How To Say Umbrella in Spanish and How To Say Disarray and Mess in Spanish is the topic of today’s Spanish lesson. Let’s learn how do you say “umbrella” in Spanish. Let’s also learn the Spanish words for “a very serious situation or problem” and “disarray, chaos, confusion, mess, etc.”
How To Say Umbrella in Spanish
“Paraguas” (umbrella) literally means “water stopper.” “Paraguas” is the most commonly used word for umbrella in Spanish speaking countries.
- En los países húmedos llueve con frecuencia y tiene que cargar un paraguas todo el tiempo.
- (In rainy countries, it rains often and you have to carry an umbrella all the time.)
In some countries, including Colombia, the people may use the word “sombrilla” for umbrella. In fact, I have heard both “paraguas” and “sombrilla” used here in Colombia. But “sombrilla” is the word that is more commonly used here in Colombia.
But be careful . . . . in some Spanish speaking countries a “sombrilla” is a beach umbrella – the type that protects you from the sun when you are on the beach.
- En la playa hay sombrillas para que la gente descanse and se proteja del sol.
- (At the beach, there are beach umbrellas so that the people rest and protect themselves from the sun.)
How To Say Disarray and Mess in Spanish
As I have mentioned before, I spend a lot of time online hanging-out in learning-Spanish forums and hanging-out in learning-English- for-Spanish-speakers forums. That’s where I learned that in Argentina the word for “sun umbrella” is “parasol” (literally “sun stopper”)
And here’s your advanced Spanish word: Lío
You may not find the word “lío” in your typical Spanish course, but “lío” is a word that is very commonly used in Latin America. I have heard “lío” used two different ways in Latin America:
1. Lío – – a very serious situation or problem
- El contador está metido en un gran lío porque descubrieron el desfalco.
- The accountant is involved in a very serious problem/situation because they discovered the embezzlement.
Besides “contador” another Spanish word for accountant is “contable.” The word that I hear commonly used for account in Colombia is “contador.”
2. Lío (desorden, caos, confusión) – disarray, chaos, confusion, mess
- En su escritorio tiene un lío de papeles, libros y revistas.
- (On his desk, he has a mess of papers, books and magazines.)
It indeed does take quite some time to find great information like this. Thank you very much.