Palabra Lexi · common words in Spanish
How to say "story" in Spanish
"Story" in Spanish is historia, pronounced ees-TOH-ryah (stress on the syllable in capitals). Its dictionary meaning: story/history. It is a feminine noun (la historia, plural las historias). Also: cuento (story/tale).
| Spanish | historia |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | ees-TOH-ryah |
| Meaning | story/history |
| Gender | feminine: la historia |
| Plural | las historias |
| Frequency | #113 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 historia
Historia is pronounced ees-TOH-ryah, in IPA /isˈtoɾja/. Historia has three syllables, ees-TOH-ryah, with the stress on the second. 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.
- H is silent.
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Is historia masculine or feminine?
Historia is feminine, so it takes la (the) and una (a): la historia. The plural is las historias. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -a are feminine.
Example sentences
La historia de España es larga.
The history of Spain is long.
Es una historia muy bonita.
It's a very nice story.
How to remember historia
historia [ees-TOH-ryah] sounds like the English “history-a”. Picture this:
Picture a history teacher shouting 'historia' while pointing at an ancient map on the wall.
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Practice historia
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