🇬🇧🇪🇸 flat - plano : English Lesson

Meaning of "flat" ("plano"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Flat means something is very smooth and even, without any bumps, hills, holes, or curves. A flat surface doesn’t go up or down—it stays at the same level all the way across. For example, a clean table, calm water, or a pancake lying on a plate are all flat because nothing sticks up or sinks down.

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

The cardboard box was so flat my brother tried to use it as a flying carpet.

The field was so flat that when my ball rolled, it just got bored and stopped halfway.

The pizza was so flat you could use it as a frisbee, a plate, or maybe even a hat.

My pancake was so flat it looked like it had been run over by a steamroller.

The blanket on my bed was perfectly flat until my cat decided to become a mysterious moving mountain under it.

The little girl has clay. She makes a flat ball. She presses it with a small flat board. The clay is flat. It has no bumps. She puts the flat clay on a flat plate. She smiles. The flat clay stays still and she is happy. Her dad claps and hugs her. The cat smells it.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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