piscina
standard
In Puerto Rico a swimming pool is a piscina. It is the common word in everyday speech and on signs. It is also called La piscina del hotel and Alberca.
Meaning: basin for swimming (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| piscina | standard |
| La piscina del hotel | hotel pool |
| Alberca | Mexico |
Say Vamos a la piscina to suggest going for a swim. A hotel pool is la piscina del hotel.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico people say alberca and in Argentina pileta. A Puerto Rican would understand them but would say piscina.
How does it change in a sentence?
Piscina is feminine: la piscina, una piscina grande.
Did you know?
- Many Puerto Ricans prefer the beach (playa) to a pool, so a pool day often becomes a beach day.
Examples in context
- Vamos a la piscina esta tarde.Let us go to the pool this afternoon.
- La piscina del hotel abre a las ocho.The hotel pool opens at eight.
- Los niños están en la piscina.The kids are in the pool.
Example conversation
Cousins Olga and Sergio plan an afternoon at a hotel in Rincón.
- OlgaSergio, ¿vamos a la piscina?Sergio, shall we go to the pool?
- SergioSí, voy a buscar las toallas.Yes, I will get the towels.
- OlgaTrae también la crema solar.Bring the sunscreen too.
