Signs

1. Entrada

   Entrance

   Usage

   Displayed at the entrance of buildings, stations and facilities

   Grammar Note

   Feminine. The spelling matches Spanish. The plural is entraes

2. Salida

   Exit

   Usage

   Displayed at the exit of buildings, stations and facilities; motorway exits use the same word

   Grammar Note

   Feminine. The spelling matches Spanish. The plural is salíes, with the accent moving

3. Salida d'emerxencia

   Emergency exit

   Usage

   Marks an emergency exit, a way out separate from the normal one, in buildings and vehicles

   Grammar Note

   De becomes d' before a vowel. The x stands for /ʃ/ (Spanish emergencia, Asturian emerxencia)

4. Abiertu

   Open

   Usage

   The "open" placard on a shop door, often the reverse of the "closed" one

   Grammar Note

   Ends in -u (Spanish abierto, Asturian abiertu). For a feminine thing it is Abierta

5. Zarráu

   Closed

   Usage

   The "closed" placard on a shop door

   Grammar Note

   Where Spanish says cerrado, Asturian uses zarráu, starting with z- and ending in -áu. For a feminine thing it is Zarrada

6. Abiertu al públicu

   Open to the public

   Usage

   Signage on offices and public facilities saying they are open to the public; more formal than a shop placard

   Grammar Note

   Composed phrase; native review recommended. Públicu is accented and ends in -u, and a + el contracts to al

7. Zarráu temporalmente

   Temporarily closed

   Usage

   A notice that a shop is closed for a while, for example for renovation or holidays

   Grammar Note

   Composed phrase; native review recommended. Temporalmente is an adverb built with -mente, the same form as in Spanish

8. Homes

   Men

   Usage

   Marks the men's toilet entrance. Spanish-language signs may instead read Caballeros or Hombres

   Grammar Note

   The plural of home (man), a different form from Spanish hombres

9. Muyeres

   Women

   Usage

   Marks the women's toilet entrance. Spanish-language signs may instead read Señoras or Mujeres

   Grammar Note

   The plural of muyer (woman), written with -y- and different from Spanish mujeres

10. Prohibíu'l pasu

    No entry

    Usage

    Posted on doors or areas that only authorised people may enter

    Grammar Note

    El contracts to 'l after the preceding vowel. The participle ends in -íu (Spanish prohibido, Asturian prohibíu)

11. Prohibíu fumar

    No smoking

    Usage

    A no-smoking sign seen indoors, in restaurants and on transport

    Grammar Note

    The participle ends in -íu (Spanish prohibido, Asturian prohibíu). Fumar stays as an infinitive

12. Zona de fumadores

    Smoking area

    Usage

    Marks a designated smoking spot, for example at airports and stations

    Grammar Note

    Composed phrase; native review recommended. Fumadores is the plural of fumador (smoker)

13. Escaleres

    Stairs

    Usage

    A directional sign pointing to the stairs

    Grammar Note

    A feminine plural ending in -es (Spanish escaleras, Asturian escaleres)

14. En obres

    Under construction

    Usage

    Posted where roadworks or building work restricts passage or use

    Grammar Note

    Obres is a feminine plural in -es (Spanish obras, Asturian obres)

15. Fuera de serviciu

    Out of service

    Usage

    A notice on a lift, ticket machine or toilet that cannot be used

    Grammar Note

    Serviciu ends in -u (Spanish servicio, Asturian serviciu). Fuera is spelled as in Spanish

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