🔺 Spanish Shapes

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Shape vocabulary is useful for describing objects, signs, buildings, art, school subjects, and everyday items in Spanish conversations.

🟢 Basic Shapes

⚪ Circle — Círculo
seer-koo-loh
⬛ Square — Cuadrado
kwah-drah-doh
🔺 Triangle — Triángulo
tree-ahn-goo-loh
▭ Rectangle — Rectángulo
rehk-tahn-goo-loh
⭐ Star — Estrella
ehs-treh-yah
❤️ Heart — Corazón
koh-rah-sohn

🟡 Intermediate Shapes

🔷 Diamond — Diamante
dee-ah-mahn-teh
🥚 Oval — Óvalo
oh-bah-loh
⬟ Pentagon — Pentágono
pehn-tah-goh-noh
⬢ Hexagon — Hexágono
ehks-ah-goh-noh
📦 Cube — Cubo
koo-boh
⚽ Sphere — Esfera
ehs-feh-rah

🔴 Advanced Shape Vocabulary

📐 Angle — Ángulo
ahn-goo-loh
📏 Line — Línea
leen-eh-ah
➖ Curve — Curva
koor-bah
🏗️ Shape vocabulary is commonly used in math, design, maps, and architecture.
🎨 Shapes are often used together with colors in Spanish descriptions.

💬 Common Shape Phrases

⚪ La mesa es redonda.
The table is round.
⬛ La ventana es cuadrada.
The window is square.
🔺 La señal tiene forma de triángulo.
The sign has the shape of a triangle.
⭐ Veo una estrella.
I see a star.

📝 Example Sentences

⚽ La pelota es una esfera.
The ball is a sphere.
📦 La caja tiene forma de cubo.
The box has the shape of a cube.
📐 El dibujo tiene muchas líneas.
The drawing has many lines.
❤️ El símbolo tiene forma de corazón.
The symbol has the shape of a heart.

🧠 Quick Practice

1️⃣ Translate into Spanish:

🔺 Triangle → __________
2️⃣ Fill in the blank:

⚪ La mesa es ________.
3️⃣ Match the shape:

⬛ Cuadrado → ?
⭐ Estrella → ?
❤️ Corazón → ?
✅ Answers

1️⃣ Triángulo
2️⃣ redonda
3️⃣ Square / Star / Heart