How to Say ‘Turn right’ in Mexican Spanish
Gire a la derecha
HEE-reh ah lah deh-REH-chah
[HEE-reh ah lah deh-REH-chah]
💬 Usage Tip: derecha "right" looks almost like derecho "straight ahead", so the final letter matters. A driver who hears derecho will keep going.
Phrase Breakdown
Gire
[HEE-reh]
turn
Formal command form of 'girar' (to turn), used when giving directions to someone you address as 'usted'.
Gire después del semáforo.
Turn after the traffic light.
a la derecha
ah lah deh-REH-chah
to the right
Say a la de-RE-cha. The 'ch' sounds like the one in 'church'.
La tienda está a la derecha.
The store is on the right.
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.”
derecha
[deh-REH-chah]
right
The right side or right direction.
Dé vuelta a la derecha. La derecha va al mercado.
Turn right. The right side goes to the market.
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