How to Say ‘That looks right onto the cathedral’ in Mexican Spanish
Que da justo a la catedral
keh dah HOOS-toh ah lah kah-teh-DRAHL
[keh dah HOOS-toh ah lah kah-teh-DRAHL]
💬 Usage Tip: Dar a literally means "give to", but for windows and tables it means "look out onto". Swap the view: da a la plaza "looks onto the square".
Phrase Breakdown
Que da justo
keh dah HOOS-toh
That faces right
'Dar a' means 'to face' or 'to look out onto'. 'Justo' means 'exactly' or 'right'. Say 'ke da HUS-to'.
Es el balcón que da justo al jardín.
It's the balcony that faces right onto the garden.
Words in this phrase
Que
[keh]
which / that
Relative pronoun introducing a description.
Es la casa que compré.
It's the house that I bought.
da
[dah]
faces / looks onto
From 'dar'; 'dar a' means to face or overlook a place.
Mi cuarto da al jardín.
My room faces the garden.
justo
[HOOS-toh]
right / directly
Adverb meaning exactly or directly.
Está justo enfrente.
It's right in front.
a la catedral
ah lah kah-teh-DRAHL
onto the cathedral
Completes the phrase 'dar a'. Link 'a la' smoothly and stress 'ka-te-DRAL'.
Caminamos a la catedral.
We walked to the cathedral.
Words in this phrase
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.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
catedral
[kah-teh-DRAHL]
cathedral
A large main church of a city, often a landmark.
Visitamos la catedral ayer.
We visited the cathedral yesterday.
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