How to Say ‘The traffic is worse’ in Mexican Spanish
El tráfico está peor
el TRAH-fee-koh eh-stah peh-OHR
[el TRAH-fee-koh eh-stah peh-OHR]
💬 Usage Tip: peor already means 'worse', so never add más to it. The same goes for mejor "better".
Phrase Breakdown
El tráfico
el TRAH-fee-koh
The traffic
Stress the first syllable: TRÁ-fi-co. Keep 'el' attached to its noun.
El tráfico es terrible.
The traffic is terrible.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
tráfico
[TRAH-fee-koh]
traffic
Vehicles on the road; a common excuse for higher fares.
Hay mucho tráfico en la ciudad.
There's a lot of traffic in the city.
está peor
eh-stah peh-OHR
is worse
Stress es-TÁ and pe-OR. 'Peor' means 'worse', and both vowels are pronounced: pe-OR.
Hoy el clima está peor.
Today the weather is worse.
Words in this phrase
está
[eh-stah]
is
To be in a particular state.
Ella está feliz.
She is happy.
peor
[peh-OHR]
worse
Comparative of 'malo' (bad).
Hoy el clima está peor.
Today the weather is worse.
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