Poor - Pobre (The 492nd Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Poor in Spanish is Pobre. It can be used as adjective. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 492nd most commonly used word in Spanish. This word often comes up when talking about people, lifestyle & free time, emotions. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common Spanish words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: poor

Spanish: pobre

Examples


You don't know what it's like to be poor.	Tú no sabes lo que es ser pobre.
The poor boy was at a loss what to do.	El pobre chico no tenía ni idea de qué hacer.
He was very poor.	Él era muy pobre.
You're poor.	Eres pobre.
I'm not poor.	No soy pobre.
I'm poor.	Soy pobre.
Nobody wants to be poor in my country.	En mi país nadie quiere ser pobre.
He is poor, but he doesn't care about money.	Es pobre, pero no le importa el dinero.

His poor dog is still alive.	Su pobre perro está todavía vivo.
I was very poor in those days.	En esos días yo era bastante pobre.
Because he was poor, he had to give up school.	Como era pobre, tuvo que dejar la escuela.
Poor girl. She called me about ten times last night.	Pobre chica. Me llamó unas diez veces anoche.
He is wealthy, but his older brother is poor.	Él es rico, pero su hermano mayor es pobre.
Don't be ashamed of being poor.	No te avergüences de ser pobre.
Even though he was poor, he was happy.	A pesar de ser pobre, era feliz.
He didn't like being poor.	A él no le gustaba ser pobre.
He is poor and could not buy a coat.	Es pobre y no pudo comprar un abrigo.
He's poor, and couldn't buy himself a coat.	Él era pobre y no podía comprar un abrigo.
Though he was poor, he was nonetheless happy.	Aunque él era pobre, de todas maneras era feliz.
The poor young man finally became a great artist.	El pobre joven finalmente se convirtió en un gran artista.
It seems that the rich part of humanity doesn't care much for the problems of the poor part.	Parece que la parte rica de la humanidad no se preocupa mucho por los problemas de la parte pobre.