How to Say ‘Some tacos from a street stand.’ in Mexican Spanish
Unos tacos en un puesto de la calle.
OO-nohs TAH-kohs ehn oon PWES-toh deh lah KAH-yeh
[OO-nohs TAH-kohs ehn oon PWES-toh deh lah KAH-yeh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish uses en "at" for where you ate, where English would say "from." Another example is comí en un restaurante "I ate at a restaurant."
Phrase Breakdown
Unos tacos
OO-nohs TAH-kohs
Some tacos
'Unos' means 'some' and goes with masculine plural nouns. Say U-nos TA-cos.
Quiero unos tacos.
I want some tacos.
Words in this phrase
Unos
[OO-nohs]
some
Plural masculine indefinite article; means 'some' or 'a few'.
Compré unos libros.
I bought some books.
tacos
[TAH-kohs]
tacos
Folded tortillas with filling; plural of taco.
Quiero tres tacos de pastor.
I want three pastor tacos.
en un puesto
ehn oon PWES-toh
at a stand
Link the words together: e-nun-PUES-to.
Comí en un puesto.
I ate at a stand.
Words in this phrase
en
[ehn]
at
Marks the price agreed.
Lo dejo en cien.
I'll leave it at a hundred.
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
puesto
[PWES-toh]
stand / stall
A small street food or market stall, very common in Mexico.
Compré un elote en el puesto de la esquina.
I bought corn at the stand on the corner.
de la calle.
deh lah KAH-yeh
on the street.
Pronounce 'calle' as CA-ye, the Mexican way.
Los perros de la calle.
The street dogs.
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.
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.”
calle
[KAH-yeh]
Street
A public road in a city or town.
Nos vemos en la calle.
See you in the street.
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