English–Spanish
“bookshelf” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/estanteˈɾia/
Example
La estantería está llena de libros.
The bookshelf is full of books.
How to say “bookshelf” in Spanish
“Bookshelf” in Spanish is estantería. estantería can also mean “shelf”.
Free-standing furniture unit with several horizontal shelves for storing and displaying books and ornaments.
Example sentences with estantería
¿Dónde quieres poner la estantería nueva?
Where do you want to put the new bookcase?
Tips for using estantería
- Estantería names the whole shelving unit, while un estante refers to a single shelf, so saying un estante signals an individual shelf rather than the whole unit.