Science · Ciencia
12 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. From the lab to the universe.
| Picture | English | Spanish · Español | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | science | la ciencia | 🔗 Word familyel científico (scientist). |
 | experiment | el experimento | The verb experimentar also means 'to experience', not only 'to experiment'. |
 | theory | la teoría | Stress falls on the í: teoría; 'in theory' = en teoría. |
 | laboratory | el laboratorio | Related to la labor (work, labor). |
 | energy | la energía | The g sounds like a harsh h (Spanish j): e-ner-HÍ-a. |
 | strength | la fuerza | 🔗 Word familyfuerte (strong). |
 | gravity | la gravedad | 🔗 Word familygrave (serious, grave); nouns in -dad are feminine. |
 | cell | la célula | Biology cell; a prison cell is la celda. |
 | atom | el átomo | Stress on the first syllable: Á-to-mo. |
 | chemistry | la química | qu = k sound (KEE-mee-ca); el químico = chemist. |
 | physics | la física | el físico = physicist, and also 'physique'. |
 | discovery | el descubrimiento | From descubrir (to discover) — literally 'to un-cover' (des- + cubrir). |
 | spaceChapter› | el espacio |
See also:Space