A word about folders, not floors

Carpeta

kar-PEH-tah — Folder — NOT "carpet"

"Guarda los documentos en la carpeta azul."
Keep the documents in the blue folder.

A carpet or rug is "alfombra." A "carpeta" is a folder — both the cardboard kind on your desk and the one on your computer screen.

"I keep a carpeta on my computer for every single student. Very organized, I promise."— Graciela