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"TV program" is a noun which is often translated as "el programa de televisión", and "TV series" is a noun which is often translated as "la serie de televisión". Learn more about the difference between "TV program" and "TV series" below.
TV program(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el programa de televisión
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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What's your favorite TV program?¿Cuál es tu programa de televisión favorito?
b. el programa de tele
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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I watched a TV program about whales last night.Anoche vi un programa de tele sobre las ballenas.
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TV series(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la serie de televisión
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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Leo is trying to finish three seasons of his favorite TV series this weekend. Don't even call him!Leo quiere ver tres temporadas de su serie de televisión favorita este fin de semana. ¡Ni siquiera lo llames!
b. la serie televisiva
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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Some critics say Seinfeld was the best TV series of the 1990s.Algunos críticos dicen que Seinfeld fue la mejor serie televisiva de los 1990s.
c. la teleserie
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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The new TV series about the Italian restaurant sounds good.La nueva teleserie sobre el restaurante italiano suena bien.
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