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How to Say ‘We walked around the market’ in Mexican Spanish

Caminamos por el mercado

kah-mee-NAH-mohs pohr el mehr-KAH-doh

[kah-mee-NAH-mohs pohr el mehr-KAH-doh]

💬 Usage Tip: por with a place means moving around or through it, not to it. Compare caminamos al mercado "we walked to the market".

Phrase Breakdown

Caminamos

[kah-mee-NAH-mohs]

we walked

Past tense of 'caminar' (to walk), 'nosotros' form.

Example

Caminamos por el parque.

We walked through the park.

por el mercado

pohr el mehr-KAH-doh

around the market

'Por' here means 'through' or 'around'. Say por el mer-KA-do.

Example

Paseamos por el parque.

We strolled around the park.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

through / around

Preposition showing movement through or around a place.

Example

Paseamos por el centro.

We strolled around downtown.

[el]

the

Masculine singular definite article.

Example

«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».

“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”

mercado

[mehr-KAH-doh]

market

A place with stalls selling food and goods.

Example

Compro fruta en el mercado.

I buy fruit at the market.

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