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How to Say "photograph" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “photograph” is “fotografía” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
nounA1
the physical or digital image
A close-up view of a single, physical square photograph print lying on a table. The image inside the photo is a simple red apple.

Examples

Esta fotografía de la montaña es preciosa.

This photograph of the mountain is beautiful.

¿Puedes mandarme la fotografía que tomamos ayer?

Can you send me the picture we took yesterday?

Encontré una vieja fotografía de mis abuelos.

I found an old photograph of my grandparents.

Gender Alert

Even though this word ends in '-a', remember that its common short form, 'foto', is also feminine: 'La foto'.

Taking vs. Making

Mistake: “Hacer una fotografía (to make a photograph)”

Correction: Usar 'tomar una fotografía' (to take a photograph) or 'sacar una fotografía' (to pull out/take a photograph) is much more natural.

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