Today's WOTD is: "cama" = bed
In Spanish, “cama” is a feminine noun of Latin origin which means bed.
A related Spanish word is the feminine noun “camada”, which in English means a litter (group of offspring mammals from one birth).
Some commonly used expressions with the word “cama” are:
- ¡A la cama! (bed time!/ it is bed time/ time to go to bed);
- Cabecera (de la cama) (headboard);
- Cama abatible (folding bed);
- Cama camera (three-quarter bed);
- Cama de agua (water bed);
- Cama de campaña (camp bed);
- Cama de dos plazas (double bed);
- Cama de matrimonio (double bed);
- Cama de tijera (folding bed);
- Cama elástica (trampoline);
- Cama individual (single bed);
- (Cama) litera (bunk bed);
- Cama mueble (folding bed*);
- Cama nido (trundle/ truckled bed);
- Cama para los invitados (spare bed);
- Cama plegable (folding bed);
- Cama redonda (multiple bed/ group sex);
- Cama solar (sunbed);
- Cama turca (divan bed);
- Coche cama (sleeping car/ sleeper/ Pullman);
- Colgaduras de cama (bed curtains);
- Caer en cama (to become/ fall ill);
- Caer en la cama (to become/ fall ill);
- Estar en cama (to be in bed);
- Estar la(s) cama(s) hecha(s) (to have the bed(s) made);
- Guardar cama (to stay in bed/ to be confined to bed);
- Guardar la cama (to stay in bed/ to be confined to bed);
- Habitación con cama de matrimonio (double room);
- Habitación con cama individual (single room);
- Habitación con dos camas (twin room);
- Hacer cama (to stay in bed/ to be confined to bed);
- Hacer la cama** (to make the bed);
- Incorporarse en la cama (to sit up in bed);
- Ir a la cama (to go to bed);
- Irse a la cama (to go to bed);
- Levantarse (de la cama) (to get up/ get out of bed);
- Llevarse a alguien a la cama (to get someone into bed);
- Los pies de la cama (the foot of the bed);
- Meterse en la cama (to go to bed);
- Orinarse en la cama (to wet one's bed);
- Ropa de cama (bed linen);
- Saltar de la cama (to jump out of bed/ to get up very quickly);
- Salto de cama (negligee/ negligée);
- Sofá cama (sofa bed/ studio couch);
- Tender la cama (to make the bed);
- Tirarse en la cama (to jump into bed/ lay down);
*NB This refers to a type of folding bed which, when folded, it looks like an item of furniture. When folded, it may, for example look like a sideboard.
**NB Plural form “hacer las camas” = to make the beds, also a common expression.
Some examples of the use of the word "cama" are:
- ¡Venga, a la cama! (right, bedtime!);
- Esta cama tiene una cabecera muy moderna (this bed has a very modern headboard);
- Quería una cama abatible (I want/ would like a folding bed);
- Quería una cama camera (I want/ would like a three-quarter bed);
- Quería una cama de agua (I want/ would like a water bed);
- Quería una cama de campaña (I want/ would like a camp bed);
- Quería una cama de dos plazas (I want/ would like a double bed);
- Quería una cama de matrimonio (I want/ would like a double bed);
- Quería una cama de tijera (I want/ would like a folding bed);
- Quería una cama elástica (I want/ would like a trampoline);
- Quería una cama individual (I want/ would like a single bed);
- Quería una (cama) litera (I want/ would like a bunk bed);
- Quería una cama mueble (I want/ would like a folding bed*);
- Quería una cama nido (I want/ would like a trundle/ truckled bed);
- Quería una cama para los invitados (I want/ would like a spare bed);
- Quería una cama plegable (I want/ would like a folding bed);
- ¡Ni menciones esa cama redonda! (don't even mention that group sex session/ orgy!)
- Quería una cama solar (I want/ would like a sunbed);
- Quería una cama turca (I want/ would like a divan);
- Quería un sofá cama (I want/ would like a sofa bed);
- Quería una habitación con cama de matrimonio (I want/ would like a room with a double bed);
- Quería una habitación con cama individual (I want/ would like a room with a single bed);
- Quería una habitación con dos camas (I want/ would like a room with a twin beds);
- Fuimos de Barcelona a La Coruña en coche cama (we went from Barcelona to La Coruña in a sleeper/ Pullman);
- Esas colgaduras de cama son muy lindas (those bed curtains are lovely);
- Con este frío, mucha gente cayó en cama (with this cold, many people have become ill);
- Con este frío, mucha gente cayó en la cama (with this cold, many people have become ill);
- ¿Aún estás en cama? (are you still in bed?);
- Las camas están hechas (the beds are made);
- ¡Venga, vamos a la cama! (right, lets go to bed!);
- Es hora de irse a la cama, ¿no? (it is time to go to bed, isn't it?);
- Estoy con gripe, ¿tengo que guardar cama? (I have the flu, should I stay in bed/ be confined to bed?);
- Estoy con gripe, ¿tengo que guardar la cama? (I have the flu, should I stay in bed/ be confined to bed?);
- Estoy con gripe, ¿tengo que hacer cama? (I have the flu, should I stay in bed/ be confined to bed?);
- Hay que hacer las camas (the beds need making);
- Hay que tender las camas (the beds need making);
- Puedes incorporarte en la cama, ¿no? (you can sit up in bed, can't you?);
- ¿Aún no te has levantado (de la cama)? (are you still not up?);
- Querías llevarlo a la cama, ¿no? (you wanted to take him to bed, didn't you?);
- Mi amigo se sentó a los pies de la cama (my friend sat down at the foot of my bed);
- ¡Métete en la cama, por favor! (go to bed, please!);
- A los cinco años, muchos niños ya han dejado de orinarse en la cama (by the age of five, many children have stopped wetting the bed);
- Nos hace falta ropa de cama limpia (we need clean bed linen);
- Sonó el despertador y salté de la cama (the alarm sounded and I jumped out of bed);
- María llevaba un salto de cama rojo (Maria was wearing a red negligée);
- Estaba tan cansado que me tiré en la cama vestido (I was so tired that I jumped into bed without undressing);
*NB Please see note on “cama mueble” above
For more on the word "cama", visit: Wordreference.com/es/ Cama
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “cama”
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