English–Spanish
“story” in Spanish
How to say “story” in Spanish
“Story” in Spanish is cuento.
A short fictional or real anecdote told for entertainment or instruction.
Example sentences with cuento
En la clase, leímos un cuento corto.
In class, we read a short story.
Tips for using cuento
- When used about truth value, cuento can imply fabrication, so expressions like 'eso es un cuento' label something as made up.
Other Spanish words for “story”
Cuéntame una historia interesante.
Tell me an interesting story.
No me cuentes rollos.
Don't tell me that story.
Este relato tiene un final sorprendente.
This story has a surprising ending.
¿Escuchaste la narración de anoche?
Did you hear last night's story?