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"El suelo" is a form of "suelo", a noun which is often translated as "ground". "El piso" is a form of "piso", a noun which is often translated as "floor". Learn more about the difference between "el suelo" and "el piso" below.
el suelo(
sweh
-
loh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. ground
Había hojas caídas por todo el suelo.There were fallen leaves all over the ground.
b. soil
Van a construir la fábrica en suelo argentino.They are building the manufacturing plant on Argentinian soil.
c. land
Ha heredado todo el suelo de la granja de sus padres.She has inherited all the land from her parent's farm.
a. floor
Se derramó la leche por el suelo.The milk got spilled on the floor.
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el piso(
pee
-
soh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. floor
El restaurante está en el tercer piso.The restaurant is on the third floor.
b. story
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Vivimos en un edificio de diez pisos.We live in a ten-story building.
c. storey
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
¿Cuántos pisos tiene el edificio más alto del mundo?How many storeys does the tallest building in the world have?
d. deck (in a bus)
Me encanta sentarme en el piso de arriba del autobús.I love to sit on the upper deck of the bus.
a. floor (indoors)
¡Niños, no dejen los juguetes por el piso!Kids, don't leave your toys on the floor!
b. ground (outdoors)
La niña tropezó con una piedra y se cayó al piso.The girl tripped over a stone and fell to the ground.
a. tier
Hemos encargado un pastel de cinco pisos para la celebración.We have ordered a five-tier cake for the celebration.
b. layer
El pastel tenía tres pisos de diferentes sabores.The cake had three layers of different flavors.
4. (living space)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. apartment
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
¿Has visto el piso que se han comprado en la ciudad?Have you seen the apartment they bought in the city?
b. flat
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Su piso siempre está bien limpio.Their flat is always really clean.
a. sole
Me parecen más prácticos estos zapatos con piso de goma.I think these shoes with a rubber sole are more practical.
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