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Turn (verb) – girar

PRONUNCIATION

(Pronounced hee-rahr)

To remember that turn is pronounced hee-rahr (girar) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

Turn around, I've got a surprise for you - here you are! (Girar).

Turn around, I've got a surprise for you - here you are! (Girar).

 

Examples of girar (turn) in a sentence

 

Necesito girar a la derecha en el semáforo.

(I need to turn right at the traffic light.)

 

Ella va a girar la llave para abrir la puerta.

(She is going to turn the key to open the door.)

 

El conductor tuvo que girar bruscamente para evitar el accidente.

(The driver had to turn sharply to avoid the accident.)

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