How do you say small in Spanish?
The general word is pequeño, and its ending follows the noun: pequeña, pequeños, pequeñas.
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Pequeño / Pequeña
peh-KEH-nyoh / peh-KEH-nyah
Small — the everyday word.
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Chico / Chica
CHEE-koh / CHEE-kah
Also “small”, especially of sizes and spaces. As a noun it means boy / girl.
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Pequeñito / Chiquito
peh-keh-NYEE-toh / chee-KEE-toh
Tiny, and affectionate with it.
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Más pequeño
mahs peh-KEH-nyoh
Smaller.
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Diminuto
dee-mee-NOO-toh
Minute, very tiny.
1 translation in Spanish
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pequeño
Human translation tregina12000
Use it in a sentence
- It’s a small house.Es una casa pequeña.
- Do you have a smaller size?¿Tiene una talla más pequeña?
- My younger brother is small for his age.Mi hermano menor es pequeño para su edad.
- A small coffee, please.Un café pequeño, por favor.
Good to know
Adding -ito / -ita to almost any noun makes it small or endearing: casa → casita, perro → perrito.
Clothing sizes are talla pequeña (S), mediana (M) and grande (L).
For a small amount rather than a small object, use un poco: un poco de azúcar.