¡Stuart, trae el periódico!
Stuart, bring the newspaper!
Someone in the living room is after the newspaper and is already shouting for it. Trae is the command form of traer, to bring.
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How to say "newspaper" in Spanish
el periódico
nounmasculineplural: los periódicos
"Newspaper" in Spanish is el periódico. Stress the ó: peh-RYOH-dee-koh. You'll also hear el diario, especially in Latin America, and the person who writes for a paper is el periodista or la periodista.
Hear "periódico" in a real movie scene
Someone at home wants the paper right now. The video starts and stops on that line.
Newspaper words
Six words for the news, the paper and the people who write it.
| Spanish | English | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| el diario | daily newspaper | Also means a diary, a personal journal. |
| la prensa | the press | All the newspapers together: leer la prensa. |
| la revista | magazine | A magazine, not a newspaper. |
| la noticia | piece of news | Las noticias is the news, on paper or on TV. |
| el quiosco | newsstand | Where you buy papers and magazines on the street. |
| el periodista, la periodista | journalist | Same start as periódico, and one ending for men and women. |
Tip: Periódico is also an adjective meaning regular or periodic: una visita periódica.
Grammar: el periódico, los periódicos
Four points for reading and talking about the paper.
Masculine, stress on ó
el periódico, un periódico, los periódicos. The rió is a single syllable, and the accent puts the stress on it.In the paper: en
What you read about is en el periódico: Lo leí en el periódico. People who write for one escriben en it too.De for the date or place
El periódico es de ayer. De says when or where it comes from: un periódico de Madrid.The people: periodista
A journalist is el periodista or la periodista. Only the article shows if it's a man or a woman.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Es un periódico español.
It's a Spanish newspaper.
El periódico es de ayer.
The newspaper is from yesterday.
Ya no necesito el periódico.
I don't need the newspaper anymore.
Leo el periódico todos los días.
I read the newspaper every day.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗la periódico
✓el periódico
It ends in -o and it's masculine: el periódico, un periódico.
✗periodico
✓periódico
Keep the written accent. Without it, the stress would fall on -di-.
✗el papel (meaning the newspaper)
✓el periódico
English calls a newspaper the paper, but papel is only the material you write on.
Real conversation: on the train
A short dialog with a fellow passenger.
You're reading a Spanish newspaper on a train, and the man sitting next to you starts talking to you.
¿Lees el periódico en español?
You read the newspaper in Spanish?
Sí, leo un poco.
Yes, I read a little.
¡Ah! Yo escribo en este periódico.
Oh! I write for this newspaper.
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How to remember it
A periódico comes out periodically, every morning or every week. Connect periodic with periódico and the word sticks.
Questions about "newspaper" in Spanish
How do you say newspaper in Spanish?
El periódico, pronounced peh-RYOH-dee-koh. El diario is also common.
What's the difference between periódico and diario?
As nouns for a newspaper they mean the same thing. Diario can also be a personal diary, and periódico also works as an adjective, periodic.
How do you say "read the newspaper" in Spanish?
Leer el periódico: Leo el periódico por la mañana.
How do you say journalist in Spanish?
El periodista for a man and la periodista for a woman. The -ista ending stays the same.
