How to Say ‘Which way do you want us to go?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cómo quiere que nos vayamos?
KOH-moh KYER-eh keh nohs vah-YAH-mohs
[KOH-moh KYER-eh keh nohs vah-YAH-mohs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Drivers often ask which way you want to go, partly out of courtesy. It also means the choice of route becomes yours if traffic turns bad, so naming a route or showing your map app protects you.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cómo quiere
KOH-moh KYER-eh
How do you want
A formal question about someone's preference. 'Qui' sounds like 'ki': 'CÓ-mo KYE-re'.
¿Cómo quiere su café?
How do you want your coffee?
Words in this phrase
Cómo
[KOH-moh]
how
Used to ask about the nature or character of something.
¿Cómo se usa «Cómo» en preguntas sobre la empresa?
How is “Cómo” used in questions about the company?
quiere
[KYER-eh]
wants
Relating to having a desire for someone or something.
Él me quiere mucho.
He cares for me a lot.
que nos vayamos?
keh nohs vah-YAH-mohs
us to go (which route)?
Taxi drivers use this to ask which route to take. Say 'ke nos ba-YA-mos'.
¿Quieres que nos vayamos ya?
Do you want us to leave now?
Words in this phrase
que
[keh]
that
Used to introduce a clause.
Quiero que lo sepas.
I want you to know.
nos
[nohs]
ourselves; each other
Reflexive pronoun showing a mutual action: 'we take care of each other.'
Cuando alguien se enferma, Nos cuidamos mucho en casa.
When someone gets sick, we take care of each other a lot at home.
vayamos
[vah-YAH-mohs]
we go
Subjunctive of ir; with 'nos', irse means to head off.
Quiero que nos vayamos ya.
I want us to leave now.
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