How to Say ‘Where did you buy it?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Dónde lo compró?
DON-deh loh kohm-PROH
[DON-deh loh kohm-PROH]
💬 Usage Tip: lo means "it" for masculine things like el vestido. For feminine things like la camisa, use la: ¿Dónde la compró?
Phrase Breakdown
Dónde
[DON-deh]
where
Used to ask about location.
¿Dónde está la estación?
Where is the station?
lo
[loh]
it (direct object)
Direct object pronoun replacing a masculine thing already mentioned, like a hat or shirt.
Me gusta su sombrero, ¿lo hizo usted?
I like your hat, did you make it?
compró
[kohm-PROH]
you bought (formal) / he/she bought
Past tense of 'comprar' (to buy), used here with formal 'usted'.
Ella compró un vestido nuevo.
She bought a new dress.
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