How to Say ‘Is it near?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Está cerca?
eh-STAH SEHR-kah
[eh-STAH SEHR-kah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: People often say cerca to be encouraging, even when it's a good walk. Follow up with ¿Cuántas cuadras? "How many blocks?" for a real answer.
Phrase Breakdown
Está
[eh-STAH]
it is
Refers to the current state of something.
Está cañón conseguir entradas.
It's hard to get tickets.
cerca
[SEHR-kah]
close / near
Describes something at a short distance or nearly happening.
La pelota pasó Cerca de la portería.
The ball passed close to the goal.
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