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"Chancla" is a noun which is often translated as "flip-flop", and "sandalia" is a noun which is often translated as "sandal". Learn more about the difference between "chancla" and "sandalia" below.
la chancla(
chahng
-
klah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. flip-flop
Yo a la playa me voy en chanclas.I go to the beach in flip-flops.
Dejamos las chanclas en las rocas y nos metimos al agua.We left our flip-flops on the rocks and got into the water.
b. thong (Australia)
Siempre que va a un hotel, se ducha con las chanclas puestas.Whenever he stays in a hotel, he showers with his thongs on.
a. slipper
¿Viste mis chanclas? - Las dejaste junto a la cama.Did you see my slippers? - You left them by the bed.
la sandalia(
sahn
-
dah
-
lyah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (footwear)
a. sandal
¿A que son muy monas estas sandalias de piel que me compré?Aren't these leather sandals that I bought really cute?
