Usage note
In American English, "first floor" can refer both to the ground floor and the one above it.
first floor(
fuhrst
flawr
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g once upon a time).
phrase
1. (general)
a. el primer piso
(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).
It's not worth taking the elevator to the first floor.No vale la pena tomar el ascensor al primer piso.
b. la primera planta
(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).
My mother is in a ward on the first floor of the hospital.Mi madre está en una sala en la primera planta del hospital.
c. la planta baja
(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).
Reception is on the first floor, as you come into the building.La recepción está en la planta baja, al entrar al edificio.
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