puesto de limonada
/pwesto de limonada/from spelling rules
The English phrase lemonade stand is puesto de limonada in Spanish.
What does it mean word for word?
The word puesto literally means a stand, stall or booth.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun puesto to puestos rather than the word limonada, resulting in puestos de limonada.
Did you know?
- While 'lemonade stand' is a cultural staple in the US, the concept of children running a puesto de limonada is less common in Spain and Latin America, where street vending is typically an adult economic activity.
- The term puesto can also be used to describe a 'job' or a 'position', meaning a 'lemonade stand' is linguistically related to having a 'position' in a company.
- The word limonada can refer to a beverage made with lemons or limes, as the word limón is used for both citrus fruits in many Spanish dialects.
Examples in context
- Voy a montar un puesto de limonada en la playa.I'm going to set up a lemonade stand at the beach.
- El puesto de limonada está en la esquina.The lemonade stand is on the corner.
- ¿Quieres ayudarme con el puesto de limonada?Do you want to help me with the lemonade stand?
- Vendemos refrescos en nuestro puesto de limonada.We sell soft drinks at our lemonade stand.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are planning a summer activity in the garden.
- DanielSofía, ¿podemos montar un puesto de limonada?Sofía, can we set up a lemonade stand?
- Sofía¡Es una idea excelente, Daniel!That is an excellent idea, Daniel!
- DanielNecesitamos limones y mucho azúcar.We need lemons and a lot of sugar.
- SofíaYo traeré los vasos de plástico.I will bring the plastic cups.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
