How to say "a pair of jeans" in Spanish correctly?
If I want to say "a pair of jeans or trousers" in Spanish, should I use "el pantalon" or "los pantalones"?
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Pantalones: dos o más Pantalon: uno solo
- JDJoe DCI
In Puerto Rico we call them mahones. Pronounced mā-o-nez. Pantalones we use for pants in general. I visited Spain and they had no clue as to what I meant by mahones. "Was looking for a short pair of jeans." Once I said that they are blue and very casual, they blurted out "vaqueros!" So in response to "what are you looking for" your answer would be "unos vaqueros". Seeing as Spain spanish is our mother language, the most correct answer is vaqueros.
- AnahiHello! I am a Professional Massage Therapist and Manual Lymphatic Drainage Technician.
Hola Lidia! Jeans = Vaqueros Vaqueros = Un tipo de pantalon Pantalon = Jeans "A pair of jeans" = un par de pantalones (Un par = 2 pantalones) 1 = pantalon 2 o mas = pantalones
- GabrielaLearn a new language 🤗 Learn Spanish and English.
You should use “pantalones”
- Patricia YapurSpanish Native Tutor for many years, worked in the Hotel and Tourist field, world traveller.
In Mexico we call them: Pantalones de mezclilla, but we use jeans as well.
Al estar hablando de más de un jean, o pantalón, debes usar el plural diciendo "pantalones"
- Jose GrullonConversational English and Spanish. Native Spanish speaker and a lot of years speaking English.
It really depends on the country. In Dominican Republic, we call them "jeans." Other countries refer to them as "pantalones," "vaqueros," etc. in the DR, to say: "I bought a pair of jeans," we would say: "Compré unos jeans." Hope it helps!
- Andrew StaufferSpanish Tutor (Spanish 1-4) English Tutor (grades 9-12)
actualmente, es una palabra de ingles, asi que se usa solo la palabra "los blue jeans"
Para más de dos lo correcto es pantalones, pantalón se usa para uno solo
- GavinBA Hons IT & Spanish language, TEFL, CELTA
Hi , great question 👍, you can use either, however unos pantalones sounds better, just a matter of preference x
- HyaBanegasNative Spanish speaker with 4 years of experience in the English language
" Un par de pantalones" if it's two, but if it's one, You should use "un pantalón "
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