How to Say ‘Where is it going to be?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Dónde va a ser?
DON-deh vah ah sehr
[DON-deh vah ah sehr]
💬 Usage Tip: For where an event takes place, Spanish uses ser, not estar: la fiesta es en mi casa "the party is at my house." estar is for where people or things are located.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Dónde
DON-deh
Where
A question word with a written accent. Stress the first syllable: DON-deh.
¿Dónde vives?
Where do you live?
Words in this phrase
Dónde
[DON-deh]
where
Used to ask about location.
¿Dónde está la estación?
Where is the station?
va a ser?
vah ah sehr
is it going to be?
'Ir a' + infinitive expresses the future. 'Va a' blends together into 'vaa': VAH-SER.
¿Cuándo va a ser?
When is it going to be?
Words in this phrase
va
[vah]
going to
Used to express a future action or state.
Ella va a correr una maratón.
She is going to run a marathon.
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
ser
[sehr]
be
A verb meaning 'to be' in the sense of identity or description.
El torneo va a ser muy especial.
The tournament is going to be very special.
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