What is the Spanish word for "vernacular"?

Learn how to say "vernacular" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

vernacular

Spanish

vernáculo

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Alternative translations of "vernacular"

coloquial
popular
regional
nativo

Examples of how to use "vernacular" in Spanish

English
The novel was written in the local vernacular.
Spanish
La novela fue escrita en la lengua vernácula local.
English
She speaks in the local vernacular.
Spanish
Ella habla en la lengua vernácula local.
English
The book uses simple vernacular for students.
Spanish
El libro usa un lenguaje sencillo para los estudiantes.
English
Can you understand that vernacular expression?
Spanish
¿Puedes entender esa expresión en dialecto?
English
Writers sometimes adopt vernacular to sound real.
Spanish
Los escritores a veces adoptan la lengua vernácula para sonar auténticos.

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