How to Say ‘It is on the corner.’ in Mexican Spanish
Está en la esquina.
eh-STAH en lah ehs-KEE-nah
[eh-STAH en lah ehs-KEE-nah]
Phrase Breakdown
Está
[eh-STAH]
it is
Refers to the current state of something.
Está cañón conseguir entradas.
It's hard to get tickets.
en la esquina.
en lah ehs-KEE-nah
on the corner.
Keep 'la' with 'esquina'. The 'qu' sounds like 'k': 'en lah ehs-KEE-nah'.
Hay un Oxxo en la esquina.
There's an Oxxo on the corner.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
In / at
Preposition used to locate an action or event (e.g., in/at the conference).
En la demostración voy a explicar el proceso paso a paso.
In the demo I’m going to explain the process step by step.
la
[lah]
the (feminine singular)
Definite article used with feminine nouns like “pantalla.”
La pantalla del demo está lista.
The demo screen is ready.
esquina
[ehs-KEE-nah]
corner
Feminine noun for the corner where two streets meet.
La tienda está en la esquina.
The store is on the corner.
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