How to Say ‘The door is wide’ in Mexican Spanish
La puerta es amplia
lah PWER-tah ess AHM-plyah
[lah PWER-tah ess AHM-plyah]
💬 Usage Tip: Amplia means "wide" or "roomy", and it matches puerta, so it ends in -a. With a masculine noun it becomes amplio: el pasillo es amplio "the hallway is wide".
Phrase Breakdown
La puerta
lah PWER-tah
The door
Keep the article with its noun. Stress PUER-ta and tap the 'r' lightly.
La puerta está abierta.
The door is open.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
puerta
[PWER-tah]
door
A movable barrier used to open and close an entrance.
En la puerta se encontraba un paquete.
There was a package at the door.
es amplia
ess AHM-plyah
is wide
'Amplia' means wide or spacious: AM-plia. Link 'es' and 'amplia': 'esamplia'.
La sala es amplia.
The room is spacious.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
amplia
[AHM-plyah]
wide
Feminine adjective meaning wide or spacious.
La calle es muy amplia.
The street is very wide.
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