How to Say "penguin" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “penguin” is “pingüino” — A1 level.
Examples
El pingüino camina sobre el hielo.
The penguin walks on the ice.
¿Sabías que los pingüinos son excelentes nadadores?
Did you know that penguins are excellent swimmers?
En Argentina, pedimos un pingüino de vino tinto en el restaurante.
In Argentina, we ordered a penguin pitcher of red wine at the restaurant.
The Magic Dots (Diéresis)
The two dots over the 'u' (ü) are very important. Usually, in 'gui', the 'u' is silent. But these dots tell you to pronounce the 'u' sound like a 'w' in English: 'peen-GWEE-noh'.
One Gender for Both
The word 'pingüino' is always masculine. To talk about a female penguin, you don't change the ending; you just add the word for female: 'el pingüino hembra'.
Missing the Dots
Mistake: “pinguino”
Correction: pingüino. Without the dots, it would be pronounced 'peen-GEE-noh', which is incorrect!
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