The Spanish word for “up” is “arriba”.
How to pronounce “arriba” in Spanish:
Sounds like – ar-ree-bah
Listen to the audio pronunciation –
arriba = up in Spanish
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Practice the Spanish translation for “up” using these sentences:
Example 1:
The plane was flying up in the sky.
El avión estaba volando arriba en el cielo.
Example 2:
It is hard to walk up hill.
Es difícil caminar cuesta arriba.
Example 3:
Are you going upstairs?
Vas a ir arriba? or
Vas a subir las escaleras?
Example 4:
We’ve been up and down all day long.
Hemos andado para arriba y para bajo todo el día.
The word up has many meanings when combined with other words. Do you know any other meaning for the word “up”?