(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)

The girls and I are going shopping today.Las chicas y yo nos vamos de compras hoy.

b. las amigas

(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)

Where's Mom? - She went out with the girls.¿Dónde está mamá? - Salió con sus amigas.

girl

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

noun

2. (child)

a. la niña

(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)

That girl is six years old.Esa niña tiene seis años.

b. la nena

(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)

The girl who lives next door is selling cookies.La nena que vive al lado está vendiendo galletas.

3. (young woman)

a. la chica

(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)

The girl who babysits for us is 16 years old.La chica que trabaja para nosotros de niñera tiene 16 años.

b. la muchacha

(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)

Do you see that girl? She's my sister.¿Ves a esa muchacha? Es mi hermana.

c. la joven

(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)

The neighborhood girls are fundraising to build a new park.Las jóvenes de la colonia están recaudando fondos para construir un parque nuevo.

4. (relative)

a. la hija

(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 always take my girls to see baseball games in the summer.Siempre llevo a mis hijas a ver partidos de béisbol durante el verano.

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

(colloquial)

(girlfriend)

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)

My girl is coming to the party with me.Mi novia me va a acompañar a la fiesta.

b. la chica

(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)

Jorge went to the beach with his girl.Jorge se fue a la playa con su chica.

c. 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)

(Andes)

Regionalism used in Chile

(Chile)

Are you going to introduce us to your girl soon?¿Ya nos vas a presentar a tu polola?

d. la jeva

(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 very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

(Caribbean)

Regionalism used in Nicaragua

(Nicaragua)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

John's girl is really hot.La jeva de John está buenísima.

A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).

(old-fashioned)

(female servant)

a. la chica

(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)

The girl is going to make some coffee for us.La chica nos va a preparar café.

Examples

Phrases

girls	las chicas
some girls	unas niñas
boys and girls	chicos y chicas
they are girls	son niñas
the girls have to read a book	las niñas tienen que leer un libro
they are some girls	son algunas niñas
the girls are nervous	las niñas están nerviosas
all-girls school	escuela de niñas
those girls	esas chicas
these girls	estas chicas
girls bite back	las niñas muerden
girls just want to have fun	las chicas solo quieren divertirse
girls can do anything	las chicas pueden hacer cualquier cosa
girls do it better	las chicas lo hacen mejor
girls do not dress for boys	las chicas no se visten para los chicos
they hear the girls	oyen a las niñas
happy girls are the prettiest	las chicas felices son las más bonitas
the girls will be able to write letters	las chicas podrán escribir cartas
the girls are sleeping	las niñas están durmiendo
I love my girls	amo a mis hijas amo a mis chicas