Pueblo often refers to a town or village and can also refer to its people or a people.
The idea
The noun is masculine: el pueblo, un pueblo and los pueblos.
Examples
- Mi pueblo está cerca del río.My village is near the river.
- Este pueblo es pequeño.This town is small.
- Visitamos un pueblo en las montañas.We visit a village in the mountains.
- Hay una plaza en el pueblo.There is a square in the town.
- Los pueblos de la región tienen mercados.The towns in the region have markets.
- El pueblo celebra su fiesta en verano.The town celebrates its festival in summer.
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Watch out
A pueblo is often smaller than a ciudad, but exact boundaries depend on context and place.
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Choose the masculine article: ___ pueblo es pequeño. (El / La)
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El
El is the masculine singular article.
Choose the plural: Hay varios ___. (pueblos / pueblo)
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pueblos
Pueblos is the plural form after varios.
Choose the word for a small settlement: Una localidad pequeña puede ser un ___. (pueblo / habitante)
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pueblo
Pueblo can name a small settlement.
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Choose the masculine article: ___ pueblo es pequeño. (El / La)
Choose the plural: Hay varios ___. (pueblos / pueblo)
Choose the word for a small settlement: Una localidad pequeña puede ser un ___. (pueblo / habitante)
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