Art & painting · Arte
11 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. Paints, brushes and museums.
| Picture | English | Spanish · Español | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | art | el arte | ⚠️ GenderMasculine in the singular (el arte moderno) but feminine in the plural: las bellas artes. |
 | painting | el cuadro | A picture on the wall; related to cuadrado (square). |
 | to paint | pintar | 🔗 Word familyla pintura (paint, painting), el pintor (painter). |
 | to draw | dibujar | 🔗 Word familyel dibujo (a drawing); dibujos animados = cartoons. |
 | paintbrush | el pincel | False friend: not a pencil (that's el lápiz) — it's a brush. |
 | canvas | el lienzo | The painter's canvas; in Spain z sounds like 'th'. |
 | sculpture | la escultura | 🔗 Word familyel escultor (sculptor); note the e- Spanish adds before sc-: escultura. |
 | artist | el artista | -ista nouns keep one form: el artista / la artista. |
 | museum | el museo | Three syllables, stress on -se-: mu-SEH-o (not like 'museum'). |
 | exhibition | la exposición | The everyday word for an art show; -ción nouns are always feminine. |
 | work | la obra | la obra = a work of art; also 'construction work'. Obra maestra = masterpiece. |