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silla

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “silla” mean in English?

  1. chair

Example sentences

  • Hay seis sillas en la mesa.

    There are six chairs at the table.

  • Siéntate en esta silla.

    Sit on this chair.

  • La silla es de madera.

    The chair is made of wood.

How to use it

Silla means 'chair'. Feminine: la silla. Plural sillas. The double-l is pronounced as English 'y': SI-ya.

Common mistake

Pronounce 'll' as English 'y': 'SI-ya', not 'SI-la'. Same digraph rule as in calle, llamar, ella.

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Reference

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