número de apartamento
/numeɾo de apaɾtamento/from spelling rules
The English phrase "apartment number" is translated into Spanish as número de apartamento.
This phrase refers to the specific number assigned to an individual unit within a larger residential building. In many contexts, you may also see abbreviated forms such as n.º de apto. or n.º de depto. when filling out forms or writing addresses.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase número de apartamento is composed of número (number), de (of) and apartamento (apartment).
Which one should you use?
While número de apartamento is a direct translation, número de departamento is used in many Latin American countries. In countries like Spain, people often express the apartment number by using the phrase piso y número de puerta, which translates to "floor and door number".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Latin American countries such as Mexico or Argentina, one can say número de departamento to refer to an apartment number. In Spain, the phrase piso y número de puerta is used to express an apartment number by including floor and door information.
How do you pronounce it?
/numeɾo de apaɾtamento/
Did you know?
- The word apartamento was borrowed from Italian appartamento, which had originally been borrowed from an older Spanish word apartamiento.
- In many Latin American countries, you might find that departamento refers to an entire administrative state or province, rather than just a single living unit.
- When writing número as n.º, the small raised 'o' is not a degree symbol but an abbreviation of the Latin word numero.
Examples in context
- Vivo en el apartamento número 4.I live in apartment number 4.
- Mi departamento es el número 22.My apartment is number 22.
- Estoy en el piso 5, puerta 7.I'm on the 5th floor, door number 7.
- ¿Cuál es su número de apartamento?What is your apartment number?
- Olvidé escribir el número de apartamento en el paquete.I forgot to write the apartment number on the package.
Example conversation
Daniel is giving María his address for a delivery.
- DanielVivo en la calle Mayor.I live on Mayor Street.
- MaríaEstá bien, ¿cuál es tu número de apartamento?All right, what is your apartment number?
- DanielEs el cuatro B.It is 4B.
- MaríaGracias, Daniel. Ya lo tengo.Thanks, Daniel. I have it now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries apartamento, de, número, CC BY-SA 4.0.
