La ventana cerrada.
The closed window.
Captain Hook taunts Peter Pan with it: Wendy's window has closed on him. Cerrada ends in -a to match la ventana.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "window" in Spanish
la ventana
nounfeminineplural: las ventanas
"Window" in Spanish is la ventana, and the plural is las ventanas. You open it with abrir, close it with cerrar, and look out of it with por: mirar por la ventana. The small window of a car or train is la ventanilla.
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Window words and phrases
Six ways to use ventana and its relatives.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| abrir la ventana | to open the window |
| cerrar la ventana | to close the window |
| mirar por la ventana | to look out the window |
| asomarse a la ventana | to lean out of the window |
| la ventanilla | car, train or plane window; ticket window |
| el escaparate | shop window (Spain) |
Tip: On a computer screen, a window is also una ventana: Abre una ventana nueva.
Grammar: la ventana, las ventanas
Four points to get right.
Feminine
la ventana, una ventana, las ventanas. Adjectives end in -a too: una ventana vieja.Out the window takes por
To look or lean through a window, use por: Mira por la ventana.Open or closed right now
The state of a window takes estar: La ventana está abierta. La ventana está cerrada.V sounds like b
Spanish v and b sound alike, so say lah behn-TAH-nah with a soft b.Example sentences
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la ventana
the window
No, es la ventana.
No, it's the window.
La ventana es vieja.
The window is old.
Mire, mire por esta ventana.
Look, look out this window.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗el ventana
✓la ventana
Ventana is feminine, so it takes la.
✗Mira fuera de la ventana
✓Mira por la ventana
English looks out of a window. Spanish looks through it with por.
✗La ventana es abierta
✓La ventana está abierta
Open or closed at the moment is a state, and states take estar.
✗la ventana (on a bus or plane)
✓la ventanilla
The small windows of vehicles are ventanillas.
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How to remember it
Ventana starts like vent, and both are openings that let fresh air into a room.
Questions about "window" in Spanish
How do you say window in Spanish?
La ventana, said lah behn-TAH-nah. Two or more windows are las ventanas.
Is ventana masculine or feminine?
Feminine: la ventana, una ventana abierta, las ventanas cerradas.
How do you say "open the window" in Spanish?
Abre la ventana. To ask politely, say ¿Puedes abrir la ventana?
What's the difference between ventana and ventanilla?
La ventana is a window in a building. La ventanilla is the window of a car, bus, train or plane, and also a ticket window.
