blues

bloos

blues?referring to the musical genre

Also:melancholy?poetic use, referring to a sad feeling or 'vibe'

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Me encanta escuchar blues cuando está lloviendo.

I love listening to blues when it's raining.

Este festival de jazz también tiene mucho blues.

This jazz festival also has a lot of blues.

Él es un gran guitarrista de blues.

He is a great blues guitarist.

Even though 'blues' ends in an 's', it is treated as a singular concept in Spanish. You say 'el blues', not 'los blues' when talking about the genre.

Mistake: "La blues."

Correction: El blues.

Most Spanish speakers pronounce this just like the English word, but with a shorter 'u' sound.

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Which article should you use with 'blues' when talking about the music style?

bluesero(blues fan or musician) - noun

Is 'blues' used to mean 'sadness' in Spanish like it is in English?

Not usually. In Spanish, 'blues' almost exclusively refers to the music genre. For the feeling of sadness, people use 'tristeza' or 'melancolía'.

How do you say 'I'm feeling blue' in Spanish?

You wouldn't use the word 'blues'. You would say 'Estoy triste' or 'Estoy deprimido'.