mesas
/mesas/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for "tables" is mesas.
You can use the specific phrase mesitas de noche to refer specifically to bedside tables.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In parts of Colombia or Venezuela, the word mesones can be used to refer to long tables or counters typically found in restaurants or marketplaces.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is created by adding the suffix -s to the singular form mesa. Because the noun is feminine, the definite article must be the feminine plural las when you want to say "the tables" (las mesas).
How do you pronounce it?
/mesas/
Did you know?
- The word mesa is a cognate with the English word 'mesa' used in the US Southwest to describe a flat-topped hill.
- In Spanish, a 'table' of data or a spreadsheet is rarely called a mesa, but is instead known as a tabla. Using mesa for a data structure would sound like you are talking about furniture.
- The word mesa is used in the term mesón, which in many countries refers to a large, traditional inn or a rustic restaurant, rather than just a large table.
Examples in context
- No hay mesas en la habitación.There are no tables in the room.This sentence is useful for saying there are no tables in a specific room.Tatoeba #1498517 by marcelostockle, translation #1439942 by CK
- Su trabajo es trapear las mesas.Their job is to wipe the tables.This sentence is useful for describing the task of wiping the tables.Tatoeba #1771737 by marcelostockle, translation #1771151 by Amastan
- Tom se sentó en una de las mesas.Tom sat down at one of the tables.This sentence is useful for saying someone sat at one of the tables.Tatoeba #2839074 by marcelostockle, translation #2641846 by CK
- Por favor, coloque los informes sobre las mesas.Please place the reports on the tables.
- Las mesas de la sala de conferencias son de roble italiano.The tables in the conference room are made of Italian oak.
- Vamos a comer al aire libre en las mesitas del jardín.We are going to eat outdoors at the garden tables.
- Las mesitas de madera de la terraza son perfectas para tomar un café.The wooden tables on the terrace are perfect for having a coffee.
- Las mesas son grandesThe tables are big
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Example conversation
María and Mateo are in a café looking for a place to sit.
- María¿Ves esas mesas libres?Do you see those free tables?
- MateoSí, las mesas junto a la ventana están vacías.Yes, the tables by the window are empty.
- MaríaPerfecto, vamos a sentarnos allí.Perfect, let's go sit there.
- MateoEstá bien, yo busco las sillas.Okay, I will look for the chairs.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
