🇪🇸 Spanish

llama

Llama is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la llama ("flame").

FEMININE

la llama

flame

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llama
/ˈʎama/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say llama in Spanish?

IPA
/ˈʎama/

How do you pronounce llama in Spanish?

llama is pronounced /ˈʎama/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La llama de la vela es pequeña.

The candle's flame is small.

Una llama brillante iluminaba la habitación.

A bright flame lit up the room.

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Why is it feminine?

Llama is feminine because it ends in -a; from Latin flamma (flame).

What is the Spanish word for flame?

The Spanish word for flame is la llama — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianfiammalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesechamaafeminine
🇫🇷 Frenchflammelafeminine

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