Abre los ojos.
Open your eyes.
A doctor asks for this during an exam to check that everything is all right, and Spanish says los ojos where English says your eyes.
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How to say "eyes" in Spanish
los ojos
nounmasculine pluralsingular: el ojo
"Eyes" in Spanish is los ojos, and one eye is el ojo. To describe them, use tener with the article and put the color last: Tiene los ojos verdes, she has green eyes. The j is a throaty h, so say OH-hohs.
Hear "ojos" in real movie scenes
A doctor's request and some table gossip. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Y tiene los ojos bonitos.
And he has pretty eyes.
When people at a table gossip about someone, the eyes are the first part of the face to come up, and the adjective goes after los ojos.
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Eye colors and expressions with ojo
Colors to describe someone, plus three phrases you'll hear often.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| los ojos azules | blue eyes |
| los ojos verdes | green eyes |
| los ojos marrones, los ojos castaños | brown eyes |
| ¡Ojo! | Careful! Watch out! |
| en un abrir y cerrar de ojos | in the blink of an eye |
| Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente. | Out of sight, out of mind. |
Tip: The color matches ojos, so it's plural: ojos azules, ojos grises. Ojos azul is a mistake.
Grammar: el ojo, los ojos
Four rules for talking about eyes.
One eye, two eyes
el ojo is one eye and los ojos means both. The word is masculine: un ojo, unos ojos.Describe them with tener
Tiene los ojos verdes. Spanish usually keeps the article los here. You'll also hear it without one: Tienes ojos azules.The color comes after
ojos negros, ojos grises. The adjective follows ojos and takes the plural ending.Los ojos, not tus ojos
For your own body, Spanish prefers the article to a possessive: Cierra los ojos. Close your eyes.Example sentences
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Tiene los ojos bonitos.
He has pretty eyes.
Oye, tienes ojos azules.
Hey, you have blue eyes.
Tiene los ojos de su madre.
He has his mother's eyes.
Cierra los ojos.
Close your eyes.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Tiene los ojos azul
✓Tiene los ojos azules
Ojos is plural, so the color needs the plural ending as well.
✗Abre tus ojos (everyday Spanish)
✓Abre los ojos
With parts of the body, Spanish normally uses los instead of tus.
✗OH-jos (pronunciation)
✓OH-hohs
Both o's stay short and pure, and the j is a strong h made in the throat.
Practice: 3 quick exercises
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How to remember it
Look at the word ojo: two round o's for the eyes and a j between them for the nose.
Questions about "eyes" in Spanish
How do you say eyes in Spanish?
Los ojos. For a single eye, say el ojo.
How do you say brown eyes in Spanish?
Ojos marrones or ojos castaños. Tengo los ojos marrones means I have brown eyes.
What does ¡ojo! mean in Spanish?
¡Ojo! means careful or watch out. It's short, friendly and very common in everyday speech.
Is ojo masculine or feminine?
Masculine: el ojo, los ojos. Colors agree with it in the plural: ojos negros.
