How to Say ‘We ate mole and walked around downtown.’ in Mexican Spanish
Comimos mole y paseamos por el centro.
koh-MEE-mohs MOH-leh ee pah-seh-AH-mohs pohr el SEN-troh
[koh-MEE-mohs MOH-leh ee pah-seh-AH-mohs pohr el SEN-troh]
💬 Usage Tip: Past-tense "we" verbs end in -amos or -imos. These look identical to the present tense, so context tells you when.
Phrase Breakdown
Comimos mole
koh-MEE-mohs MOH-leh
We ate mole
Mole is a rich sauce that Puebla is famous for. Say 'MOH-leh', with two syllables, not 'mohl'.
Comimos mole en la boda.
We ate mole at the wedding.
Words in this phrase
Comimos
[koh-MEE-mohs]
we ate
Past tense of 'comer' (to eat), 'nosotros' form.
Comimos en un restaurante.
We ate at a restaurant.
mole
[MOH-leh]
mole
A rich, thick sauce of chilies, spices and often chocolate, served over meat.
El mole poblano lleva chocolate.
Mole poblano contains chocolate.
y paseamos
ee pah-seh-AH-mohs
and we strolled
'Y' (and) sounds like 'ee' and links to the verb: 'ee-pah-seh-AH-mohs'.
Cenamos y paseamos un rato.
We had dinner and walked around for a while.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
paseamos
[pah-seh-AH-mohs]
we strolled
Past tense of 'pasear' (to walk around leisurely), 'nosotros' form.
Paseamos por el parque ayer.
We strolled through the park yesterday.
por el centro.
pohr el SEN-troh
around downtown.
This says where you walked. Say 'por el' smoothly, as 'poh-rel'.
Vivo por el centro.
I live near 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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