How to Say "disc jockey" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “disc jockey” is “DJ” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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The full version of the term, though the abbreviation is more common.
Examples
El DJ puso mi canción favorita.
The DJ played my favorite song.
La DJ de esa discoteca es muy famosa.
The DJ at that club is very famous.
Queremos contratar a un buen DJ para la fiesta de graduación.
We want to hire a good DJ for the graduation party.
One word, two genders
The word 'DJ' doesn't change its spelling. To show if the person is a man or a woman, you just change the little word in front: 'el DJ' for a man and 'la DJ' for a woman.
Saying the letters
In Spanish, we usually say the names of the letters in Spanish: 'de' and 'jota'. So it sounds like 'de-jota'.
Using 'el' for everyone
Mistake: “La DJ es muy bueno.”
Correction: La DJ es muy buena.
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