How to Say "lions" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “lions” is “leones” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
nounA1
large wild cats
Examples
Los leones son conocidos como los reyes de la selva.
Lions are known as the kings of the jungle.
Esos bomberos pelearon como leones contra el fuego.
Those firefighters fought like lions against the fire.
Making 'León' Plural
When a word ends in 'n' and has an accent on the last vowel, like 'león,' you drop the accent mark when you add '-es' to make it plural.
Don't forget the accent change
Mistake: “leónes”
Correction: leones (the accent disappears in the plural form because the natural stress moves).
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