🇬🇧🇪🇸 penthouse - ático : English Lesson

Meaning of "penthouse" ("ático"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A penthouse is a luxurious apartment located on the highest floor of a tall building. It is usually bigger, fancier, and more expensive than other apartments in the building. People who live in penthouses often have amazing views, large balconies, and sometimes even private elevators.

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

My dream is to live in a penthouse—but first, I need to find a way to afford a sandwich.

A penthouse is just like a regular apartment, but fancier and with more places to lose your socks.

I wanted to live in a penthouse, but my wallet said, “How about a tent instead?”

My mom says we already have a penthouse—it’s just called the attic.

A penthouse has an amazing view—especially of all the tiny people below who can’t afford it.

She climbed to the top and paused outside a penthouse door. The penthouse host smiled. The penthouse light spilled onto the stair; inside, a terrace rose above the city. A man waved from the penthouse balcony, offering wine and that wide skyline. Guests crowded the penthouse rooftop, breath held at the view, then they cheered.

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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