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pijama

nounBeginner

What does “pijama” mean in English?

  1. pyjamas

    pyjamas (masc)

Example sentences

  • Llevo un pijama rojo.

    I'm wearing red pyjamas.

  • El pijama es cómodo.

    The pyjamas are comfortable.

  • Me pongo el pijama antes de dormir.

    I put on my pyjamas before sleeping.

How to use it

Pijama means 'pyjamas'. Masculine: el pijama. Singular in Spanish (one outfit), unlike English 'pyjamas' (always plural).

Common mistake

Pijama is SINGULAR (un pijama) — like pantalón. English forces plural ('a pair of pyjamas'); Spanish doesn't.

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.