How to Say ‘At the second corner, turn left.’ in Mexican Spanish
En la segunda esquina, dé vuelta a la izquierda.
en lah seh-GOON-dah ehs-KEE-nah deh BWEHL-tah ah lah ees-kyehr-dah
[en lah seh-GOON-dah ehs-KEE-nah deh BWEHL-tah ah lah ees-kyehr-dah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Mexicans tend to give directions by counting corners or blocks (cuadras "blocks") rather than by street names.
Phrase Breakdown
En la segunda esquina,
en lah seh-GOON-dah ehs-KEE-nah
At the second corner,
This sets the location before the instruction. Pause briefly at the comma: 'en lah seh-GOON-dah ehs-KEE-nah'.
En la segunda esquina hay un banco.
There's a bank at the second corner.
Words in this phrase
En
[en]
In / at
Preposition used to locate an action or event (e.g., in/at the conference).
En la demostración voy a explicar el proceso paso a paso.
In the demo I’m going to explain the process step by step.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
segunda
[seh-GOON-dah]
second
Ordinal number, feminine form of 'segundo'.
Vivo en la segunda casa.
I live in the second house.
esquina
[ehs-KEE-nah]
corner
Feminine noun for a street corner.
Te espero en la esquina.
I'll wait for you at the corner.
dé vuelta
deh BWEHL-tah
turn
The formal command meaning 'turn', and very common in Mexico. 'Dé' has an accent to show it's the verb 'dar'. Say 'DEH BWEL-tah'.
Dé vuelta aquí, por favor.
Turn here, please.
Words in this phrase
dé
[deh]
give / make (formal command)
Formal command of 'dar'; with 'vuelta' it means 'turn'.
Dé la vuelta aquí, por favor.
Turn around here, please.
vuelta
[BWEHL-tah]
turn
Can mean a turn in the road or a change of direction while driving.
Sí, pero esa vuelta siempre me confunde cuando hay muchos coches.
Yes, but that turn always confuses me when there are many cars.
a la izquierda.
ah lah ees-kyehr-dah
to the left.
'Izquierda' is the left. The 'z' sounds like 's' in Mexico: 'ah lah ees-KYEHR-dah'.
El baño está a la izquierda.
The bathroom is on the left.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
izquierda
[ees-kyehr-dah]
left
The left side or left direction.
Dé vuelta a la izquierda. La izquierda es más rápida.
Turn left. The left side is faster.
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