Conozco el parque.
I know the park.
Whoever says this knows where the entrance is and which path is shorter, and conocer is the verb for knowing a place.
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How to say "park" in Spanish
el parque
nounmasculineplural: los parques
A park in Spanish is el parque, a masculine noun said PAR-keh. To park a car you need a verb instead: aparcar in Spain and estacionar in most of Latin America. The place where you leave the car is el aparcamiento in Spain and el estacionamiento across much of Latin America.
Hear "parque" in real movie scenes
Knowing a park and ending up in one. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Ni sé cómo llegué al parque.
I don't even know how I got to the park.
Lost in thought, you can wander to the park without noticing the way, and a plus el turns into al parque.
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Park the place, park the car
The noun stays parque. The verb for a car changes by country.
| Spanish | English | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| el parque | park | The everyday word, used everywhere. |
| el parque nacional | national park | Protected nature areas, like el Parque Nacional de Doñana in Spain. |
| el parque infantil | playground | The Spain term for the area with swings and slides. |
| aparcar | to park a car | Spain: Aparco en la calle. |
| estacionar | to park a car | Most of Latin America: Estaciono aquí. |
| el estacionamiento | parking lot | Latin America. Spain says el aparcamiento or el parking. |
Tip: To ask a local where to leave the car, say ¿Dónde puedo aparcar? in Spain or ¿Dónde puedo estacionar? in Latin America.
Grammar: el parque, los parques
Four points, from the article to the qu.
It's masculine
el parque, un parque, los parques. Adjectives follow suit: un parque bonito, los parques grandes.Al parque, en el parque
Going there: Voy al parque, because a + el becomes al. Being there: Estoy en el parque.Hay un parque
To say a park exists, use hay with un: En mi barrio hay un parque. Hay never takes el.Qu sounds like k
In parque the u is silent, so que sounds like KEH. The single r is one quick tap of the tongue.Example sentences
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Hay un parque en el centro.
There's a park downtown.
Conozco el parque.
I know the park.
Ni sé cómo llegué al parque.
I don't even know how I got to the park.
No puedo caminar mucho en el parque.
I can't walk much in the park.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Voy a el parque
✓Voy al parque
Spanish never writes a el here. The two words fuse into al.
✗En mi barrio hay el parque
✓En mi barrio hay un parque
Hay introduces something new, so it takes un instead of el.
✗Parqueo el coche (in Spain)
✓Aparco el coche
In Spain the verb is aparcar. In most of Latin America, use estacionar.
Real conversation: what's in your neighborhood?
A short dialog in front of a neighborhood map.
On the way home from the station, you and your guest Rosa stop in front of a map of your neighborhood.
Mira, un mapa. ¿Qué hay en tu barrio?
Look, a map. What's in your neighborhood?
Pues hay un parque muy bonito.
Well, there's a very pretty park.
La estación está cerca de tu casa, ¿verdad?
The station is close to your house, right?
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How to remember it
Parque is English park with an extra eh on the end: PAR-keh. If you can say park, you're one short syllable away.
Questions about "park" in Spanish
How do you say park in Spanish?
El parque. To park a car, say aparcar in Spain or estacionar in Latin America.
How do you say "to park the car" in Spanish?
Aparcar el coche in Spain and estacionar el carro in Mexico and much of Latin America. Both are regular -ar verbs.
How do you say parking lot in Spanish?
El aparcamiento in Spain, where you'll also see el parking, and el estacionamiento in much of Latin America.
How do you say amusement park in Spanish?
El parque de atracciones in Spain and el parque de diversiones in much of Latin America.
