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"Sip" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "beber a sorbos", and "slurp" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "beber ruidosamente". Learn more about the difference between "sip" and "slurp" below.
sip(
sihp
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. beber a sorbos
She sipped at her tequila throughout the night.Bebió el tequila a sorbos durante toda la noche.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el sorbito (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).
I'm so thirsty. Would you give me a sip of your juice?Tengo mucha sed. ¿Me darías un sorbito a tu jugo?
slurp(
sluhrp
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. beber ruidosamente
Why do you have to slurp your coffee like that?¿Por qué tienes que beber el café tan ruidosamente?
b. sorber ruidosamente
The kids giggled as they slurped their milkshakes.Los chicos se reían mientras sorbían ruidosamente sus batidos.
c. hacer ruido al beber
It is bad manners to slurp your milk like that.Es de mala educación hacer ruido de esa forma al beber la leche.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el sorbo ruidoso (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).
He took a slurp of his beer and continued his story.Tomó un sorbo ruidoso de la cerveza y siguió con la historia.
