How to Say ‘Where is the bus stop?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Dónde está la parada del camión?
DOHN-deh ehs-TAH lah pah-RAH-dah dehl kah-MYOHN
[DOHN-deh ehs-TAH lah pah-RAH-dah dehl kah-MYOHN]
💬 Usage Tip: ¿Dónde está...? works for any place: swap in ¿Dónde está el baño? "Where is the bathroom?".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Dónde está
DOHN-deh ehs-TAH
Where is
Use this to ask for a location. Stress 'DON-de es-TA'.
¿Dónde está el mercado?
Where is the market?
Words in this phrase
Dónde
[DOHN-deh]
where
Question word asking about location.
¿Dónde vives?
Where do you live?
está
[ehs-TAH]
is
Form of estar, used for location or temporary state.
El valet Está en la entrada principal.
The valet is at the main entrance.
la parada
lah pah-RAH-dah
the stop
Say 'la pa-RA-da', with a soft 'd' and a light tap on the 'r'.
Me bajo en la parada.
I get off at the stop.
Words in this phrase
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.”
parada
[pah-RAH-dah]
stop
A place where a bus stops for passengers.
La parada está en la esquina.
The stop is on the corner.
del camión?
dehl kah-MYOHN
of the bus?
'Camión' is the Mexican word for bus. Raise your intonation at the end: 'del ka-MYON?'
¿Es la parada del camión?
Is it the bus stop?
Words in this phrase
del
[dehl]
of the
A contraction of 'de' + 'el', meaning 'of the' or 'by the'.
La mesa está "del" otro lado de la terraza.
The table is on the other side of the terrace.
camión
[kah-MYOHN]
bus
In Mexico, 'camión' is the everyday word for a city bus; elsewhere it usually means truck.
Voy a tomar el camión al centro.
I'm going to take the bus downtown.
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