girlfriend
vs
Do you have a boyfriend?

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"Girlfriend" is a noun which is often translated as "la novia", and "Do you have a boyfriend?" is a phrase which is often translated as "¿Tienes novio?". Learn more about the difference between "girlfriend" and "Do you have a boyfriend?" below.

girlfriend(

guhrl

frehnd

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (significant other)

a. la novia

(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).

(F)

I married my first girlfriend.Me casé con mi primera novia.

b. la polola

(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).

(F)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in Chile

(Chile)

Jim needs to find himself a new girlfriend.Jim necesita buscarse una polola nueva.

2. (friend)

a. la amiga

(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).

(F)

I'm inviting my girlfriends to stay for the weekend.Voy a invitar a mis amigas a que se queden el fin de semana.

Do you have a boyfriend?(

hahv

boy

frehnd

)

A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).

phrase

1. (general)

a. ¿Tienes novio?

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).