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How to Say ‘The terrace is upstairs’ in Mexican Spanish

Arriba está la terraza

ah-RREE-bah ehs-TAH lah teh-RRAH-sah

[ah-RREE-bah ehs-TAH lah teh-RRAH-sah]

Phrase Breakdown

Arriba está

ah-RREE-bah ehs-TAH

Upstairs is

'Está' is used for location. Stress the final syllable: es-TÁ.

Example

Arriba está el baño.

The bathroom is upstairs.

Words in this phrase

Arriba

[ah-RREE-bah]

upstairs

Adverb for a higher floor or place.

Example

Arriba hay más mesas.

Upstairs there are more tables.

está

[ehs-TAH]

is (located)

Third-person form of 'estar', used for location or presence.

Example

Su licencia está en el carro.

Your license is in the car.

la terraza

lah teh-RRAH-sah

the terrace

This is an outdoor seating area. Trill the 'rr', and in Mexico the 'z' sounds like 's': te-RRA-sa.

Example

Vamos a la terraza.

Let's go to the terrace.

Words in this phrase

la

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.

Example

La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».

The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”

terraza

[teh-RRAH-sah]

terrace

Outdoor seating area of a restaurant.

Example

La terraza tiene buena vista.

The terrace has a nice view.

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