reading glasses

las gafas de lectura

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

noun

1. (general)

a. las gafas de lectura

(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 forgot my reading glasses in the classroom.Me olvidé las gafas de lectura en el aula.

b. los anteojos de lectura

(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)

I need my reading glasses to read the fine print.Necesito los anteojos de lectura para leer la letra chica.

c. las gafas para leer

(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 are my reading glasses? They're not in the case.¿Dónde están mis gafas para leer? No están en el estuche.

d. los anteojos para leer

(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)

I need to put on my reading glasses to check the instructions.Necesito ponerme los anteojos para leer para chequear las instrucciones.

e. las gafas de leer

(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 doctor recommended that I use reading glasses.El médico me recomendó que use gafas de leer.

f. los anteojos de leer

(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)

Hannah put on her reading glasses and began reading the novel.Hannah se puso los anteojos de leer y comenzó a leer la novela.

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