Spanish Conversation · Level 35
75 words
Spanish word
frío
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈfɾio/
Meaning
- adjectivecold
Example
La habitación está fría.
The room is cold.
More examples
El agua está fría y no puedo beberla.
The water is cold and I can't drink it.
Core concept
Low temperature that causes a sense of chill in the body or on touched things.
Common phrases
agua fría
cold water
comida fría
cold food
manos frías
cold hands
Similar words
fresco: Mildly cool and fresh, comfortably low in temperature.
helado: Extremely low, often frozen inside or on the surface, feeling intensely ice-cold.
Definition in Spanish
Que tiene una temperatura baja y provoca la sensación de frío en el cuerpo o al contacto.
Word origin
From Latin frigidus meaning 'cold', Spanish frío develops through regular Ibero-Romance sound changes and the loss of the Latin ending.
Usage tips
- Frío as an adjective agrees in gender and number (una sopa fría, dos tazas frías) and say tengo frío, not estoy frío, to express that a person feels cold.