{"id":137294,"date":"2024-02-25T21:24:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T02:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/shapes-in-spanish\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T05:17:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:17:56","slug":"shapes-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/shapes-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"32 Shapes in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Spanish learners often start by learning basics like colors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/spanish-days-of-the-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">days of the week<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/family-words-in-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family members<\/a> and other common words.\u00a0But shapes are often overlooked, even though they&#8217;re all around us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here we&#8217;ll go through the basic (and not-so-basic) shapes, plus how to talk about them in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<h2>Words Related to Shapes in Spanish<\/h2>\n<p>Before you learn shapes, learn how to talk about them. Below are some essential vocabulary words related to shapes in Spanish. To learn more shapes and related vocabulary, an authentic language learning program like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FluentU<\/a> is a great place to start. <p><strong>FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p>You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Check out the website or download <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fluentu-learn-language-videos\/id917892175\">the iOS app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fluentflix.fluentu&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US\">Android app.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><i><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P.S. Click here to take advantage of our current sale! 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class=\"column-2\">Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Circunferencia<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Circumference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Borde<\/i> \/ <i>Arista<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Edge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Geometr\u00eda<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Geometry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Paralelogramo<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Parallelogram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Per\u00edmetro<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Perimeter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Pol\u00edgono<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Polygon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Proporci\u00f3n<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Proportion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Forma<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shape<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Simetr\u00eda<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Symmetry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>V\u00e9rtice<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vertex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Volumen<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Volume<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-9873333 from cache -->\n<h2>Shapes in Spanish<\/h2>\n<h3>Type of triangles<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-9883333\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-9883333\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Spanish<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Tri\u00e1ngulo<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Triangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Tri\u00e1ngulo equil\u00e1tero<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Equilateral triangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Tri\u00e1ngulo is\u00f3sceles<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Isosceles triangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Tri\u00e1ngulo escaleno<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Scalene triangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Tri\u00e1ngulo rect\u00e1ngulo<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Right triangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Tri\u00e1ngulo acut\u00e1ngulo<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Acute triangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Tri\u00e1ngulo obtus\u00e1ngulo<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Obtuse triangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-9883333 from cache -->\n<h3>Types of quadrilaterals<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-9893333\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-9893333\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Spanish<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Cuadril\u00e1tero<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Quadrilateral<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Cuadrado<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Square<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Rect\u00e1ngulo<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rectangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Rombo<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rhombus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Trapecio<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Trapezium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-9893333 from cache -->\n<h3>2D shapes<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-9903333\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-9903333\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Spanish<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>C\u00edrculo<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Circle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>\u00d3valo<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Oval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Pent\u00e1gono<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pentagon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Hex\u00e1gono<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hexagon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Hept\u00e1gono<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Heptagon \/ Septagon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Oct\u00e1gono<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Octagon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Non\u00e1gono<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nonagon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Dec\u00e1gono<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Decagon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Dodec\u00e1gono<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dodecagon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Cometa<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Coraz\u00f3n<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Heart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Estrella<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Star<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Medialuna<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Crescent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Diamante<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Diamond<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-9903333 from cache -->\n<h3>3D Shapes<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-9913333\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-9913333\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Spanish<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Esfera<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sphere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Cubo<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cube<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Pir\u00e1mide<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pyramid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Cono<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Cilindro<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cylinder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><i>Prisma<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Prism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-9913333 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From the humble circle to the spectacular sphere, these shape words in Spanish will make a great addition to your Spanish core vocabulary!<\/p>\n<h2>And One More Thing\u2026<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\nIf you've made it this far that means you probably enjoy learning Spanish with engaging material and <strong><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> will then love FluentU<\/a>.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nOther sites use scripted content. 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If you see an interesting word you don\u2019t know, you can add it to a vocab list.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Spanish-2.png\" alt=\"learn-spanish-with-interactive-subtitled-videos\" width=\"320\" height=\"569\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nReview a complete interactive transcript under the <strong>Dialogue<\/strong> tab, and find words and phrases listed under <strong>Vocab<\/strong>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Spanish-3.jpg\" alt=\"learn-spanish-with-songs\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nLearn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentU\u2019s robust learning engine. 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