How do you say 'souvenirs' in Spanish?

Question

If 'el recuerdo' means 'souvenir' but 'los recuerdos' means 'memories', then how do you say 'souvenirs' in Spanish?

Answer 1

There was a very popular song in English , " Among my Souvenirs",

which meant" among my memories" , so I guess it is the same in both languages.

Answer 2

Souvenirs, the exact same word

Answer 3

souvenirs means either gifts or memories in French. In Spanish souvenir refers exclusively to those little gifts people buy for their dear ones, so there is not any confusion if you buy one or ten, people say Te traje un suvenir / Traje muchos souvenires (or suvenires). Te traje esto de recuerdo .

I always wondered why people have to buy an ashtray to remember they were to, say, Paris or London. or to make their friends and relatives remember that they (the buyers) went somewhere.

Pura acumulación de bobadas... - LuisaGomezBartle, Nov 8, 2010

I think the guy who invented the word 'tacky' was married to someone with a bad habit of displaying those in his/her house. - bill1111, Nov 8, 2010

I didn´t know that word for ´grasa´. Thanks Billstpor - mediterrunio, Nov 8, 2010

Answer 4

Well, in Spain we say "recuerdos" but actually they are referred to the word "regalos". Therefore, you can say "regalos" or "recuerdos".

In fact, we say "recuerdos" as well because they are presents to remember my visit to a place. But it is possible that you buy this for yourself, then it is not a present. It is something you buy to remember the place.

Answer 5

'recuerdos' means memories, but it is still the plural of 'recuerdo' as in souvenir. You can perfectly say "Traigo varios recuerdos de mi viaje a México", just as you'd say "Traigo varios 'souvenirs' de mi viaje a México"

Answer 6

you could still say recuerdo, or recuerdito....it is the context in which it is used