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"Pram" is a noun which is often translated as "el cochecito", and "buggy" is a noun which is often translated as "la calesa". Learn more about the difference between "pram" and "buggy" below.
pram(
prahm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el cochecito (M)
(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).
Baby carriers tend to be more popular than prams these days.Hoy en día, los portabebés suelen ser más comunes que los cochecitos.
b. el cochecito de niño (M)
(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).
It's difficult getting onto a train with a pram.Es difícil subir a un tren con un cochecito de niño.
c. la carriola (F) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Carl fell asleep in his pram while we were taking a walk.Carl se quedó dormido en su carriola mientras dábamos un paseo.
buggy(
buh
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gi
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la calesa (F)
(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).
We toured Central Park in a buggy right after the first snowfall.Recorrimos Central Park en una calesa justo después de la primera nevada.
b. la calandria (F) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Monica arrived at the church for her wedding in Guadalajara in a buggy.Para su boda, Mónica llegó en una calesa a la iglesia de Guadalajara.
a. el cochecito (M)
(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).
Steve pushed his new-born baby around the shopping mall in a buggy.Steve llevaba a su bebé recién nacido por el centro comercial en un cochecito.
a. la sillita de paseo (F)
(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).
Alexandra is learning to walk, but for long trips, she rides in her buggy.Alexandra está aprendiendo a caminar, pero para viajes largos, usa su sillita de paseo.
