How to Say ‘Turn left’ in Mexican Spanish
Gire a la izquierda
HEE-reh ah lah ees-kyehr-dah
[HEE-reh ah lah ees-kyehr-dah]
💬 Usage Tip: gire is the polite form you'd use with a driver. Swap the direction for other instructions: siga derecho "go straight".
Phrase Breakdown
Gire
[HEE-reh]
turn
Formal command form of 'girar' (to turn), used when giving directions to someone you address as 'usted'.
Gire en la próxima esquina.
Turn at the next corner.
a la izquierda
ah lah ees-kyehr-dah
to the left
Say a la ees-KYER-da. The 'z' sounds like 's' in Mexico.
El banco está a la izquierda.
The bank is on the left.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
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.”
izquierda
[ees-kyehr-dah]
left
The left side or left direction.
Dé vuelta a la izquierda. La izquierda es más rápida.
Turn left. The left side is faster.
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