Sí, es el corazón.
Yes, that's the heart.
A tiny flicker on the ultrasound screen makes the news real, and el corazón here is the organ itself.
From Ligeramente embarazada · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "heart" in Spanish
el corazón
nounmasculineplural: los corazones
"Heart" in Spanish is el corazón: the organ in your chest and the place your feelings live. It's masculine, and the accent mark drops in the plural, los corazones. Said to someone you love, corazón or mi corazón works like "sweetheart".
Hear "corazón" in real movie scenes
The organ in one scene, the feelings in the other. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Mi corazón está lleno.
My heart is full.
In the locker room, a coach talks to his team about what he feels, so corazón stands for emotion here.
From Juego de viernes por la noche · Spanish audio
Heart phrases in Spanish
Six expressions where corazón does the talking.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| de todo corazón | with all my heart, wholeheartedly |
| un corazón de oro | a heart of gold |
| con el corazón en la mano | in all honesty (literally: with your heart in your hand) |
| romper el corazón | to break someone's heart |
| un ataque al corazón | a heart attack |
| corazones | hearts, the suit in a deck of cards |
Tip: Doctors and news reports usually call a heart attack un infarto, and you'll hear that word in everyday talk too.
Grammar: el corazón, los corazones
Four points, from the article to the pet name.
Masculine: el corazón
Say el corazón and un corazón. Words ending in -zón don't share one gender (la razón is feminine), so learn el with it.Add -es, lose the accent
One heart, el corazón. Two or more, los corazones, said koh-rah-SOH-nes with no written accent.Feelings live here
Corazón also means emotion: Mi corazón está lleno. A kind person has un corazón de oro.A word for people you love
Parents, partners and grandparents say corazón or mi corazón to someone dear: Hola, corazón.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
El corazón está en el pecho.
The heart is in the chest.
Mi corazón recuerda ese beso y esa sonrisa.
My heart remembers that kiss and that smile.
Un corazón de oro.
A heart of gold.
Necesita otro corazón.
She needs a new heart.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗la corazón
✓el corazón
Corazón is masculine, even though razón, which rhymes with it, is feminine.
✗los corazónes
✓los corazones
The plural is written without the accent mark on the o.
✗aprender de corazón (meaning to learn by heart)
✓aprender de memoria
Memorizing uses memoria. De corazón means sincerely, from the heart.
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How to remember it
Corazón opens with the sound of core, and the heart sits at the core of your body. Picture an apple core shaped like a heart.
Questions about "heart" in Spanish
How do you say heart in Spanish?
El corazón, plural los corazones. It covers the organ and your feelings.
What does mi corazón mean?
Literally "my heart". Said to a partner, a child or a friend, it means sweetheart or darling.
How do you say "with all my heart" in Spanish?
De todo corazón or con todo mi corazón: Te lo digo de todo corazón.
How do you say "by heart" in Spanish?
De memoria: Me lo sé de memoria. Corazón isn't used for memorizing.
