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Ese kiosco era un lugar ruidoso.

Ese kiosco era un lugar ruidoso.
That kiosk was a noisy place.
From Lesson 111:Irregular imperfect verbs (era, iba, veía)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ese kiosco era un lugar ruidoso.

Why do we use era here instead of fue?
Era is the imperfect tense of the irregular verb ser (to be). We use the imperfect here because we are describing a characteristic of the kiosk in the past. We are setting a scene rather than talking about an action that had a clear beginning and end.
Why is it ese kiosco and not eso kiosco?
Ese is the masculine singular word for that when it comes directly before a noun. You use eso when you are talking about an abstract idea or an unidentified object, but never right next to a noun.
How is the word ruidoso formed?
It comes from the noun ruido (noise). Adding the ending -oso turns it into an adjective meaning noisy. It works a lot like adding -y or -ous to the end of a word in English.
I have also seen this word spelled quiosco. Is kiosco different?
No, they are the exact same word! Kiosco and quiosco are just two accepted ways to spell it. Both mean a small stand or kiosk, and both are completely correct to use in Spanish.

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