How to Say "sunglasses" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “sunglasses” is “gafas” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Necesito mis gafas para leer el menú en el restaurante.
I need my glasses to read the menu at the restaurant.
Se puso las gafas de sol antes de salir a la playa.
She put on her sunglasses before going out to the beach.
¿Dónde has dejado tus gafas? Estaban aquí hace un momento.
Where did you leave your glasses? They were here a moment ago.
Always Plural
In Spanish, gafas is always used in the plural form (it ends in -s), even though it refers to one item (one pair of glasses). Treat it like 'scissors' or 'trousers' in English.
Using the Singular Form
Mistake: “Dame la gafa.”
Correction: Always say 'Dame las gafas.' You need the plural article (las) and the plural noun ending (-s).
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