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How to Say ‘There's a lot of traffic around here.’ in Mexican Spanish

Q: How do you say "There's a lot of traffic around here." in Mexican Spanish?

"There's a lot of traffic around here." in Mexican Spanish is "Por aquí hay mucho tráfico.". This phrase is commonly used in Mexico.

Q: What does "Por aquí hay mucho tráfico." mean in English?

"Por aquí hay mucho tráfico." means "There's a lot of traffic around here." in English. Usage tip: [Hay] covers both [there is] and [there are], so Spanish doesn't switch forms here. You can reuse it in lots of travel situations: [hay fila], [hay un choque].

Por aquí hay mucho tráfico.

por ah-KEE eye MOO-choh TRAH-fee-koh

[por ah-KEE eye MOO-choh TRAH-fee-koh]

💬 Usage Tip: [Hay] covers both [there is] and [there are], so Spanish doesn't switch forms here. You can reuse it in lots of travel situations: [hay fila], [hay un choque].

Phrase Breakdown

Por

[por]

around / through / by

Here it suggests 'around here' or 'through here' as part of describing the route.

Example

Por aquí pasan muchos taxis.

A lot of taxis pass through here.

aquí

[ah-KEE]

here

Means 'here.' In this phrase it refers to this area or this route.

Example

Aquí siempre se hace fila.

Here there is always a line.

Hay mucho tráfico

eye MOO-choh TRAH-fee-koh

There is a lot of traffic

'Hay' expresses existence; 'mucho tráfico' means heavy traffic.

Example

Hay mucho tráfico en la ciudad.

There is a lot of traffic in the city.

Words in this phrase

hay

[eye]

there is / there are

Used to say something exists, like traffic in this area.

Example

Hay una mejor ruta por allá.

There is a better route over there.

mucho

[MOO-choh]

a lot of

Expresses a large amount of something.

Example

Hay mucho movimiento en esta calle.

There is a lot of activity on this street.

tráfico

[TRAH-fee-koh]

traffic

Cars and congestion on the road.

Example

El tráfico empeora a esta hora.

Traffic gets worse at this time.

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