How to Say "guatemalan" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “guatemalan” is “guatemalteco” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El café guatemalteco es famoso en todo el mundo.
Guatemalan coffee is famous all over the world.
Me encanta el arte guatemalteco tradicional.
I love traditional Guatemalan art.
Él tiene un pasaporte guatemalteco.
He has a Guatemalan passport.
Don't use capital letters
Unlike in English, words for nationalities are not capitalized in Spanish unless they start a sentence.
Placement after the noun
In Spanish, describing words like this usually come after the thing they are describing, like 'café guatemalteco' instead of 'Guatemalan coffee'.
The 'Capitalization' Trap
Mistake: “Soy Guatemalteco.”
Correction: Soy guatemalteco. (Use a lowercase letter for nationalities in Spanish.)
Gender Matching
Mistake: “La cultura guatemalteco.”
Correction: La cultura guatemalteca. (Because 'cultura' is feminine, you must change the -o to -a.)
Other Meanings of “guatemalteco”
“guatemalteco” can also mean:
- a male person from Guatemala(A1)
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