Learn Spanish (Spain): En la playa siempre llevo biquini. - At the beach I always wear a bikini.

En la playa siempre llevo biquini.

At the beach I always wear a bikini.

Breakdown of En la playa siempre llevo biquini.

in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)

Questions & Answers about En la playa siempre llevo biquini.

Why use llevo here for 'wear' instead of a word like uso?

The verb llevar literally means 'to carry,' but it is the most common way to say 'to wear' in Spain. You can use usar (to use) or vestir (to dress), but llevar or llevar puesto is the most natural choice for everyday clothing.

Why is there no word for 'a' before biquini?

In Spanish, when you talk about wearing a standard item of clothing, you often drop the indefinite article (un or una). Saying llevo biquini focuses on the type of clothing you are wearing in general, rather than pointing out one specific bikini.

Is it spelled biquini or bikini in Spanish?

You will actually see both! The Royal Spanish Academy originally recommended biquini to match traditional Spanish spelling rules for the 'k' sound, but bikini is also completely correct and very widely used in Spain today.

Why is it En la playa and not A la playa for 'At the beach'?

You use en when you are already located somewhere (at or in a place). You only use a (to) when you are talking about motion or traveling toward a destination, like in Voy a la playa (I am going to the beach).