Thursday, December 21, 2006

Fairy Tales



All of us have hear or read classic fairy tales (cuentos de hadas). But, do you know the English/Spanish equivalents for their titles and characters?

Snow White = Blanca Nieves
Prince Charming = El príncipe azul
The seven dwarfs = Los siete enanitos
Sleepy = Dormilón
Grumpy = Gruñón
Doc = Doc
Sneezy = Estornudón
Bashful = Tímido
Happy = Feliz
Dopey = Tontín

Cinderella = Cenicienta
Prince charming = El príncipe azul
Fairy godmother = El hada madrina
The glass slipper = La zapatilla de cristal

Little Red Riding Hood = Caperucita Roja
The big bad wolf = El lobo feroz

Peter Pan = Peter Pan
Captain Hook = El Capitán Garfio
Tinker Bell = Campanita
Neverland = El País de Nunca Jamás


Pinocchio = Pinocho
Geppetto = Gepeto
Jiminy Cricket = Pepe Grillo, Pepito Grillo (Spain)

Other classics...
Aladdin = Aladino
Beauty and the Beast = La bella y la bestia
Sleeping Beauty = La bella durmiente
Lady and the Tramp = La dama y el vagabundo
The Little Mermaid = La sirenita
The Fox and the Hound = El zorro y el sabueso
The Hunchback of Notre Dame = El jorobado de Notre Dame
The Lion King = El rey león
The Wizard of Oz = El mago de Oz
Alice in Wonderland = Alicia en el País de las Maravillas
The Ugly Duckling = El patito feo
Hansel and Gretel = Hansel y Gretel
Rapunzel = Rapunzel
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves = Ali Baba y los 40 ladrones
101 Dalmations = Los 101 dálmatas



For more kids-related vocabulary, check these other posts:
Babies I | Babies II | Babies III | Kid's games I | Kid's games II

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