How to Say ‘Half a block away’ in Mexican Spanish
A media cuadra
ah MEH-dyah KWAH-drah
[ah MEH-dyah KWAH-drah]
💬 Usage Tip: Distances to a place use a: a dos cuadras "two blocks away", a cinco minutos "five minutes away".
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
At
Used to indicate specific time or place.
'A' qué hora vienes?
'At' what time are you coming?
media
[MEH-dyah]
half
Feminine adjective meaning half, agreeing with 'cuadra'.
Comí media torta.
I ate half a sandwich.
cuadra
[KWAH-drah]
block
Feminine noun for a city block, the distance between two corners; very common in Mexico.
La tienda está a una cuadra.
The store is one block away.
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