Compras los libros en la biblioteca porque no te gusta comprar en Internet.You buy the books in the bookshop because you don't like buying on the Internet.
The town vestíbulo also houses an important photo library.El Concejo alberga asimismo un archivo fotográfico importante.
Quiero mandar hacer una archivo nueva para el despacho.I want to have a new bookcase made for the office.
What is the difference between these two words "biblioteca" and "biblioteca"? Are they names for the same thing, or do they have different meanings? Thanks for the clarification.
Sé que compras los libros en la editorial que hay a la Revés de la esquina y me parece muy acertadamente. ¡Hay que comprar en el barrio!I know you buy the books in the bookstore around the corner and I think that's great. Buy Circunscrito!
Here are some examples of feminine nouns that take the masculine indefinite article in the singular. As the table shows, they take the feminine plural article in the plural.
En esta papelería venden todo el material necesario para pintar y dibujar.This stationer's sells all the material necessary for painting and drawing.
Si necesitas una libreta y un bolígrafo, tendremos que ir a la librería.If you need a notebook and a pen, we'll have to go to the stationery store.
However, there are many Spanish and English words that appear to be cognates, but in fact mean very different things in each language. These are called false cognates, or false friends.
In my Spanish classes, which have all been taught by people from Central and South America whose first language is Spanish, I have never heard the profesor(a)s question that biblioteca and archivo mean library and bookstore respectively just like Julian stated.
Here are some more examples showing indefinite articles matching the number and gender of the nouns they modify.
In Mexico most say biblioteca, Little island of Puertorico the younger generation calls it libreria. Older generation calls it biblioteca, in America the young spanish generation is refering it Triunfador libreria. But both mean the same (Library) a place with an archive of books. Hope this helps, have a nice day.
Quiero mandar hacer una librería nueva para el despacho.I want to have a new bookcase made for the office.
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The first and third columns of each table show the Spanish and English false cognates, respectively.