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March 13, 2022 by Nicole Canún Spanish for Kids 0 comments

The 5 Senses in Spanish (Free Spanish Lessons for Kids)

Let’s connect with our five senses in Spanish! 

After all, our senses are the main gateway for new learning. According to experts, sensory play and learning involves brain development, cognitive growth, as well as enhancing memory functions and neuronal connections. 

In this bilingual lesson, your kids will not only be learning and understanding new sensory words, but also relating them to their counterpart words about the five senses in Spanish. 

Keep reading to discover sensory verbs, nouns, and adjectives—-each with its Spanish translation—as well as videos and activities to make teaching and learning a more interactive experience.

Give your little ones the tools to learn how to express what they see, hear, smell, taste, and touch in Spanish. 

¡Aprendamos los cinco sentidos en español!
Let’s learn about the five senses in Spanish!

five senses in Spanish example: our senses are the main gateway for new learning.

Table of Contents:

  • Five Senses Vocabulary 
  • Keep Exploring the 5 Senses in Spanish

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Five Senses Vocabulary 

This lesson is organized into the five senses in Spanish. Each section has vocabulary charts with nouns, verbs, and adjectives. 

1. Sight – La vista

Sight is one of the key five senses in Spanish. Many times, it’s our first reference point when it comes to perceiving. Just as there are many sensory sight verbs in English, there are multiple in Spanish. 

First-person Sensory Verbs

EnglishSpanish
I look  yo miro
I see  yo veo
I spot  yo diviso
I watch / observe  yo observo
Yo diviso image example - five senses in Spanish

Sight Adjectives

EnglishSpanish
beautifulhermoso/a
brightbrillante, luminoso/a
cleanlimpio/a
darkoscuro/a
giganticgigante
longlargo/a
oldviejo/a
opaqueopaco/a
shinybrillante
shortcorto/a
smallpequeño/a
tallalto/a
transparenttransparente
transparente image example - five senses in Spanish

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2. Hearing – La audición

Hearing is the second of the five senses in Spanish. 

Here’s a song with lyrics for younger kids to sing along with: Cánticos The Senses – Los Sentidos. 

Older kids with enjoy Minty Kids reads: Los cinco sentidos.

Hearing Nouns

EnglishSpanish
bang el estallido
boom el retumbo
buzz el zumbido
echo el eco
hiss el silbido
rustle el crujido
snarl el gruñido
snore el ronquido
splash el chapoteo
whistle el chiflido
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First-person Sensory Verbs

EnglishSpanish
I hearyo oigo
I listenyo escucho

Sound Verbs

EnglishSpanish
to bark ladrar
to cry llorar
to explode explotar
to hush silenciar
to murmur murmurar
to roar rugir
to shoutgritar
to sound sonar
to speakhablar
to yellgritar

Hearing Adjectives

EnglishSpanish
chatty hablador/a, platicador/a
harmonic armónico/a
loud ruidoso/a
noisy ruidoso/a
quiet silencioso/a
silent silencioso/a
squeaky chirriador/a
whiny quejumbroso/a
platicador image example - five senses in Spanish

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3. Touch – El tacto

The next of the five senses in Spanish is touch. Discovering textures is especially fun for kids. 

First-person Sensory Verbs

EnglishSpanish
I feel yo siento, yo palpo
I stroke, caress, petyo acaricio
I touch yo toco

Touch Adjectives

EnglishSpanish
coldfrío/a
furrypeludo/a
harddura, duro
hotcaliente
rougháspero/a
slipperyresbaladizo/a
softsuave
solidsólido/a
stickypegajoso/a
Caliente image example

Fabrics

EnglishSpanish
cottonel algodón
denimla mezclilla
fabricel material
knotel nudo
leatherla piel
silkla seda
velvetel terciopelo
wool el algodón

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4. Smell – El olfato

The smell of food is the one thing that turns a house into a home. Somehow it makes you feel safe and comfortable. You can use this to your advantage while practicing the five senses in Spanish with your children. 

Activity Idea

1. Cover the smell section with your kids

2. Explain smells and give the examples below

3. Blindfold them

4. Give them things to smell 

5. Ask them to describe the scents in Spanish

Sensory Verbs

EnglishSpanish
I smellyo huelo (infinitive verb – oler)
It smellshuele
It stinks, reeks apesta

Smell Adjectives

EnglishSpanish
clean limpio/a
floral floral
fragrant fragante
fresh fresco/a
odorless inodoro/a
pungent picante
spicy condimentado
stinky apestoso/a
sweet dulce
ripe maduro/a
dulce image example

More Words to Describe Smells 

These are adjectives in English but have no direct translation to Spanish. Nevertheless, you can refer to them by adding olor a (smell of).

EnglishSpanish
dank, moldy olor a humedad
funky mal olor
piney olor a pino
floral olor a flores

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5. Taste – El gusto

Isn’t it the best when you prepare food that your little ones love? 

Add a twist to the smell activity—while they’re still blindfolded. Have them taste things like apples, lemon juice, yogurt, and pepper. Give them a chance to discover this sense and relate it to their Spanish knowledge. 

Sensory Verbs

EnglishSpanish
I eat yo como
I taste yo pruebo, yo degusto
It tastessabe a

Taste Adjectives

EnglishSpanish
bitteramargo/a
sweetdulce
saltysalado/a
sourácido/a, agrio/a
spicypicante, condimentado/a

More Taste Adjectives

EnglishSpanish
acidic ácido/a
bittersweet agridulce
chewy fibroso/a
creamy cremoso/a
delicious, yummydelicioso/a
fishy con sabor a pescado
fruity frutal
minty con sabor a menta
nutty con sabor a nuez
savory sabroso/a
tasteless sin sabor
watery acuoso/a

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Keep Exploring the 5 Senses in Spanish

Reinforce this lesson about the five senses in Spanish and take advantage of your child’s ability to gain fluency fast! Young people have more neuroplasticity, meaning that they are prone to learning. The younger they are, the stronger their innate skills to imitate unfamiliar sounds and understand grammar rules. 

Being bilingual ensures a bright future for your children! Knowing a second language is one of the most valued skills in many career paths as the world continues to become more globalized. Teaching your children Spanish is also a way of learning about diversity and perking their interest in other cultures. 

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Blogger, content creator, and marketer. Proudly Mexican. Been to 30 countries. I love learning from different cultures and trying their cuisines. Obsessed with Asia. Fluent in Spanish and English, not so much in French.
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