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How to Say "let's play" in Spanish

The Spanish word forlet's playis juguemosA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
verbA1
making a suggestion to a group
A group of happy children in a circle holding hands in a sunny park, ready to start a game together.

Examples

¡Juguemos al fútbol!

Let's play soccer!

Mi mamá quiere que juguemos en el jardín.

My mom wants us to play in the garden.

Espero que juguemos bien mañana.

I hope we play well tomorrow.

The 'u' stays a 'u'

Even though 'jugar' usually changes its 'u' to 'ue' (like 'juego'), it stays as a simple 'u' in the 'we' form 'juguemos'.

The Secret 'u' in Spelling

Notice the 'u' after the 'g'. This is added to keep the 'g' sounding hard, like 'goat', instead of soft like 'giraffe'.

Avoid 'jueguemos'

Mistake:jueguemos

Correction: juguemos

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