How to Say ‘The church of San Francisco’ in Mexican Spanish
La iglesia de San Francisco
lah ee-GLEH-syah deh SAN frahn-SEES-koh
[lah ee-GLEH-syah deh SAN frahn-SEES-koh]
Phrase Breakdown
La iglesia
lah ee-GLEH-syah
The church
Article plus noun together. Iglesia is i-GLE-sia; link 'la iglesia' smoothly.
La iglesia está en la plaza.
The church is on the square.
Words in this phrase
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.”
iglesia
[ee-GLEH-syah]
church
A building for Christian worship; feminine noun.
Vamos a la iglesia el domingo.
We go to church on Sunday.
de San Francisco
deh SAN frahn-SEES-koh
of Saint Francis
The church's name. Many Mexican towns have a San Francisco church. Say fran-SIS-co.
Vivo cerca de San Francisco.
I live near San Francisco (church).
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
San
[SAN]
San
Spanish word for 'Saint', often used in place names.
Visité San Francisco.
I visited San Francisco.
Francisco
[frahn-SEES-koh]
Francis
A man's name; here part of the name of Saint Francis.
Mi abuelo se llama Francisco.
My grandfather is named Francisco.
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