How to Say "flying" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “flying” is “volando” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
Verb Form (Gerund)A1
in the air
Examples
El avión está volando sobre las montañas.
The plane is flying over the mountains.
Estuvimos volando por diez horas hasta llegar a Madrid.
We were flying for ten hours until we arrived in Madrid.
The Gerund Form
'Volando' is the '-ando' form, which is Spanish's equivalent to the English '-ing' form. It describes an action that is currently happening.
Progressive Tenses
You combine 'volando' with a form of 'estar' (to be) to make progressive tenses, like 'está volando' (is flying) or 'estaba volando' (was flying).
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