How to Say ‘Where is the ATM?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Dónde está el cajero?
DOHN-deh eh-STAH ehl kah-HEH-roh
[DOHN-deh eh-STAH ehl kah-HEH-roh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: In Mexico, [cajero] by itself usually means an ATM, not a cashier, when you ask for one on the street. If you mean a cashier in a store, people more often say [caja] or [cajero/cajera] from context.
Phrase Breakdown
Dónde
[DOHN-deh]
where
Question word used to ask about location.
¿Dónde está el cajero? Lo necesito ahora.
Where is the ATM? I need it now.
está
[eh-STAH]
is
Form of 'estar' used for location.
¿Dónde está el cajero? Está cerca de aquí.
Where is the ATM? It is near here.
el
[ehl]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
¿Dónde está el cajero del banco?
Where is the bank ATM?
cajero
[kah-HEH-roh]
ATM
In Mexico, 'cajero' commonly means ATM or cash machine.
¿Dónde está el cajero más cercano?
Where is the nearest ATM?
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