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"Hip" in Spanish: cadera

la cadera

Say it: kah-DEH-rahfeminine · la caderanoun/ka.ˈðe.ɾa/

A hip is la cadera. It is feminine. Say me duele la cadera for hip pain.

After exercise

Me duele la cadera derecha.
My right hip hurts.
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How to pronounce cadera

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kah-DEH-rah

/ka.ˈðe.ɾa/

kah-DEH-rah. Stress DEH.

"Hip" in Spanish: quick reference

SpanishEnglish
la caderathe hip

Default noun.

las caderasthe hips

Plural.

dolor de caderahip pain

Clinic talk.

en la caderain/on the hip

Location.

How to use cadera in real life

  1. 1After exercise

    Me duele la cadera derecha.

    My right hip hurts.

    Side pain.

  2. 2Doctor visit

    ¿Desde cuándo le duele la cadera?

    How long has your hip hurt?

    Clinic.

  3. 3Stretching

    Estiro la cadera despacio.

    I stretch my hip slowly.

    Warm-up.

Mistakes English speakers make with cadera

Incorrect: El cadera.

Correct: La cadera.

Cadera is feminine.

Incorrect: Me duele el hip.

Correct: Me duele la cadera.

Use cadera, not English hip.

Good to know

La cadera is the hip joint area. At clinics, point and say me duele la cadera—clear and enough.

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After a long walk

  1. ChatPal

    ¿Te duele la cadera otra vez?

    Does your hip hurt again?

  2. You

    Sí. La cadera izquierda un poco.

    Yes. The left hip a little.

  3. ChatPal

    Sentémonos cinco minutos.

    Let's sit five minutes.

  4. You

    Buena idea. Gracias.

    Good idea. Thanks.

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Gender of cadera?

Feminine: la cadera.

My hip hurts?

Me duele la cadera.

Plural?

Las caderas.

Pronunciation?

kah-DEH-rah.

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