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How to say "cloud" in Spanish
"Cloud" in Spanish is nube, pronounced NOO-beh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a feminine noun (la nube, plural las nubes).
| Spanish | nube |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | NOO-beh |
| Meaning | cloud |
| Gender | feminine: la nube |
| Plural | las nubes |
| Frequency | #165 in the Palabra list of common Spanish words |
Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
How to pronounce nube
Nube is pronounced NOO-beh, in IPA /ˈnube/. Nube has two syllables, NOO-beh, with the stress on the first. There is no written accent because the word follows the basic rule: words ending in a vowel, -n or -s are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
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Is nube masculine or feminine?
Nube is feminine, so it takes la (the) and una (a): la nube. The plural is las nubes. The ending does not tell you the gender here, so learn the word together with its article: la nube.
Example sentences
Una nube blanca
a white cloud
El avión voló sobre la nube.
The plane flew over the cloud.
El cielo tiene una nube gris.
The sky has a gray cloud.
How to remember nube
nube [NOO-beh] sounds like the English “newbie”. Picture this:
The newbie cloud can't rain yet: drizzles two drops and apologizes.
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Practice nube
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