televisión

television

noun teh-leh-bee-SYOHN Common

Origin: From Greek tele- ('far') + Latin visio ('sight').

Also means

TV set

Usage Note

Televisión refers both to the medium and the physical set. The informal shortening tele (encender la tele — 'to turn on the TV') is very common in speech. Televisión pública is state broadcasting; televisión de pago is pay TV. The abbreviation TV is understood across the Spanish-speaking world.

Examples

"Veo la televisión por las noches."

Natural Translation

I watch television in the evenings.

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