How the word "la cárcel" is translated into English
El ladrón pasó dos años en la cárcel.
[el laˈðɾom paˈso ˈðos ˈaɲos en la ˈkaɾθel.]
The thief spent two years in prison.
¿Dónde está la cárcel de la ciudad?
[¿ˈdonde esˈta la ˈkaɾθel ðe la θjuˈðað?]
Where is the city prison?
Las cárceles de este país están llenas.
[las ˈkaɾθelez ðe ˈeste paˈis esˈtan ˈʎenas.]
The prisons in this country are full.
"la cárcel" is in the lesson "Institutions" (Level 11), along with 12 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,369 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.