Hall, aisle in Spanish 🇪🇸

Tip

-illo = little, so think ‘little passage’

8 months ago

pasillo info.

Tips to remember the word ‘pasillo’:
– Associate ‘pasillo’ with the English word ‘passage’, as they both have similar sounds and meanings.
– Think of the word ‘hall’ and visualize walking down a long, narrow ‘pasillo’ in a Spanish villa.

Explanations:
– ‘Pasillo’ in Spanish specifically refers to a hallway or corridor in a building—a narrow passageway that leads to various rooms.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– ‘Corredor’ is another Spanish word for a hallway or corridor, particularly in a larger or public building.
– ‘Galería’ can also refer to a hallway or a long room, especially one that serves as a passageway.

Alternate meanings or slang:
– In some Latin American countries, ‘pasillo’ can also refer to a type of slow, romantic music.
– It might be used to indicate a path or aisle in contexts like a supermarket: “pasillo de supermercado”.

Examples of sentences using ‘pasillo’:
– “Voy a caminar por el pasillo para llegar a mi habitación.” (I am going to walk down the hallway to get to my room.)
– “El pasillo estaba oscuro y necesitaba encontrar el interruptor de la luz.” (The hallway was dark, and I needed to find the light switch.)
– “En el supermercado, ¿en qué pasillo están las latas de tomate?” (In the supermarket, in which aisle are the tomato cans?)
– “Me encanta escuchar pasillos ecuatorianos, tienen una melodía muy melancólica.” (I love listening to Ecuadorian pasillos; they have a very melancholic melody.)

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