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How to Say ‘We walked around downtown’ in Mexican Spanish

Paseamos por el centro

pah-seh-AH-mohs pohr el SEN-troh

[pah-seh-AH-mohs pohr el SEN-troh]

💬 Usage Tip: el centro is how Mexicans refer to a town's historic downtown. pasear por means to stroll around a place: paseamos por el parque "we strolled around the park."

Phrase Breakdown

Paseamos

[pah-seh-AH-mohs]

we strolled

Past tense of 'pasear' (to walk around leisurely), 'nosotros' form.

Example

Paseamos por el parque ayer.

We strolled through the park yesterday.

por el centro

pohr el SEN-troh

around downtown

'El centro' is the historic downtown of a Mexican city. Tap the 'r' in 'por' and in 'centro'.

Example

Hay muchos cafés por el centro.

There are many cafés around downtown.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

along / via

Indicates the route taken.

Example

Vamos por Reforma.

Let's go along Reforma.

[el]

the

Masculine singular definite article.

Example

«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.

Example

Vamos al centro a comer.

Let's go downtown to eat.

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