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How to say "table" in Spanish
"Table" in Spanish is mesa, pronounced MEH-sah (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a feminine noun (la mesa, plural las mesas).
| Spanish | mesa |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | MEH-sah |
| Meaning | table |
| Gender | feminine: la mesa |
| Plural | las mesas |
| Frequency | #29 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 mesa
Mesa is pronounced MEH-sah, in IPA /ˈmesa/. Mesa has two syllables, MEH-sah, 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 mesa masculine or feminine?
Mesa is feminine, so it takes la (the) and una (a): la mesa. The plural is las mesas. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -a are feminine.
Example sentences
En la mesa
on the table
La mesa está sucia.
The table is dirty.
Mi mesa está cerca de la ventana.
My desk is near the window.
How to remember mesa
mesa [MEH-sah] sounds like the English “mesa”. Picture this:
The desert mesa is a giant stone table: eagles set plates of clouds on it.
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