🇬🇧🇪🇸 potter - alfarero : English Lesson

Meaning of "potter" ("alfarero"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A potter is a person who shapes soft, squishy clay with their hands or tools and then bakes it in a very hot oven called a kiln to make hard things like bowls, cups, and pots that you can really use.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

When the potter spun the clay too fast, it flew off the wheel and splatted on his glasses like a muddy octopus.

The potter said, “I’m making a mug,” but the clay clearly decided it wanted to be a crooked banana instead.

When the potter made a plate shaped like a pizza, my brain got very confused about whether to eat it or put food on it.

The potter made a little clay dog, and somehow it’s better at sitting and staying than my real dog.

The potter tried to sculpt a horse, but even the horse looked at it and said, “Neigh way that’s me.”

A potter shaped a small bowl at the wheel. The potter smiled as wet clay spun, fingers steady. Children watched the potter press a thumb into the rim; mud flew, warm and bright. The potter lifted the bowl, set it to dry in sunlight. The children clapped; the potter bowed, eyes wide with quiet joy.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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