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How to Say "senses" in Spanish

The Spanish word forsensesis sentidosA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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nounA1
The five physical senses (sight, smell, etc.)
Five colorful icons representing the five physical senses: a large open eye for sight, a hand touching a soft cloud for touch, a nose sniffing a flower for smell, an ear hearing a musical note, and a mouth tasting a strawberry.

Examples

Tenemos cinco sentidos: vista, oído, tacto, gusto y olfato.

We have five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.

Todos mis sentidos estaban alerta durante la tormenta.

All my senses were alert during the storm.

Esa palabra tiene varios sentidos diferentes.

That word has several different meanings.

Masculine Plural

Even though 'vista' (sight) is feminine, the general concept of 'senses' is treated as masculine plural in Spanish.

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