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"Eagle" in Spanish: águila

el águila

Say it: AH-gee-lahfeminine · el águilanoun/ˈaɣila/

An eagle is el águila (AH-gee-lah). Feminine noun; Spanish uses el before stressed á. Plural is las águilas.

In the mountains

Vi el águila en el cielo.
I saw the eagle in the sky.
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How to pronounce águila

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AH-gee-lah

/ˈaɣila/

AH-gee-lah. Soft g before u. Stress AH. Written accent on á in águila.

"Eagle" in Spanish: quick reference

SpanishEnglish
el águilathe eagle

Singular with el before stressed á.

las águilasthe eagles

Plural with las.

un águilaan eagle

Indefinite singular.

el vuelo del águilathe eagle's flight

Nature description.

How to use águila in real life

  1. 1In the mountains

    Vi el águila en el cielo.

    I saw the eagle in the sky.

    El águila.

  2. 2Zoo

    El águila tiene alas grandes.

    The eagle has big wings.

    El águila again.

  3. 3Nature park

    Las águilas cazan de día.

    Eagles hunt by day.

    Águilas plural.

Mistakes English speakers make with águila

Incorrect: La águila vuela alto.

Correct: El águila vuela alto.

Use el águila before stressed á; the noun stays feminine.

Incorrect: Vi un aguila.

Correct: Vi un águila.

Write the accent: águila.

Good to know

Mountain towns point out el águila in the sky. Adjectives stay feminine: el águila blanca. Plural returns to las águilas.

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Hiking lookout

  1. ChatPal

    ¿Ves el águila allá arriba?

    Do you see the eagle up there?

  2. You

    Sí. El águila gira lento.

    Yes. The eagle turns slowly.

  3. ChatPal

    Usa los binoculares.

    Use the binoculars.

  4. You

    Qué vista.

    What a view.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Eagle" in Spanish

Why el águila if it is feminine?

Feminine águila takes el before stressed á; adjectives stay feminine.

How do you pronounce águila?

AH-gee-lah with stress on AH.

What is the plural?

Las águilas.

Un or una águila?

Un águila is common for the same sound reason.

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