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How to Say "wharf" in Spanish

The Spanish word forwharfis muelleA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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nounA2
loading/unloading area
A simple wooden dock extending over calm blue water. A small, colorful boat is tied securely to the structure.

Examples

El ferry sale del muelle número tres.

The ferry leaves from dock number three.

Vimos a los pescadores descargar su captura en el muelle.

We saw the fishermen unloading their catch at the pier.

Hay que caminar hasta el final del muelle para ver el faro.

You have to walk to the end of the quay to see the lighthouse.

Gender Reminder

Even though 'muelle' ends in '-e', it is a masculine noun, so you always use 'el' (el muelle) or 'un' (un muelle).

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