Signs

1. Entrada

   Entrance

   Usage

   Sign for an entrance

   Grammar Note

   Entrada means both entrance and ticket

2. Saída

   Exit

   Usage

   Sign for an exit

   Grammar Note

   Saída carries the accent on í

3. Saída de emerxencia

   Emergency Exit

   Usage

   Sign for an emergency exit

   Grammar Note

   Emerxencia is spelled with x

4. Aberto

   Open

   Usage

   Sign meaning open

   Grammar Note

   Aberto is masculine; feminine nouns take aberta

5. Pechado

   Closed

   Usage

   Sign meaning closed

   Grammar Note

   Past participle of pechar

6. Aberto ao público

   Open to the public

   Usage

   Open to the public

   Grammar Note

   Ao is the contraction of a + o

7. Pechado temporalmente

   Temporarily closed

   Usage

   Temporarily closed

   Grammar Note

   Temporalmente is the adverb formed from temporal plus -mente

8. Homes

   Men

   Usage

   Men (toilets, changing rooms)

   Grammar Note

   Plural of home is homes; the h is written but silent

9. Mulleres

   Women

   Usage

   Women (toilets, changing rooms)

   Grammar Note

   Plural of muller is mulleres

10. Prohibida a entrada

    No entry

    Usage

    No entry

    Grammar Note

    Prohibida agrees with feminine entrada; the h is kept

11. Prohibido fumar

    No smoking

    Usage

    No smoking

    Grammar Note

    Prohibido + infinitive expresses a ban

12. Zona de fumadores

    Smoking area

    Usage

    Smoking area

    Grammar Note

    Plural of fumador is fumadores

13. Escaleiras

    Stairs

    Usage

    Stairs

    Grammar Note

    Stairs are normally plural: escaleiras

14. Empurre

    Push

    Usage

    Push

    Grammar Note

    Door signs use the polite (vostede) imperative

15. Tire

    Pull

    Usage

    Pull

    Grammar Note

    The vostede imperative of tirar

16. En obras

    Under construction

    Usage

    Under construction

    Grammar Note

    Obras in the plural means building works

17. Fóra de servizo

    Out of order

    Usage

    Out of order

    Grammar Note

    Fóra carries the accent on ó; servizo is written with z

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