It is also used to describe a heavy stick or a card suit in a standard deck of cards. Usage in sentences remains the same as it is in English.
Example sentences using: club
¿Dónde está el club?
Where is the club?
This sentence is asking the location of a club. 'Club' is a cognate word between Spanish and English, so it is pronounced and spelled similarly.
Yo voy al club a bailar.
I go to the club to dance.
In this phrase, the speaker is explaining their purpose for going to the club, which is to dance. Notice that 'al' is a contraction of 'a el', meaning 'to the'.
Juana es miembro del club de lectura.
Juana is a member of the reading club.
Colloquially translated, 'del' stands for 'de el', which means 'of the'. So 'club de lectura' literally means 'club of reading', or 'reading club'.
El club abre a las 10 de la noche.
The club opens at 10 at night.
In Spanish, hours are expressed using the verb 'abrir' (to open) for start times and 'cerrar' (to close) for end times.
Nosotros formamos un club de fútbol.
We formed a football club.
The verb 'formar' in Spanish is often used for creating or establishing something, like a club in this example.
Vamos al club cada sábado.
We go to the club every Saturday.
In Spanish, 'cada' is used to express 'every', which indicates repetition or habit.
El club está cerca de mi casa.
The club is near my house.
Here, 'cerca de' is used to mean 'near'. The de is used when near is followed by a noun.
Pedro es el presidente del club.
Pedro is the president of the club.
This sentence tells us that Pedro holds a position in the club. 'del' stands for 'de el', which means 'of the'.
El club tiene muchas actividades divertidas.
The club has a lot of fun activities.
The verb 'tener' means 'to have' in Spanish, and 'muchas' is used to indicate a large quantity of something.
Me gusta este club.
I like this club.
'Me gusta' is a common Spanish phrase meaning 'I like'. However, it is more literally translated to 'it pleases me'. 'Este' means 'this'.