Spanish word

fotografía

Pronunciation

IPA/fotoɣɾaˈfia/

Meaning

  • feminine nounphoto

Example

Voy a sacar una fotografía.

I'm going to take a photo.

Illustration for fotografía (photo)

More examples

¿Puedo ver la fotografía?

Can I see the photo?

Core concept

Printed or digital picture made by exposing film or a sensor to light.

Common phrases

  • sacar una fotografía

    take a photo

  • hacer una fotografía

    take a photograph

  • tomar una fotografía

    take a picture

Similar words

foto: Colloquial short-form photograph commonly used in informal conversation.
imagen: Still picture perceived visually, whether photographic, drawn, or rendered.
instantánea: Spontaneous photograph that freezes a fleeting instant.
retrato: Portrait-style photograph emphasizing the person's face, pose, or personality.

Definition in Spanish

Imagen fija creada al captar la luz con una cámara u otro dispositivo; puede referirse al resultado o al acto de tomarla.

Word origin

It derives from Greek phōs 'light' and gráphē 'writing' and reached Spanish through the 19th-century French term photographie.

Usage tips

  • To express the act of taking one, speakers vary by region and commonly use sacar una foto, tomar una foto or hacer una foto.

Other meanings

  • photographynoun
  • photographnoun

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