Polyglot Dictionary

albergue

/alˈβeɾɣe/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los albergues

Meaning

  1. hostel

    • Dormimos en un albergue juvenil.

      We slept in a youth hostel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

hostal

hostal is more like a budget guesthouse or small hotel; albergue often refers to a hostel or shelter, like a youth hostel or refugee shelter — a slightly different connotation.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

albergue

albergue is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hostel."

Portuguese

hostel

hostel is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hostel."

Practice

1 What does albergue mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dormimos en un ___ juvenil.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches albergue?

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