cama
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “cama” mean in English?
bed
Example sentences
Hago la cama por la mañana.
I make the bed in the morning.
Me voy a la cama.
I'm going to bed.
La cama está deshecha.
The bed is unmade.
How to use it
Cama means 'bed'. Feminine: la cama. Verbs hacer la cama (make the bed), irse a la cama (go to bed).
Common mistake
Spanish uses 'irse A la cama' for 'going to bed' (the article stays). Don't drop the article like English does ('go to bed').
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.