a nadar

to swim

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phrase Common #3,280

to swim Used with verbs such as aprender, ir, and venir. With ir, it can mean “to go swimming” or indicate the near future: Voy a nadar means “I’m going swimming” or “I’m going to swim.”

SP: Mis hijos quieren aprender a nadar este verano.

EN: My children want to learn to swim this summer.

Cómo se enseña a nadar a un niño?

How do you teach a child to swim?

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

Tom y yo vamos juntos a nadar tres veces a la semana.

Tom and I go swimming together three times a week.

Ella fue allí a nadar.

She went there to swim.

Voy al mar, a nadar.

I'm going to the sea to swim.

— Игла (1989)

No tienes edad suficiente para ir sola a nadar.

You are not old enough to go swimming alone.

No les enseño a nadar.

I don't teach them how to swim.

Tom no ha ido a nadar en mucho tiempo.

Tom hasn't gone swimming in a long time.

Estamos aprendiendo a nadar.

We are learning to swim.

A menudo voy a la playa a nadar en el verano.

I often go to the beach to swim in the summer.

Yo fui a nadar al lago con Hiroko.

I went swimming in the lake with Hiroko.

Tom le enseñó a Mary a nadar.

Tom taught Mary how to swim.

Si te portas bien en el médico, te llevaré a nadar después.

If you behave at the doctor’s, I’ll take you swimming afterward.

Lleva a Tom a nadar.

Take Tom swimming.

Si estamos cansados, podemos ir a casa de Gi a nadar.

If we're tired, we can go to Gi's house to swim.

— A primera vista (2014)

Podéis ir a nadar a Coney Island.

You can go swimming at Coney Island.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

No enseñes a los peces a nadar.

Don't teach fish how to swim.

Ella está aprendiendo a nadar.

She is learning to swim.

Enseñó a su hijo a nadar.

He taught his son to swim.

Acostumbraba a nadar todos los días cuando era pequeño.

He used to swim every day when he was little.

Mamá, ¿puedo irme a nadar?

Mom, can I go swimming?

Tom persuadió a Mary de que no fuera a nadar sola.

Tom persuaded Mary not to go swimming alone.

Les estoy enseñando a nadar.

I’m teaching them how to swim.

Estamos a punto de irnos a nadar.

We're about to go swimming.

Para aprender a nadar tengo que meterme en el agua, si no, no aprendo nada.

To learn how to swim, I have to get in the water; otherwise, I won't learn anything.

En cuanto llegamos al lago nos pusimos a nadar.

As soon as we got to the lake we started swimming.

Le enseñé a Tomás a nadar.

I taught Tomás how to swim.

Cuando empiece usted a nadar, hágalo así.

When you start swimming, do it like this.

Si hoy te portas bien, la próxima te acompaño a nadar y bucear, ¿sí?

If you behave today, I'll go swimming and diving with you next time, okay?

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Le enseñé a nadar.

I taught him to swim.

Fuimos a la playa a nadar.

We went to the beach to swim.

A nadar.

To swim.

— Picnic (1955)

Dijiste que todo fue mentira, pero sí me enseñaste a nadar, ¿verdad?

You said it was all a lie, but you did teach me how to swim, right?

— Chainsaw Man - La película: El arco de Reze (2025)

Has venido aquí a nadar, ¿verdad?

You came here to swim, right?

No debiste enseñarme a nadar.

You shouldn't have taught me to swim.

— Chainsaw Man - La película: El arco de Reze (2025)

Aprendí pronto a nadar.

I learned to swim early.

Prefiero ir a nadar.

I prefer to go swimming.

Te llevaré a nadar.

I'll take you swimming.

Lo enseñé a nadar.

I taught him to swim.

Escúchame, hijo, aprendiste a nadar antes que a caminar.

Listen to me, son, you learned to swim before you learned to walk.

— El engaño (2026)

Vení a nadar conmigo.

Come swim with me.

Cuando yo era un niño, iba muy seguido a nadar al mar.

When I was a child, I used to go swimming in the sea very often.