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"Apartamento" is a noun which is often translated as "apartment", and "departamento" is a noun which is often translated as "department". Learn more about the difference between "apartamento" and "departamento" below.
el apartamento(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (dwelling) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
b. flat (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Me cambié de apartamento y ahora vivo cerca de la casa de mis papás.I moved flats and now I'm living near my parents' house.
a. small apartment
Mi hermana vive en un apartamento de 20 metros cuadrados.My sister lives in a small 20-square-meter apartment.
b. small flat (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
David alquiló un apartamento en Ibiza que solo tiene espacio para una cama y una silla.David rented a small flat in Ibiza that only has space for a bed and a chair.
el departamento(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (division)
a. department (of a company or an institution)
Me han trasladado al departamento de mercadeo.I've been transferred to the marketing department.
Es la catedrática del departamento de historia.She's head of the History Department.
2. (dwelling) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. apartment (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Podemos cenar en tu casa? Mi departamento es demasiado pequeño para tanta gente.Can we have dinner at your house? My apartment is too small for so many people.
b. flat (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Estoy buscando un departamento amueblado en el centro.I'm looking for a furnished flat in the centre of town.
3. (district) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. department
En este departamento se pagan los impuestos más altos del país.We pay the highest taxes in the country in this department.
4. (space)
a. compartment
¿Hay un departamento para fumadores en el tren?Is there a smoking compartment in the train?
