Español uruguayo

Uruguayan Spanish

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Uruguayan Spanish (español uruguayo; language tag es-UY) is a national variety within the Rioplatense Spanish continuum, closely related to but not derived from Argentine Spanish. It is spoken throughout Uruguay and in diaspora communities, with regional and social variation, especially near the Brazilian border. Most speakers use seseo and yeísmo rehilado, merging ll and y as a postalveolar fricative that may be voiced [ʒ] or voiceless [ʃ]; syllable-final /s/ may be aspirated or deleted in informal speech. Voseo is widespread, but Uruguay also has tuteo and mixed patterns such as tú with voseo verb forms, distributed by region and register. Formal writing follows general standard Spanish, while local vocabulary marks Uruguayan identity and northern border communities maintain Spanish–Portuguese bilingual repertoires, including Uruguayan Portuguese varieties.

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87 core words in Uruguayan Spanish

Water

agua

ˈaɣwa

Fire

fuego

ˈfweɣo

Sun

sol

sol

Moon

luna

ˈluna

Star

estrella

esˈtɾeʒa

Night

noche

ˈnotʃe

Rain

lluvia

ˈʒuβja

Snow

nieve

ˈnjeβe

Wind

viento

ˈbjento

Earth

tierra

ˈtjera

Stone

piedra

ˈpjeðɾa

Mountain

montaña

monˈtaɲa

Sea

mar

maɾ

Mother

madre

ˈmaðɾe

Father

padre

ˈpaðɾe

Daughter

hija

ˈixa

I

yo

ʒo

You

vos

bos

We

nosotros

noˈsotɾos

Name

nombre

ˈnombɾe

Person

persona

peɾˈsona

Head

cabeza

kaˈβesa

Eye

ojo

ˈoxo

Ear

oreja

oˈɾexa

Nose

nariz

naˈɾis

Mouth

boca

ˈboka

Tooth

diente

ˈdjente

Tongue

lengua

ˈleŋɡwa

Hand

mano

ˈmano

Foot

pie

pje

Heart

corazón

koɾaˈson

Bone

hueso

ˈweso

Blood

sangre

ˈsaŋɡɾe

Poop

caca

ˈkaka

Love

amor

aˈmoɾ

Tree

árbol

ˈaɾβol

Dog

perro

ˈpero

Cat

gato

ˈɡato

Fish

pez

pes

Bird

pájaro

ˈpaxaɾo

Butterfly

mariposa

maɾiˈposa

Egg

huevo

ˈweβo

Bear

oso

ˈoso

Horse

caballo

kaˈβaʒo

House

casa

ˈkasa

Milk

leche

ˈletʃe

Honey

miel

mjel

Salt

sal

sal

Wine

vino

ˈbino

Rice

arroz

aˈros

Chocolate

chocolate

tʃokoˈlate

Iron

hierro

ˈjero

Wheel

rueda

ˈrweða

Silk

seda

ˈseða

Book

libro

ˈliβɾo

Eat

comer

koˈmeɾ

Drink

beber

beˈβeɾ

Sleep

dormir

doɾˈmiɾ

One

uno

ˈuno

Two

dos

dos

Three

tres

tɾes

Four

cuatro

ˈkwatɾo

Five

cinco

ˈsinko

Hundred

cien

sjen

Hello

hola

ˈola

Thank you

gracias

ˈɡɾasjas

Good

bueno

ˈbweno

New

nuevo

ˈnweβo

Red

rojo

ˈroxo

White

blanco

ˈblaŋko

Black

negro

ˈneɣɾo

Green

verde

ˈbeɾðe

Blue

azul

aˈsul

Cuckoo

pirincho

piˈɾintʃo

Woof

guau guau

ɡwau ɡwau

Cock-a-doodle-doo

quiquiriquí

kikiɾiˈki

Computer

computadora

komputaˈðoɾa

Wi-Fi

wifi

ˈwajfaj

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

té

te

Coffee

café

kaˈfe

Sugar

azúcar

aˈsukaɾ

Orange

naranja

naˈɾaŋxa

Ninety-nine

noventa y nueve

noˈβenta i ˈnweβe

Dopamine

dopamina

dopaˈmina

At sign

arroba

aˈroβa

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Romance

Meaning Uruguayan SpanishArgentine SpanishParaguayan SpanishCosta Rican SpanishHonduran SpanishNicaraguan SpanishSalvadoran Spanish
Water agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/
Fire fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/
Sun sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/
Moon luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/
Star estrella /esˈtɾeʒa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʃa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/
Night noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/
Rain lluvia /ˈʒuβja/ lluvia /ˈʒuβja/ lluvia /ˈʎuβja/ lluvia /ˈʝuβja/ lluvia /ˈʝuβja/ lluvia /ˈʝuβja/ lluvia /ˈʝuβja/
Snow nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/
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