This is palindrome week. Every date from 2/20/22 to 2/28/22 is a palindrome – it reads the same backwards and forwards.

Have you ever tried using palindromes with your Spanish students? A couple of well-known palindromes in English are race car and Madam, I’m Adam.

Here are some SPANISH PALINDROMES, which have lists and activities with answers.  They’re fun! This could be a good activity or brain break.

Another word for palindrome in Spanish is capicúa, which comes from Catalán. This word is composed of cap (cabeza) y cua (cola), indicating the beginning and the end of the word or phrase are the same. Thanks to Ana Tijerina for mentioning this!

Here are a few phrases in English that are palindromes in Spanish. They go from easy to more difficult. How many can you get?

gold

red eye

to recognize

the natural route

blue light

I am going

I love the dove

Give rice to the female fox, Ed

Jump that atlas

Are we or aren’t we?

I give you a bit of everything

How many did you get? Have your students try them out. If they have trouble coming up with the palindrome in Spanish, coach them to write just a word or two that they recognize both forwards and also backwards. That will prompt the other words.

For more see these SPANISH PALINDROMES lists and activities.