young man

el joven

young man(yuhng mahn)

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

noun

1. (general)

a. el joven

(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)

Make sure to tip the young man that brought you the drink.Asegúrate de darle propina al joven que te trajo la bebida.

b. el muchacho

(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)

Our tour guide was a young man from Houston, TX.Nuestro guía turístico era un muchacho de Houston, TX.

c. el chaval

(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)

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

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Sarah, I know that one day you will meet a handsome young man, and you will fall in love.Sarah, sé que algún día conocerás a un chaval guapo y te enamorarás.