How to Say ‘It goes through downtown’ in Mexican Spanish
Pasa por el centro
PAH-sah pohr el SEN-troh
[PAH-sah pohr el SEN-troh]
Phrase Breakdown
Pasa
[PAH-sah]
goes by / passes
With 'se', describes time passing.
La semana se pasa lenta.
The week goes by slowly.
por el centro
pohr el SEN-troh
through downtown
'El centro' is the town center or downtown. Link 'por el' as 'porel'.
Vamos a caminar por el centro.
Let's walk through downtown.
Words in this phrase
por
[pohr]
along / via
Indicates the route taken.
Vamos por Reforma.
Let's go along Reforma.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
centro
[SEN-troh]
downtown / center
The central, historic part of a town or city.
Vamos al centro a comer.
Let's go downtown to eat.
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