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DailyWord November 15, 2009 02:19 AM

Piso
 
This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for November 15, 2009

piso (masculine noun (el)) — floor, ground. Look up piso in the dictionary

En mi casa tengo piso de loseta.
I have a tile floor at home.

chileno November 15, 2009 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DailyWord (Post 61567)
This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for November 15, 2009

piso (masculine noun (el)) — floor, ground. Look up piso in the dictionary

En mi casa tengo piso de loseta.
I have a tile floor at home.

In Chile piso means also a stool

stool = taburete :)

EmpanadaRica November 15, 2009 06:38 AM

¡Qué divertido! :thumbsup:
In Dutch a 'stoel' = chair, and a stool = een kruk. :rolleyes: :D

Looking at the dictionary it says 'piso' is also an apartment, or if I understood correctly from another topic, more a flat.:confused:

i.e. an 'apartamento' being somewhat bigger than a 'piso'.
But here in the dictionary it also says 'suite'?

Aren't suites supposed to be rather large apartments? :thinking: :confused:

chileno November 15, 2009 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 61584)
¡Qué divertido! :thumbsup:
In Dutch a 'stoel' = chair, and a stool = een kruk. :rolleyes: :D

Looking at the dictionary it says 'piso' is also an apartment, or if I understood correctly from another topic, more a flat.:confused:

i.e. an 'apartamento' being somewhat bigger than a 'piso'.
But here in the dictionary it also says 'suite'?

Aren't suites supposed to be rather large apartments? :thinking: :confused:

That's right. I think it also means apartment, however, in Chile it is not used to mean "apartment".

irmamar November 15, 2009 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 61584)
¡Qué divertido! :thumbsup:
In Dutch a 'stoel' = chair, and a stool = een kruk. :rolleyes: :D

Looking at the dictionary it says 'piso' is also an apartment, or if I understood correctly from another topic, more a flat.:confused:

i.e. an 'apartamento' being somewhat bigger than a 'piso'.
But here in the dictionary it also says 'suite'?

Aren't suites supposed to be rather large apartments? :thinking: :confused:

Un piso es más grande que un apartamento. :)

We say "suelo", instead of "piso". :)

chileno November 15, 2009 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 61596)
Un piso es más grande que un apartamento. :)

We say "suelo", instead of "piso". :)

Cierto. Piso y suelo son sinónimos.

EmpanadaRica November 15, 2009 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 61596)
Un piso es más grande que un apartamento. :)

We say "suelo", instead of "piso". :)

Oh ok so in fact it is the other way around? :D
Ahora aún no sé si tengo un piso o un apartamento.. :D:D

Suelo, only as in 'floor' I suppose not in the meaning of apartment, or also in that respect? :confused: ¿Entonces se suele decir suelo? :D

Gracias irma y chili! :thumbsup::rose:

pjt33 November 16, 2009 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 61643)
¿Entonces se suele decir suelo?

Suelo pisar el suelo de mi piso.

CrOtALiTo November 16, 2009 10:07 AM

I placed tilde in all my house.

poli November 16, 2009 10:12 AM

Piso also means floor as in 1st floor/ second floor etc.

PS: In most of the Spanish-speaking world the first floor is the ground floor. It is called the piso bajo or PB. Our first floor is their second floor.


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