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folk

la gente

folk(

fok

)

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

noun

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

(colloquial)

(people)

a. la gente

(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 small town is full of friendly folk.El pueblo pequeño está lleno de gente amable.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

2. (customary)

a. popular

My children love this book of folk tales.A mis niños les encanta este libro de cuentos populares.

b. tradicional

There's a lot of folk art in this museum.Hay mucho arte tradicional en este museo.

c. regional

This folk dance originated hundreds of years ago.Este baile regional se originó hace cientos de años.

d. folklórico

There will be folk dancing at the festival.Habrá danza folklórica en el festival.

e. folk (music)

If you like folk music, you'll love this band.Si te gusta la música folk, te va a encantar esta banda.

folks

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

3. (people)

a. la gente

(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 folks around here are really nice.La gente por acá es muy amable.

4. (family)

a. la familia

(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 going to visit my folks for Christmas.Voy a visitar a mi familia por Navidad.

b. los padres

(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).

(M)

My folks are fairly conservative.Mis padres son bastante conservadores.

folk

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

Noun

1. (colloquial)

a. la gente

(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)

(people)

the folk I work withla gente con la que trabajo

my/your folksmi/tu familia, mi/tu gente

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

2. (traditional)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

folk dancebaile popular or regional

folk (music)música folk or popular

folk singercantante de folk

folk songcanción folk

folk talecuento popular

folk [fəʊk]

noun

1 (people) gente (f)

country/city folk la gente de campo/ciudad; ordinary folk la gente llana; they're strange folk here aquí la gente es algo rara; the common folk el pueblo; my folks (parents) mis viejos (informal) (m); (family) mi familia

the folks back home

the old folks los viejos; hello folks! ¡hola, amigos!

folk music See culture box in entry folk.

modifier

of ordinary people

folk art (n) artesanía (f) popular or tradicional

folk dance (n) baile (m) popular

this is a well-known folk dance called...

folk dancing (n) danza (f) folklórica

my hobbies are folkdancing, pottery...

folk music (n) (traditional) música (f) tradicional or folklórica; (contemporary) música (f) folk

folk rock (n) folk rock (m)

folk singer (n) cantante (m) de música folk

folk song (n) canción (f) tradicional

folk tale (n) cuento (m) popular

folk wisdom (n) saber (m) popular

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Examples

Phrases

folk music	la música folklórica
folk song	la canción folclórica
folk art	el arte popular
folk dance	la danza folklórica
folk club	el club de música folk
Andalusian folk song	cante
Spanish folk singer	folclórico
improvised folk song	canción folclórica improvisada