Sounds like
a boil oh
a-BUE-lo, a boil-oh — the grandparents simmer
Chosen. It goes into the app with the next word-pack update.
9 say it helps · 1 says it doesn't · 4 comments
from the Forge (our image workshop)
abuelo
means grandfather
- masculine: el abuelo Every Spanish noun is masculine (el) or feminine (la). In the app, masculine words are drawn on teal and feminine words on coral, so the colour reminds you which.
- topic: familia · family The app teaches words a topic at a time. abuelo is filed under familia (family). Open the topic to see every word in it.
Which image makes abuelo stick? Each one links the Spanish word to an English word that sounds like it. Vote on it. The winner goes into the app.
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Think of an English word that sounds like abuelo, and the house draws it. Free, no account: 2 images left.
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4 comments
c @churro_chica Trusted voter
grandpa in the pot shouting a boil oh. dark but I won't forget it
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m @maestra_lola Trusted voter
my class liked it. the grim ones stick
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l @la_profe Regular
grandpa stirring a boiling pot, a-BUE-lo. works in both directions
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o @oscar_w New here
bit grim for younger kids?
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