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Hay una fuga en el baño, es decir, el piso está mojado.

Hay una fuga en el baño, es decir, el piso está mojado.
There is a leak in the bathroom, in other words, the floor is wet.
From Lesson 196:Clarification connectors (es decir, o sea)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Hay una fuga en el baño, es decir, el piso está mojado.

How exactly does es decir work here, and could I use o sea instead?
Es decir translates to "that is to say" or "in other words." It connects the first idea (the leak) to its practical consequence or explanation (the wet floor). You can absolutely swap it for o sea here. O sea is very common in everyday spoken Latin American Spanish, while es decir sounds just a tiny bit more formal, making it great for both speech and writing.
Does the word fuga only mean a water leak?
No, fuga literally means an "escape." While it perfectly describes a water or gas leak (una fuga de agua or una fuga de gas), it is also the word used for a literal escape, like a prison break.
Quick reminder: why do we use está in está mojado instead of es?
We use está (from the verb estar) because being wet is a physical state or condition, not an inherent characteristic of the floor. You use estar for physical states that can change or are the result of an action—in this case, the leak.
I have learned suelo for "floor." Why does this sentence use piso?
In Latin America, piso is the standard word for the floor inside a house or building. Suelo is widely understood but usually refers to the "ground" or "soil" outdoors. In Spain, however, suelo is the standard word for indoor floors.

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