un vaso de zumo
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This is a partitive noun phrase composed of the indefinite masculine singular article 'un', the noun 'vaso' (glass), the preposition 'de' (of), and the noun 'zumo' (juice). It uses the container-content construction standard in Spanish to quantify liquids. The term 'zumo' is primarily used in Peninsular Spanish, whereas 'jugo' is standard in Latin America.
Sample sentences
Por las mañanas siempre bebo un vaso de zumo de naranja.
In the mornings, I always drink a glass of orange juice.
¿Me puedes servir un vaso de zumo, por favor?
Could you pour me a glass of juice, please?
Dejó un vaso de zumo en la mesa antes de salir.
He left a glass of juice on the table before leaving.
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Example
Por las mañanas siempre bebo un vaso de zumo de naranja.
In the mornings, I always drink a glass of orange juice.
¿Me puedes servir un vaso de zumo, por favor?
Could you pour me a glass of juice, please?
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