How to Say "tunnels" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “tunnels” is “túneles” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El tren pasa por muchos túneles en las montañas.
The train passes through many tunnels in the mountains.
Están construyendo nuevos túneles para el metro.
They are building new tunnels for the subway.
Los túneles secretos conectaban los castillos.
The secret tunnels connected the castles.
Making words plural
Since the singular form 'túnel' ends in a consonant (l), you must add '-es' to make it plural instead of just '-s'.
Keeping the accent
Even when plural, 'túneles' keeps its accent mark on the 'u' to make sure the stress stays on the first part of the word.
Spelling without the accent
Mistake: “tuneles”
Correction: túneles (Always include the accent mark to show which syllable is the strongest).
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