How to Say ‘Can you tell me where the subway is?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me puede decir dónde está el metro?
meh PWEH-deh deh-SEER DOHN-deh es tah el MEH-troh
[meh PWEH-deh deh-SEER DOHN-deh es tah el MEH-troh]
💬 Usage Tip: After decir, the question word dónde keeps its accent. The word order stays the same as in the plain question, so you can attach any place to the end.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me puede decir
meh PWEH-deh deh-SEER
Can you tell me
A polite opener for asking strangers for help. Say it smoothly: 'meh PWEH-deh deh-SEER'.
¿Me puede decir su nombre?
Can you tell me your name?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
puede
[PWEH-deh]
can / could
Third-person singular of poder; expresses possibility or ability.
Puede salir una buena oferta de esta conversación.
A good offer can come out of this conversation.
decir
[deh-SEER]
to tell / to say
Infinitive verb meaning to say or tell.
¿Puedes decir tu nombre?
Can you say your name?
dónde está
DOHN-deh es tah
where is
Here 'dónde' still keeps its accent because it is an indirect question. Say 'DOHN-deh ehs-TAH'.
No sé dónde está.
I don't know where it is.
Words in this phrase
dónde
[DOHN-deh]
Where
Asks for the location of something.
Le pregunté, '¿Dónde' está la fiesta?
I asked, 'Where' is the party?
está
[es tah]
is
Used to indicate the state of the subject.
El perro está en el jardín.
The dog is in the garden.
el metro?
el MEH-troh
the subway?
End with rising intonation to sound like a question: 'el MEH-troh?'
El metro está lleno.
The subway is full.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
metro
[MEH-troh]
metro / subway
"Metro" means the subway or urban rail system.
¿Dónde puedo comprar una tarjeta del metro en la entrada?
Where can I buy a metro card at the entrance?
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