How to Say ‘The street is very quiet.’ in Mexican Spanish
La calle es muy tranquila.
lah KAH-yeh es mooy trahn-KEE-lah
[lah KAH-yeh es mooy trahn-KEE-lah]
Phrase Breakdown
La calle
lah KAH-yeh
The street
In Mexico, 'll' sounds like 'y': 'lah KAH-yeh'.
La calle es bonita.
The street is pretty.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the (feminine singular)
Definite article used with feminine nouns like “pantalla.”
La pantalla del demo está lista.
The demo screen is ready.
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.
es muy tranquila.
es mooy trahn-KEE-lah
is very quiet.
'Tranquila' means calm or quiet. The 'qu' sounds like 'k': 'trahn-KEE-lah'.
La colonia es muy tranquila.
The neighborhood is very quiet.
Words in this phrase
es
[es]
Is
Third person singular present tense of the verb 'to be.'
El libro es interesante.
The book is interesting.
muy
[mooy]
very
An adverb meaning very; it intensifies adjectives or adverbs.
Estoy muy cansado hoy.
I am very tired today.
tranquila
[trahn-KEE-lah]
calm / quiet
Describes something feminine as calm, quiet, or peaceful.
La tarde estuvo tranquila después de la visita.
The afternoon was calm after the visit.
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