mientras

/ˈmjentɾas/

conjunction A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Conj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. while

    • Leo mientras como.

      I read while I eat.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

enquanto

enquanto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "while."

Practice

1 What does mientras mean?

2 Fill the gap: Leo ___ como.

conjunction

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