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"El" is a noun which is often translated as "el ferrocarril elevado", and "TU" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "sindicato". Learn more about the difference between "el" and "TU" below.
el(
ehl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (transport) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el ferrocarril elevado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Saul rode the El to work for years.Saúl tomó el ferrocarril elevado para ir al trabajo durante años.
TU(
ti
-
yu
)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. el sindicato (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The TU ensures that we have good wages.El sindicato garantiza que tengamos buenos sueldos.
b. el gremio (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The TU is negotiating with the head of the company.El gremio está negociando con el director de la compañía.
