Silla

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word (http://daily.tomisimo.org/) for May 4, 2008

silla -feminine noun (la), chair, seat. Look up silla in the dictionary (http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/silla)

Las sillas hechas de palma son comunes en las costas de México.
Chairs made from palm fronds are common on the coasts of Mexico.

[Iris]

Something my students usually think is quite funny is the fact that you say: to sit on a chair but to sit in an armchair.

[Tomisimo]

Good point Iris, I guess since an armchair (stuffed chair, recliner, "lazy-boy" [a brand name]) is bigger and puffier, you fit in it instead of on it. ;)