Sep
15
2009
Spanish Noun: Puerto, puerta
Author: Johns SmithSpanish Noun:Puerto, puerta
Pronunciation:pooayhr-toh, pooayr-tah
Translation:Port, door
Function:noun
Be ware of look-a-like’s in Spanish, sometimes they don’t mean the same thing: ‘puerto’ and ‘puerta’ may seem the same thing, only different in gender, but…
the first means «a place where ships load or unload» and the second is a «movable structure at the entrance of a room». There are other instances, as ”paja’ [straw] and ‘paje’ [page]
Example:Libro, libra
Translation:Book, pound
