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"Subway" is a noun which is often translated as "el metro", and "metro" is a noun which is also often translated as "el metro". Learn more about the difference between "subway" and "metro" below.
subway(
suhb
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wey
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el metro (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).
What's the fastest way to get to your place? Bus, train, or subway?¿Cómo se llega más rápido a tu casa? ¿En autobús, tren o metro?
b. el subterráneo (M) (Southern Cone)
(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).
I usually go to work by bike. If it's raining, I take the subway.Generalmente, voy al trabajo en bicicleta. Si llueve, tomo el subterráneo.
c. el subte (M) (colloquial) (Argentina)
(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 Argentina
The subway is always slow and crowded.El subte siempre va lento y abarrotado.
a. el paso subterráneo (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).
Why don't you use the subway instead of waiting here to cross the street?¿Por qué no usas el paso subterráneo en lugar de esperar aquí para cruzar la calle?
metro(
meh
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tro
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (transport)
a. el metro (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).
You can take the metro's blue line from the airport to downtown.Puedes tomar la línea azul de metro desde al aeropuerto al centro.
b. el subterráneo (M) (Argentina)
(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 Argentina
Check on the map to see if the metro line passes through this station.Mira en el mapa a ver si la línea de subterráneo pasa por esta estación.
