¡Uh! Galletas.
Ooh! Cookies.
In an office, this one word gets people into the kitchen faster than anything. Without an article, galletas means some cookies, not particular ones.
From The Office · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "cookie" in Spanish
la galleta
nounfeminineplural: las galletas
"Cookie" in Spanish is la galleta, and you'll hear it most often in the plural: galletas. The same word covers biscuits and crackers, and galletita is a small or cute one.
Hear "galletas" in real scenes
Good news at the office and bad news with coffee. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Se terminaron las galletas.
The cookies are all gone.
The saddest news to hear over an afternoon coffee. The verb is plural because it agrees with las galletas.
From Suits · Spanish audio
Galleta, galletas, galletita
Sweet, salty, small, or by the box.
| Spanish | English | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| la galleta | cookie, biscuit | The general word for a sweet one. |
| la galleta salada | cracker | Salada means salty. |
| las galletas de chocolate | chocolate cookies | The flavor goes after de. |
| la galletita | little cookie | The -ita ending makes it small or affectionate. |
| un paquete de galletas | a pack of cookies | In a box, it's una caja de galletas. |
Tip: In casual Spanish from Spain, una galleta can also mean a slap, so listen to the context.
Grammar: la galleta, las galletas
Four points to ask for cookies the right way.
It's feminine
la galleta, una galleta, las galletas. Adjectives end in -a: una galleta rica.Plural, no article
For cookies in general, use the plural with no article: ¿Hay galletas? Compro galletas.Container, then de
una caja de galletas, un paquete de galletas. The cookie word stays plural after de.One sound for ll
Say the ll like the y in yes, and stress the middle syllable: gah-YEH-tah.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Una caja de galletas, por favor.
A box of cookies, please.
Yo quiero galletas.
I want cookies.
No, ya no hay galletas.
No, there are no cookies left.
Perdón, le di las galletas a mi tía.
Sorry, I gave the cookies to my aunt.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗el galleta
✓la galleta
Galleta ends in -a and takes la.
✗una caja de galleta
✓una caja de galletas
A box holds many cookies, so the word after de is plural.
✗gah-LET-ah (pronunciation)
✓gah-YEH-tah
Spanish ll is a y sound, and the t is soft, with no puff of air.
Real conversation: unpacking the groceries
A short dialog in a shared kitchen.
You're unpacking the groceries in the kitchen with your roommate Inés, who is already leaning over the bags.
¡Qué delicia! ¿Qué compraste?
Yum! What did you buy?
Compré un kilo de carne.
I bought a kilo of meat.
¡Qué bien! ¿Y las galletas?
Great! And the cookies?
Your turn to answer Inés
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How to remember it
Galleta starts with gal, and the ll sounds like yeh. Picture a gal saying "yeah" to every cookie you offer her: gal-YEH-ta.
Questions about "cookie" in Spanish
How do you say cookie in Spanish?
La galleta, plural las galletas. The same word works for biscuits, and a cracker is a galleta salada.
Is galleta masculine or feminine?
Feminine: la galleta, una galleta deliciosa, las galletas.
How do you say "I want cookies" in Spanish?
Quiero galletas. For just one, say Quiero una galleta.
What are internet cookies called in Spanish?
Most websites keep the English word: Aceptar cookies. A galleta is the one you eat.
