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How to Say "loudness" in Spanish

The Spanish word forloudnessis volumenA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
nounA1
intensity of noise
A simple speaker with colorful sound waves coming out of it.

Examples

Sube el volumen de la radio, por favor.

Turn up the volume of the radio, please.

El volumen está muy bajo y no oigo nada.

The volume is very low and I can't hear anything.

Baja el volumen, que los niños están durmiendo.

Turn the volume down, the children are sleeping.

The Hidden Accent

When you make this word plural, it needs a written accent mark: 'volúmenes'. This is to keep the emphasis on the same syllable when extra letters are added.

Gender Trap

Mistake:la volumen

Correction: el volumen (it is a masculine noun).

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