How to Say ‘Are you the new neighbor on the third floor?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Eres el nuevo vecino del tercero?
eh-rehs ehl nweh-boh beh-THEE-noh dehl tehr-THEH-roh
[eh-rehs ehl nweh-boh beh-THEE-noh dehl tehr-THEH-roh]
💬 Usage Tip: Floors are said with just the number word: el tercero means "the third" and the word for floor is dropped. del is simply de + el joined together.
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spanish apartment blocks people often identify each other by floor, so asking about el tercero is a natural way to start a conversation with a neighbor.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Eres el nuevo vecino
eh-rehs ehl nweh-boh beh-THEE-noh
Are you the new neighbour
'Eres' means 'you are' (informal). Tap the single 'r' lightly: EH-rehs. Link 'eres el' smoothly: eh-reh-sel.
¿Eres el nuevo profesor?
Are you the new teacher?
Words in this phrase
Eres
[eh-rehs]
Are you
Used to start a yes/no question about one's identity or state.
Eres mi amigo.
You are my friend.
el
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
nuevo
[nweh-boh]
New
Not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently.
Este es un control remoto nuevo.
This is a new remote control.
vecino
[beh-THEE-noh]
neighbor
Masculine noun for a person who lives near you or in your building; feminine is 'vecina'.
Mi vecino es muy simpático.
My neighbor is very nice.
del tercero?
dehl tehr-THEH-roh
from the third floor?
'Del' is 'de + el'. 'Tercero' means 'third (floor)' here. Stress the middle syllable: ter-THEH-roh in Spain. Let your voice rise at the end for the question.
Vivo en el piso del tercero.
I live in the flat on the third floor.
Words in this phrase
del
[dehl]
of the
Contraction of de + el, used before a masculine singular noun.
Del hotel sale mucha gente.
A lot of people come out of the hotel.
tercero
[tehr-THEH-roh]
third (floor)
Ordinal number 'third'; in Spain it often refers to the third floor of a building.
Vivo en el tercero.
I live on the third floor.
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