No. 6,982 in Spanish
east
The Spanish word for "east" is "este." It refers to the cardinal direction opposite of west.
In a sentence
El sol siempre sale por el este.
The sun always rises in the east.
Here, 'este' refers to the cardinal direction 'east', indicating the geographic direction of sunrise.
Vamos a viajar hacia el este mañana.
We are going to travel east tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'este' is used to describe the direction of travel, 'east'.
Hay un restaurante muy famoso en el este de la ciudad.
There is a very famous restaurant in the east of the city.
Here, 'este' specifies a general location within the context of 'the east side' of the city.
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