English–Spanish
“sand” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/aˈɾena/
Example
Los niños juegan en la arena de la playa.
The children play in the sand at the beach.
How to say “sand” in Spanish
“Sand” in Spanish is arena.
Fine loose grains of rock and shell that form beaches and deserts.
Example sentences with arena
El niño recogió un grano de arena de su mano.
The boy picked up a grain of sand from his hand.
Tips for using arena
- Feminine and usually uncountable, arena appears as la arena or mucha arena, quantities use un grano de arena or un puñado de arena, and English arena (venue) is estadio.