Lentes
 

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for October 13, 2009

lentes (masculine noun (los)) — glasses. Look up lentes in the dictionary

A veces me da dolor de cabeza si no uso mis lentes.
Sometimes I get a headache if I don't use my glasses.

Where is "lentes" used and where is "anteojos" used?

I have always used 'gafas'

Where did you learn your Spanish, Perikles?

Vivo en Tenerife. :)

Please excuse my ignorance. I have never heard of Tenerife. I see that under your location, but I don't know where it is.

Lentes, anteojos y gafas are use interchangeably... :)

Tenerife is one of the 7 Canary Islands, in the Atlantic, near the coast of Africa. It is part of Spain. Everybody speaks Spanish, but the vocabulary is sometimes very strange. :)

Tenerife is a huge volcano, by the way.

Thanks, Perikles. I have definitely heard of the Canary Islands! What English-speaking country are you originally from?

Hernan - they are interchangeable EVERYwhere? Or only in certain countries?

In this case it is interchangeable but I guess in some countries one term will be used more than the other two. I am almost certain that in most countries everybody will know what each of these terms means. :)