Spanish Conversation · Level 40
75 words
Spanish word
fumar
Pronunciation
IPA/fuˈmaɾ/
Meaning
- verbsmoke
Example
No me gusta fumar.
I don't like to smoke.
More examples
Dejó de fumar por motivos de salud.
He stopped smoking for health reasons.
Core concept
Person inhaling and exhaling cigarette smoke.
Common phrases
fumar cigarrillos
smoke cigarettes
fumar un cigarrillo
smoke a cigarette
fumar en público
smoke in public
dejar de fumar
stop smoking
Similar words
vapear: Inhale and exhale vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or vape device.
encender: Light the tip of a cigarette with a lighter, match, or flame.
inhalar: Draw air or smoke deeply into the lungs through the mouth or nose.
cigarrear: Smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products frequently or habitually.
Definition in Spanish
Inhalar y exhalar el humo del tabaco.
Word origin
From Latin fumare 'to smoke' (from fumus 'smoke'), the verb developed in Spanish to mean inhaling and exhaling tobacco smoke.
Usage tips
- Spanish commonly asks ¿Fumas? to mean 'do you smoke' and uses ¿Puedo fumar? to ask permission, with 'fumas' as the informal second-person singular.
Other meanings
- give off smokeverb
Related words
- fumadorsmokernoun
- fumaderosmoking roomnoun
- fumadosmokedadjective