Palabra Lexi · common words in Spanish
How to say "meat" in Spanish
"Meat" in Spanish is carne, pronounced KAHR-neh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a feminine noun (la carne, plural las carnes).
| Spanish | carne |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | KAHR-neh |
| Meaning | meat |
| Gender | feminine: la carne |
| Plural | las carnes |
| Frequency | #22 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 carne
Carne is pronounced KAHR-neh, in IPA /ˈkaɾne/. Carne has two syllables, KAHR-neh, 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 carne masculine or feminine?
Carne is feminine, so it takes la (the) and una (a): la carne. The plural is las carnes. The ending does not tell you the gender here, so learn the word together with its article: la carne.
Example sentences
No como carne
I don't eat meat
La carne está fresca
The meat is fresh
comer carne
to eat meat
How to remember carne
carne [KAHR-neh] sounds like the English “carnival”. Picture this:
At the carnival a giant steak dances samba; the meat shakes to the drums.
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