How to Say ‘The hotel isn't here’ in Mexican Spanish
El hotel no está aquí
el oh-TEHL noh ehs-TAH ah-KEE
[el oh-TEHL noh ehs-TAH ah-KEE]
💬 Usage Tip: Use estar, not ser, for where something is: está aquí, está en Reforma. ser is for what something is.
Phrase Breakdown
El hotel
el oh-TEHL
The hotel
Keep the article with its noun. The 'h' is silent: 'el o-TEL'.
El hotel es bonito.
The hotel is nice.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
hotel
[oh-TEHL]
hotel
A place where travelers stay.
¿Dónde está el hotel donde tengo la reservación?
Where is the hotel where I have the reservation?
no está aquí
noh ehs-TAH ah-KEE
is not here
'Estar' is used for location. Stress the final syllables: 'no es-TÁ a-KÍ'.
Mi amigo no está aquí.
My friend is not here.
Words in this phrase
no
[noh]
not
Negation word meaning 'not.' It goes before the verb.
En “No soy”, 'No' niega la idea siguiente con claridad.
In “I’m not,” 'No' clearly negates the next idea.
está
[ehs-TAH]
Is
A form of the verb 'estar' to describe location or temporary states.
La televisión está rota.
The TV is broken.
aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Indicates this place or this company/location.
«Aquí» se refiere a este lugar de trabajo.
“Aquí” refers to this workplace.
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