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How to Say "chairs" in Spanish

The Spanish word forchairsis sillasA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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sillas

NounA1
pieces of furniture for sitting
Three simple, brightly colored chairs (red, blue, and yellow) standing side-by-side on a light wooden floor.

Examples

Necesitamos tres sillas más para la cena.

We need three more chairs for dinner.

Las sillas de la oficina son muy cómodas.

The office chairs are very comfortable.

Hay muchas sillas vacías en el auditorio.

There are many empty seats in the auditorium.

Plural of 'silla'

'Sillas' is the plural form of 'silla' (chair). Since 'silla' ends in a vowel, you just add an '-s' to make it plural.

Feminine Agreement

Since 'sillas' is a feminine word, any descriptive words (adjectives) or articles must also be feminine and plural (e.g., las sillas rojas — the red chairs).

Forgetting the Article

Mistake:Using 'sillas están aquí' (Chairs are here).

Correction: You usually need the article 'las' when talking about specific or general items: 'Las sillas están aquí' (The chairs are here).

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