How to Say ‘It is near here.’ in Mexican Spanish
Está cerca de aquí.
eh-STAH SEHR-kah deh ah-KEE
[eh-STAH SEHR-kah deh ah-KEE]
💬 Usage Tip: cerca needs de before the place it's near. Same with its opposite: lejos de aquí "far from here."
Phrase Breakdown
Está cerca
eh-STAH SEHR-kah
It's close
'Estar' is used for location. The 'c' before 'e' sounds like 's' in Mexico: 'ehs-TAH SEHR-kah'.
El mercado está cerca.
The market is close.
Words in this phrase
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.
de aquí.
deh ah-KEE
to here / from here.
'Cerca de' means 'close to'. Blend the words: 'deh-ah-KEE'.
Vivo lejos de aquí.
I live far from here.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Indicates this place or this company/location.
«Aquí» se refiere a este lugar de trabajo.
“Aquí” refers to this workplace.
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