How to Say ‘Go straight down this street.’ in Mexican Spanish
Siga derecho por esta calle.
SEE-gah deh-REH-choh por EHS-tah KAH-yeh
[SEE-gah deh-REH-choh por EHS-tah KAH-yeh]
💬 Usage Tip: Siga is the polite command form of seguir "to continue." Polite commands to a stranger often end in -a or -e like this, as in dé and tome.
Phrase Breakdown
Siga derecho
SEE-gah deh-REH-choh
Go straight ahead
'Siga' is the formal command 'continue'. 'Derecho' here means 'straight'. Tap the single 'r' lightly: 'SEE-gah deh-REH-choh'.
Siga derecho dos cuadras.
Go straight for two blocks.
Words in this phrase
Siga
[SEE-gah]
continue/go
Polite command from seguir, often used in giving directions.
Siga derecho. Luego dé vuelta a la izquierda.
Go straight. Then turn left.
derecho
[deh-REH-choh]
straight
Used in directions to mean straight ahead.
Siga derecho. Camine derecho dos cuadras.
Go straight. Walk straight for two blocks.
por esta calle.
por EHS-tah KAH-yeh
along this street.
This tells which street to follow. Say 'KAH-yeh' with a Mexican 'y' sound.
Hay una tienda por esta calle.
There's a store along this street.
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
along / through
Preposition indicating movement along a route.
Camino por el parque.
I walk through the park.
esta
[EHS-tah]
this
A demonstrative adjective used with feminine singular nouns.
Esta semana te mando un correo para dar seguimiento.
This week I’ll send you an email to follow up.
calle
[KAH-yeh]
street
A road within a town or city.
La calle de atrás está más tranquila a esta hora.
The back street is calmer at this hour.
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