Ready to send shivers down your friends’ spines?
This episode of Speaking Spanish for Beginners will take you on a thrilling journey where you’ll learn Spanish and fully embrace the enchanting world of Halloween.
Get ready to have a spooktacular time as you dive into the Halloween spirit while learning the Spanish language in a fun way.
Prepare your cauldrons, turn up the eerie music, and join us as we explore Halloween vocabulary in Spanish for beginners 🎃
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Halloween vocabulary
Let’s take a look at some Spanish vocabulary to talk about Halloween.
🎃 Calabaza: Pumpkin
⭐️ Adorno: Decoration
💀 Esqueletos: Skeletons
🕷️ Araña: Spider
🦇 Murciélago: Bat
Costumes
If you’re hosting a Halloween party with your native Spanish-speaking friends, here are the names of some common costumes to spice up the festivities.
🧛♀️ Vampiro: Vampire
🧟♀️ Zombi: Zombie
👻 Fantasma: Ghost
🤕 Momia: Mummy
Trick or Treat!
This basic Halloween phrase in Spanish is “Dulce o truco” (Literally, candy or trick), which is the equivalent of the English phrase. Another variation is “Dulce o travesura” (candy or prank).
Halloween Spanish Listening Practice
Having a hard time understanding the Halloween listening activity? Here is the transcript and translation.
| Español | English |
|---|---|
| La Noche de Brujas (Halloween) se celebra todos los años la noche del 31 de octubre en Estados Unidos. | Halloween is celebrated every year on the night of October 31st in the United States. |
| La gente decora sus casas con esqueletos, calabazas, arañas, murciélagos y otras figuras. | People decorate their houses with skeletons, pumpkins, spiders, bats, and other figures. |
| Los niños llevan disfraces y piden dulces en las casas del vecindario. | Children wear costumes and ask for candy at houses in the neighborhood. |
| Ellos golpean la puerta de sus vecinos o tocan el timbre. | They knock on their neighbors’ doors or ring the doorbell. |
| Cuando una persona sale, dicen “dulce o travesura”. | When someone comes out, they say “trick or treat.” |
| Es un día muy divertido. | It’s a very fun day. |
Now that you’ve learned Spanish Halloween vocabulary, get ready to have the best Halloween fiesta ever with these spooky phrases and basic Halloween vocabulary.
Whether you’re trick-or-treating or hosting a haunted gathering, impress native Spanish speakers with your newfound language skills. Embrace the Halloween spirit and make this year’s celebration the most spooktacular one yet.
¡Feliz Halloween! (Happy Halloween!)
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