The "United States" in Spanish

Rick N.A2Kwiziq community member

7Ellos ________ en Estados Unidos el verano pasado.They were in the USA last summer.(HINT: Conjugate "estar" in El Pretérito Indefinido)
I think "the U.S." should be translated as "los EE. UU.", not "EE. UU". I think in Britain, people often call the United States "United States", but in Spanish it would be better to say "los Estados Unidos".

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate estar in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)"

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Marsha C.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

You can say Estados Unidos or Los Estados Unidos in spanish.

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Rick

As Marsha said, we call the USA both Estados Unidos and Los Estados Unidos. Sometimes we use the article, sometimes we drop it.

Saludos

Inma

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Rick N. asked:

The "United States" in Spanish

7Ellos ________ en Estados Unidos el verano pasado.They were in the USA last summer.(HINT: Conjugate "estar" in El Pretérito Indefinido)
I think "the U.S." should be translated as "los EE. UU.", not "EE. UU". I think in Britain, people often call the United States "United States", but in Spanish it would be better to say "los Estados Unidos".

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