How to Say "it sounds" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “it sounds” is “suena” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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VerbA1
when an object makes a noise
Examples
El teléfono suena, ¿puedes contestar?
The phone is ringing, can you answer?
Mi despertador suena a las siete cada mañana.
My alarm clock rings at seven every morning.
La música suena muy alta en la casa del vecino.
The music sounds very loud in the neighbor's house.
A 'Boot' Verb (o:ue)
The verb 'sonar' is a 'stem-changing' verb. This means the 'o' in its stem changes to 'ue' for most present tense forms (sueno, suenas, suena, suenan), but it stays as 'o' for 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' (sonamos, sonáis). Imagine drawing a boot around the forms that change!
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