alpombra
alpómbra with stress marks
carpet
Usage Note
Alpombra comes from Spanish alfombra and refers to a carpet or area rug. Carpets are not traditional in Filipino homes due to the warm, humid climate, but alpombra are found in air-conditioned homes, hotels, and offices, and are considered a marker of a more Western or formal interior.
Examples
" Malambot ang alpombra. "
Natural Translation
The carpet is soft.
Literal Translation
Soft the carpet.
" Binili nila ng bagong alpombra para sa sala nila. "
Natural Translation
They bought a new carpet for their living room.
Literal Translation
Bought they of new carpet for the living-room their.
" Inalis nila ang kanilang sapatos sa pintuan upang hindi madumihan ang mamahaling alpombra sa loob ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
They took off their shoes at the door so that the expensive carpet inside the house would not get dirty.
Literal Translation
Took-off they the their shoes at door so-that not get-dirty the expensive carpet in inside of house.
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