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How to Say ‘Can we go by Reforma?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Podemos ir por Reforma?

poh-deh-mos eer pohr reh-FOR-mah

[poh-deh-mos eer pohr reh-FOR-mah]

💬 Usage Tip: Use ¿Podemos...? plus a basic verb for a soft request: ¿Podemos parar aquí? "Can we stop here?"

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Suggesting a route as a question lands much better with a driver than telling them which way to go.

Phrase Breakdown

¿Podemos ir

poh-deh-mos eer

Can we go

'Podemos' means 'we can' (stress 'DE'). Link it smoothly to 'ir': po-DE-mos-ir.

Example

¿Podemos ir mañana?

Can we go tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

Podemos

[poh-deh-mos]

We can

Expression of ability or permission to do something.

Example

Podemos salir a caminar más tarde.

We can go for a walk later.

[eer]

to go

Infinitive verb used after another verb like querer.

Example

Podemos ir a una mesa al fondo para hablar mejor.

We can go to a table in the back to talk better.

por Reforma?

pohr reh-FOR-mah

along Reforma?

'Por' here means 'by way of'. Raise your voice at the end because it's a question.

Example

¿Vamos por Reforma?

Are we going along Reforma?

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

along / via

Indicates the route taken.

Example

Vamos por Reforma.

Let's go along Reforma.

Reforma

[reh-FOR-mah]

Reforma (avenue)

Paseo de la Reforma, a main avenue in Mexico City.

Example

Vamos por Reforma.

Let's go along Reforma.

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