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How to Say ‘To go all the way around’ in Mexican Spanish

Dar toda la vuelta

dahr TOH-dah lah BWEHL-tah

[dahr TOH-dah lah BWEHL-tah]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: With one-way streets everywhere, a driver who says he'd have to dar toda la vuelta is often hinting that the detour will cost more.

Phrase Breakdown

Dar toda

dahr TOH-dah

To make the whole

'Dar' is a short verb, so keep it joined to 'toda'. The 'd' in 'toda' is soft, like 'th' in 'this'.

Example

Hay que dar toda la información.

You have to give all the information.

Words in this phrase

Dar

[dahr]

to do / make (a turn)

'Dar' is literally 'to give'; with 'vuelta' it means to go around.

Example

Vamos a dar una vuelta.

Let's go for a ride around.

toda

[TOH-dah]

all / whole

Used to refer to the entirety of something feminine singular, like 'the whole' or 'all.'

Example

Toda la casa escuchó el grito: Toda.

The whole house heard the shout: All.

la vuelta

lah BWEHL-tah

the turn / the loop around

'Dar la vuelta' means to go around. 'Vuelta' sounds like 'BWEL-ta'.

Example

Dé la vuelta en la esquina.

Turn at the corner.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.

Example

La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».

The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”

vuelta

[BWEHL-tah]

loop / turn

A turn or trip around; 'dar toda la vuelta' means going all the way around the block.

Example

Tuve que dar la vuelta a la manzana.

I had to go around the block.

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