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How to Say ‘Where do you want to go?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿A dónde quieres ir?

ah DOHN-deh kee-EH-rehs eer

[ah DOHN-deh kee-EH-rehs eer]

💬 Usage Tip: a dónde is used with movement toward a place; plain dónde is for where something is. Compare ¿Dónde estás? "Where are you?"

Phrase Breakdown

¿A dónde

ah DOHN-deh

Where (to)

'A dónde' asks about a destination. The two words blend together: a-DÓN-de.

Example

¿A dónde vas?

Where are you going?

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.

Example

Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.

I'm going to the table of international companies.

dónde

[DOHN-deh]

where

Question word asking about place; has an accent in questions.

Example

¿Dónde vives?

Where do you live?

quieres ir?

kee-EH-rehs eer

do you want to go?

'Quieres' means 'you want' (from 'querer'). The 'qu' sounds like 'k': KIE-res.

Example

¿Quieres ir al cine?

Do you want to go to the movies?

Words in this phrase

quieres

[kee-EH-rehs]

you want

Present tense of querer in the tú form.

Example

Si quieres más detalles, con gusto te los mando.

If you want more details, I’ll gladly send them to you.

[eer]

to go / leave

Infinitive of 'ir'; with 'me' means to leave.

Example

Quiero ir al mercado.

I want to go to the market.

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