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How to Say "reflections" in Spanish

The Spanish word forreflectionsis pensamientosA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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A high quality simple colorful storybook illustration of a young person sitting quietly, deep in thought. A small, glowing lightbulb is floating above their head, symbolizing an idea or mental activity.

Examples

Tengo muchos pensamientos sobre la vida después del trabajo.

I have many thoughts about life after work.

Sus pensamientos están siempre con su familia.

His thoughts are always with his family.

Esos fueron mis primeros pensamientos al escuchar la noticia.

Those were my first thoughts upon hearing the news.

Always Plural

Although the singular form is pensamiento, when talking about the general stream of ideas or feelings, we almost always use the plural form pensamientos.

Confusing 'Thoughts' and 'Think'

Mistake:Using *pensar* when you mean the noun 'thoughts'.

Correction: Remember that *pensar* is the action (verb), and *pensamientos* is the result (noun). E.g., 'I have thoughts' is 'Tengo pensamientos'.

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