Spanish Conversation · Level 125
59 words
Spanish word
comunicar
Pronunciation
IPA/komuniˈkaɾ/
Meaning
- verbinform
Example
Te comunico la hora de la reunión.
I am informing you of the meeting time.
More examples
¿Cómo vas a comunicar ese mensaje al público?
How are you going to communicate that message to the public?
Core concept
An information icon shared between two people.
Common phrases
comunicar un mensaje
communicate a message
comunicar información
communicate information
comunicar con claridad
communicate clearly
Similar words
decir: Say something directly to someone using words.
contar: Recount an event or story with sequence and detail.
explicar: Explain reasons or steps so something becomes clear.
informar: Provide formal or official information, often in a report.
Definition in Spanish
Hacer que otra persona sepa algo; transmitir información o noticias a alguien.
Word origin
Derived from Latin communicare 'to make common' (from communis 'common'), literally 'to make shared', which explains its sense of passing information to someone else.
Usage tips
- Although similar to English 'communicate', comunicar in everyday Spanish leans toward informing or reporting facts rather than expressing feelings.
Other meanings
- notifyverb
- transmitverb
- reportverb
Related words
- comunicacióncommunicationnoun
- comunicablecommunicableadjective