How to Say ‘Because it's at the back’ in Mexican Spanish
Porque queda al fondo
pohr-keh KEH-dah ahl FOHN-doh
[pohr-keh KEH-dah ahl FOHN-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: quedar is the go-to verb for where something is located, not estar. For example, queda cerca "it's close by".
Phrase Breakdown
Porque queda
pohr-keh KEH-dah
Because it's located
'Quedar' is used for location. Say 'POR-ke KE-da'.
Porque queda cerca.
Because it's nearby.
Words in this phrase
Porque
[pohr-keh]
because
Indicates the reason for something.
Es porque llueve.
It's because it rains.
queda
[KEH-dah]
is located
From 'quedar'; used to say where something is.
El baño queda a la derecha.
The bathroom is on the right.
al fondo
ahl FOHN-doh
at the back
'Al fondo' means at the back or at the far end.
El baño está al fondo.
The restroom is at the back.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
to the
Contraction of a + el, commonly used before masculine singular nouns like evento.
Llegué Al evento temprano para hacer contactos.
I arrived at the event early to network.
fondo
[FOHN-doh]
back
The far end or back of a place.
El baño está al fondo.
The bathroom is at the back.
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