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mesa

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “mesa” mean in English?

  1. table

Example sentences

  • El libro está en la mesa.

    The book is on the table.

  • Pongo la mesa para cuatro.

    I'm setting the table for four.

  • Nos sentamos a la mesa.

    We sit down at the table.

How to use it

Mesa means 'table'. Feminine: la mesa. Plural mesas. Common collocations: poner la mesa (set the table), sentarse a la mesa (sit at the table).

Common mistake

Use 'en la mesa' for 'on the table' (location of objects), and 'a la mesa' for 'at the table' (people sitting/eating).

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.