English–Spanish

“thing” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsochunche

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈkosa/

Example

Dame esa cosa, por favor.

Give me that thing, please.

Illustration for cosa (thing)

How to say “thing” in Spanish

“Thing” in Spanish is cosa.

An everyday placeholder for an unspecified object, idea, or fact.

Full entry for cosa: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with cosa

Tengo una cosa más que decirte.

I have one more thing to tell you.

Tips for using cosa

  • Common in casual speech; cosa is grammatically feminine and takes la or una and feminine adjective agreement, for example la cosa interesante.

Other Spanish words for “thing”

Pásame ese chunche, por favor.

Pass me that thing, please.

“thing” in other languages