Spanish word

TV

Pronunciation

IPA/teˈuβe/

Meaning

  • feminine nountelevision

Example

Anoche vi la TV hasta tarde.

Last night I watched television until late.

Illustration for TV (television)

More examples

¿Qué ponen en la TV esta noche?

What's on television tonight?

Core concept

Living-room television set showing a program.

Common phrases

  • ver la TV

    watch the TV

  • encender la TV

    switch on the TV

  • apagar la TV

    switch off the TV

Similar words

televisión: Television as a mass-media medium and its broadcast content.
televisor: Television set or receiver that displays transmitted video.

Definition in Spanish

Sigla coloquial de televisión que en el habla cotidiana suele equivaler a 'tele' y alude al acto de ver programas o al aparato.

Word origin

It is an abbreviation of televisión, which comes from tele- 'far' plus visión 'seeing', and it entered everyday speech as the short form TV or tele.

Usage tips

  • Although English speakers say 'the TV', in Spanish the word normally takes the feminine article la (la TV or la tele), while the physical set can also be called el televisor.

Other meanings

  • television stationnoun

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