How to Say "door" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “door” is “puerta” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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NounA1
of a house, room, car, or building
Examples
Cierra la puerta, por favor.
Close the door, please.
Mi coche tiene cinco puertas.
My car has five doors.
Alguien está llamando a la puerta.
Someone is knocking on the door.
Always Feminine
Like most Spanish nouns ending in '-a', 'puerta' is a feminine word. This means you always use 'la' (the) or 'una' (a) with it. For example, 'la puerta roja' (the red door).
Using the wrong 'the'
Mistake: “El puerta está abierto.”
Correction: La puerta está abierta. Remember that 'puerta' is feminine, so it needs the feminine word 'la' for 'the'.
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