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esquiar

es-kee-AHReskjaɾ

“esquiar” means “to ski” in Spanish (moving on snow or water using skis).

to skiAlso: to go skiing

VerbA1regular (with accent changes) ar
A person wearing a bright winter jacket and goggles gliding down a snowy slope on two skis with ski poles in hand.
gerundesquiando
past Participleesquiado
infinitiveesquiar

📝 In Action

Me gusta esquiar en las montañas durante el invierno.

A1

I like to ski in the mountains during the winter.

Nunca hemos esquiado en el agua, solo en la nieve.

A2

We have never water-skied, only on snow.

Si nieva mañana, esquiaremos todo el día.

B1

If it snows tomorrow, we will ski all day.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • deslizarse (to glide/slide)

Common Collocations

  • esquiar en la nieve – to ski on snow
  • esquiar en el agua – to water ski
  • estación de esquí – ski resort

Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoesquiara
túesquiaras
él/ella/ustedesquiara
nosotrosesquiáramos
vosotrosesquiarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesesquiaran

Present Subjunctive

yoesquíe
túesquíes
él/ella/ustedesquíe
nosotrosesquiemos
vosotrosesquiéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesesquíen

Indicative

Preterite

yoesquié
túesquiaste
él/ella/ustedesquió
nosotrosesquiamos
vosotrosesquiasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesesquiaron

Imperfect

yoesquiaba
túesquiabas
él/ella/ustedesquiaba
nosotrosesquiábamos
vosotrosesquiabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesesquiaban

Present

yoesquío
túesquías
él/ella/ustedesquía
nosotrosesquiamos
vosotrosesquiáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesesquían
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Words that translate to "esquiar" in Spanish:

to ski

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Quick Quiz: esquiar

Question 1 of 3

How do you say 'I ski' in Spanish?

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👥 Word Family
el esquí(the ski / the sport of skiing) — Noun
esquiador(skier) — Noun
esquí acuático(water skiing) — Noun
🎵 Rhymes
confiarenviarlimpiar
📚 Etymology

Borrowed from the French word 'skier', which originally came from the Norwegian word 'skíð', meaning a piece of wood or a cleft of wood.

First recorded: 19th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: skiFrench: skier

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'esquiar' a regular verb?

Mostly, but it has a predictable change where the 'i' takes an accent mark in the present tense (except for 'nosotros' and 'vosotros') to keep the correct pronunciation.

How do you say 'to go skiing'?

You can say 'ir a esquiar'.

Is the word for the sport the same as the verb?

Close! The verb is 'esquiar' (to ski), and the sport is 'el esquí' (skiing).