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How to Say "toast" in Spanish

The Spanish word fortoastis brindisB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
nounB1
the act of drinking to someone's health or success
Two hands holding simple stemmed glasses filled with liquid, clinking them together in a celebratory gesture.

Examples

El presidente propuso un brindis por la paz mundial.

The president proposed a toast to world peace.

Todos levantaron sus copas para el brindis.

Everyone raised their glasses for the toast.

Fue un brindis muy emotivo, el mejor de la noche.

It was a very emotional toast, the best of the night.

Invariable Plural

This noun is unusual because the singular and plural forms are identical. One toast is 'un brindis,' and many toasts are 'varios brindis.' You only change the articles and adjectives.

Pluralizing the Noun

Mistake:Hicimos tres brindises.

Correction: Hicimos tres brindis. (We made three toasts.) Since the singular form already ends in 's', the plural form stays the same.

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