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No. 796 in Catalan

pis

"Pis" in Catalan means "apartment" or "flat" in English.

In a sentence

  • Visc en un pis al centre de la ciutat.

    I live in an apartment in the city center.

    Here, 'pis' means 'apartment,' referring to a housing unit in a building.

  • El pis del terra de la cuina és molt llis.

    The floor of the kitchen is very smooth.

    In this case, 'pis' refers to 'floor,' indicating the surface on which one walks within a room.

  • L'edifici té cinc pisos en total.

    The building has five floors in total.

    Here, 'pis' is used to mean 'story' or 'floor level,' describing levels of a building above ground.

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