How to Say ‘On the second floor’ in Mexican Spanish
En el segundo piso
ehn el seh-GOON-doh PEE-soh
[ehn el seh-GOON-doh PEE-soh]
💬 Usage Tip: In Mexico el primer piso usually means the ground floor, so el segundo piso is one flight up. Confirm by asking whether there are stairs.
Phrase Breakdown
En el segundo
ehn el seh-GOON-doh
On the second
Link 'en el' smoothly: e-nel. Stress 'se-GUN-do'.
Vivo en el segundo departamento.
I live in the second apartment.
Words in this phrase
En
[ehn]
on
Used after 'quedar' to mark what was agreed.
Quedamos en un precio.
We agreed on a price.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
segundo
[seh-GOON-doh]
second
The smallest common unit of time; also means 'second' in order.
Solo tardo un segundo.
I'll only take a second.
piso
[PEE-soh]
floor / story
A level of a building.
Vivo en el tercer piso.
I live on the third floor.
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