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How to Say "tales" in Spanish

The Spanish word fortalesis cuentosA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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nounA1
legends or folklore
A colorful, open storybook resting on a surface, showing simple illustrations of a castle and a friendly dragon emerging from the pages.

Examples

Mi abuela siempre nos leía cuentos antes de dormir.

My grandmother always read us stories before bed.

Hay muchos cuentos populares sobre dragones en esta región.

There are many popular tales about dragons in this region.

Masculine Plural

Since the singular noun 'cuento' ends in -o, it is masculine. The plural 'cuentos' is used with masculine plural articles like 'los' or adjectives like 'muchos'.

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