lakes
vs
towns

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"Lakes" is a form of "lake", a noun which is often translated as "el lago". "Towns" is a form of "town", a noun which is often translated as "el pueblo". Learn more about the difference between "lakes" and "towns" below.

lake(

leyk

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (body of water)

a. el lago

(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).

(M)

Lake Titicaca is the largest in South America.El lago Titicaca es el más grande de Sudamérica.

2. (pigment)

a. la laca

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The altar's shine is due to the covering of lake.El brillo del altar se debe a la capa de laca.

town(

taun

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (general)

a. el pueblo

(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).

(M)

(smaller)

My town doesn't have a shopping mall or a movie theater.Mi pueblo no tiene un centro comercial ni un cine.

b. la ciudad

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(bigger)

If you go into town, would you drop this off at the post office?Si vas a la ciudad, ¿me llevarías esto a la oficina de correos?

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