How to Say "icy" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “icy” is “helado” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El agua de la piscina está helada.
The water in the pool is icy cold (frozen).
Me quedé helado cuando escuché la noticia.
I was stunned (frozen/shocked) when I heard the news.
Tuvimos que descongelar la carne helada.
We had to thaw the frozen meat.
Agreement
As an adjective, 'helado' must change its ending to match the noun it describes: 'el café helado' (masculine singular), 'la bebida helada' (feminine singular), 'los pies helados' (masculine plural).
Forgetting Agreement
Mistake: “El agua está helado.”
Correction: El agua está helada. Remember that 'agua' is feminine, even though it uses 'el' in the singular, so the adjective must be feminine.
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