How to Say ‘Where is the metro?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Dónde está el metro?
DOHN-deh es tah el MEH-troh
[DOHN-deh es tah el MEH-troh]
💬 Usage Tip: Use está for where something is located, not es. The same frame works for any place: ¿Dónde está el baño? "Where is the bathroom?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Dónde está
DOHN-deh es tah
Where is
The basic way to ask where something is. Stress 'DÓN' and the final 'TÁ': 'DOHN-deh ehs-TAH'.
¿Dónde está el baño?
Where is the bathroom?
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?
'Metro' is the subway, very common in Mexico City. Keep the article with the noun: 'el MEH-troh'.
Tomo el metro todos los días.
I take the subway every day.
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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