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How to say "ride a skateboard" and "to skate/to rollerskate" in Spanish?

How to say "ride a skateboard" and "to skate/to rollerskate" in Spanish?

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How to say in Spanish "ride a skateboard" and "to skate","to rollerskate" or "to rollerblade"? I found a few answers on the Net and I'd like to know which are correct:

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patines en línea / patines de ruedas en línea - roller blades

patines - roller skates

monopatín - skateboard

andar en monopatín

montar en monopatín

ir en monopatín

andar en patines

ir en patines

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updated Apr 9, 2010
edited by 00494d19
posted by Issabela
Can patinaje be used for skateboard? - Delores--Lindsey, Apr 9, 2010

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Solo te faltaba " el patinete"

updated Apr 13, 2010
posted by melipiru
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la tabla and monopatín both mean a skateboard (though the 1st one is more colloquial)

andar and montar goes well with monopatín

Perhaps the ling to spanish wikipedia will help you http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding

updated Apr 9, 2010
posted by Jagodka
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check this skateboard thread I've always heard "andar en patineta" from Mexicans for riding a skateboard.

updated Apr 9, 2010
edited by alba3
posted by alba3
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Learn Spanish 2, lesson 2.4, in the flashcards the word "el monopatinaje" is used for skateboarding.

here

updated Apr 9, 2010
posted by luz_72
...you probably already know this:) - luz_72, Apr 9, 2010
Thanks. But I wanted something like "ride a bike" :) - Issabela, Apr 9, 2010