Gracias por las flores.
Thanks for the flowers.
Someone brought flowers as a gift, and this line thanks them. There's more than one stem, so it's the plural, las flores.
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How to say "flower" in Spanish
la flor
nounfeminineplural: las flores
"Flower" in Spanish is la flor, and more than one is las flores. Most nouns that end in -r are masculine, but flor is feminine, so you say una flor bonita and las flores rojas.
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A short thank-you for a gift. The video starts and stops on that line.
Flower names in Spanish
Common flowers and where to buy them. Notice that the genders vary.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| la rosa | rose |
| el girasol | sunflower |
| el tulipán | tulip |
| la margarita | daisy |
| el ramo de flores | bunch of flowers, bouquet |
| la floristería | flower shop |
Tip: A flower pot is la maceta, and a vase for cut flowers is el florero or el jarrón.
Grammar: la flor, las flores
Four things to know before you use it.
Feminine, despite the -r
It's la flor and una flor, while similar words like el color and el amor are masculine. Learn flor with its article.Plural with -es
After a consonant, add -es: flor, flores. The stress stays on the first syllable: FLOH-res.Feminine adjectives after it
una flor blanca, las flores amarillas. The adjective takes the -a ending and agrees in number.Thanks for the flowers
Use por for what you're thanking someone for: Gracias por las flores.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Una flor muy bonita.
A very pretty flower.
Tengo una flor para ti.
I have a flower for you.
¿De qué color es la flor?
What color is the flower?
Gracias por las flores.
Thank you for the flowers.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗el flor
✓la flor
The -r ending misleads many learners. Flor is feminine.
✗las flors
✓las flores
Flor ends in a consonant, so the plural needs -es, not just -s.
✗Gracias para las flores
✓Gracias por las flores
After gracias, por introduces the gift or favor.
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How to remember it
Flor is the first four letters of florist. A florist sells las flores.
Questions about "flower" in Spanish
How do you say flower in Spanish?
La flor. For two or more, say las flores.
Is flor masculine or feminine?
Feminine: la flor, una flor blanca. It breaks the pattern, since most nouns ending in -r, like el color, are masculine.
How do you say "thank you for the flowers" in Spanish?
Gracias por las flores. For a single flower, say Gracias por la flor.
How do you say bouquet in Spanish?
El ramo, or in full el ramo de flores. A bride's bouquet is el ramo de novia.
