How to Say ‘That street is closed’ in Mexican Spanish
Esa calle está cerrada
EH-sah KAH-yeh ehs-TAH seh-RRAH-dah
[EH-sah KAH-yeh ehs-TAH seh-RRAH-dah]
💬 Usage Tip: cerrada ends in -a to match calle, which is feminine. A closed shop is cerrado: el local está cerrado.
Phrase Breakdown
Esa calle
EH-sah KAH-yeh
That street
'Calle' is feminine, so it takes 'esa'. 'Ll' sounds like 'y': 'E-sa KA-ye'.
Esa calle es muy larga.
That street is very long.
Words in this phrase
Esa
[EH-sah]
that
Used to refer to something already mentioned.
Esa frase es divertida.
That line is funny.
calle
[KAH-yeh]
Street
A public road in a city or town.
Nos vemos en la calle.
See you in the street.
está cerrada
ehs-TAH seh-RRAH-dah
is closed
'Cerrada' has a strong rolled 'rr': 'es-TÁ se-RRA-da'.
La tienda está cerrada.
The store is closed.
Words in this phrase
está
[ehs-TAH]
Is
A form of the verb 'estar' to describe location or temporary states.
La televisión está rota.
The TV is broken.
cerrada
[seh-RRAH-dah]
closed
Feminine adjective meaning shut or blocked.
La tienda está cerrada.
The store is closed.
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