How to Say ‘To the Hotel Plaza on Reforma, please.’ in Mexican Spanish
Al Hotel Plaza en Reforma, por favor.
ahl oh-TEHL PLAH-sah en reh-FOR-mah POR fah-VOHR fah-BOR
[ahl oh-TEHL PLAH-sah en reh-FOR-mah POR fah-VOHR fah-BOR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Giving the destination plus a major avenue or landmark is how locals direct a cab. Street numbers alone often mean little to drivers.
Phrase Breakdown
Al Hotel Plaza
ahl oh-TEHL PLAH-sah
To the Hotel Plaza
Gives the destination. Remember the silent 'h': 'al o-TEL PLA-sa'.
Lléveme al Hotel Plaza.
Take me to the Hotel Plaza.
Words in this phrase
Al
[ahl]
to the
Contraction of a + el, commonly used before masculine singular nouns like evento.
Llegué Al evento temprano para hacer contactos.
I arrived at the event early to network.
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?
Plaza
[PLAH-sah]
Plaza (name)
Part of a proper name here; literally a town square.
Vamos a la plaza principal.
Let's go to the main square.
en Reforma,
en reh-FOR-mah
on Reforma,
Reforma is a famous avenue in Mexico City. Roll the initial 'r' a little: 'en rre-FOR-ma'.
Trabajo en Reforma.
I work on Reforma.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in / on
A preposition indicating location.
Queremos sentarnos "En" la parte tranquila del restaurante.
We want to sit in the quiet part of the restaurant.
Reforma
[reh-FOR-mah]
Reforma (avenue)
Paseo de la Reforma, a major avenue in Mexico City; literally 'reform'.
Vivo cerca de Reforma.
I live near Reforma.
por favor.
POR fah-VOHR fah-BOR
please.
This is the standard polite ending. Say it smoothly: 'por fa-VOR'.
Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[POR fah-VOHR]
Please
A polite expression used when requesting something.
Dame un vaso de agua, por favor.
Give me a glass of water, please.
favor
[fah-BOR]
Please
Used to politely ask for something.
Un poco de agua, por favor.
A bit of water, please.
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