sandía
watermelon
Watermelon is a plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, a vine-like flowering plant originally domesticated in West Africa. Its fruit, which is also called watermelon, is a special kind referred to by botanists as a pepo.
Example sentences using: sandía
Yo como una sandía.
I eat a watermelon.
In this sentence, 'Yo' means 'I', 'como' means 'eat', and 'una sandía' means 'a watermelon'. The verb 'como' is conjugated in the first person singular in present tense.
La sandía es roja por dentro.
The watermelon is red inside.
Here, 'La' is the definite article 'The', 'sandía' means 'watermelon', 'es' translates to 'is', 'roja' is the color 'red', 'por' means 'by' and 'dentro' translates to 'inside'.
Compré una sandía en el mercado.
I bought a watermelon at the market.
The phrase uses the past tense of 'comprar' which is 'compré' meaning 'I bought', combined with 'una sandía en el mercado' which means 'a watermelon at the market'.
Me gusta la sandía.
I like the watermelon.
In this sentence, 'Me gusta la sandía' means 'I like the watermelon'. 'Gusta' is conjugated to be agree with 'la sandía' not with 'Me'.
La sandía es mi fruta preferida.
Watermelon is my favorite fruit.
'La sandía es mi fruta preferida' translates to 'Watermelon is my favorite fruit'. 'Mi fruta preferida' is how Spanish speakers express 'my favorite fruit'.
La sandía tiene mucha agua.
The watermelon has a lot of water.
'La sandía tiene mucha agua' directly translates to 'The watermelon has a lot of water'. 'Tiene' is the third person singular of the verb 'tener' which means 'to have'.
La sandía es grande.
The watermelon is big.
'La sandía es grande' translates as 'The watermelon is big'. 'Grande' is an adjective meaning 'big'.
La sandía es verde por fuera.
The watermelon is green on the outside.
'La sandía es verde por fuera' translates to 'The watermelon is green on the outside'. 'Verde' is the color green in Spanish.
Corté la sandía en rodajas.
I cut the watermelon into slices.
'Corté' translates to 'I cut', 'la sandía' means 'the watermelon' and 'en rodajas' translates into 'into slices'. This is showing the past tense of cut as an action.
La sandía está muy dulce.
The watermelon is very sweet.
'La sandía está muy dulce' directly translates to 'The watermelon is very sweet'. 'Está' is the form of 'to be' used for temporary states, in this case for the sweetness of the watermelon.