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"Piso" is a form of "piso", a noun which is often translated as "floor". "Apartamento" is a noun which is often translated as "apartment". Learn more about the difference between "piso" and "apartamento" below.
el piso(
pee
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soh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (level)
b. story (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Vivimos en un edificio de diez pisos.We live in a ten-story building.
c. storey (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the 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.
2. (surface)
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. apartment (United States)
Regionalism used in the 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 (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the 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.
el apartamento(
ah
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pahr
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tah
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mehn
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toh
)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.
