How to Say ‘At the café in the Plaza Mayor.’ in Spain Spanish
En la cafetería de la Plaza Mayor.
ehn lah kah-feh-teh-REE-ah deh lah PLAH-thah mah-YOR
[ehn lah kah-feh-teh-REE-ah deh lah PLAH-thah mah-YOR]
Phrase Breakdown
En la cafetería
ehn lah kah-feh-teh-REE-ah
At the café
This tells you the place. Stress 'RÍ' in 'cafetería'.
Te espero en la cafetería.
I'll wait for you at the café.
Words in this phrase
En
[ehn]
at / in
A preposition used to indicate location, time, or context.
En el evento conocí a varios reclutadores.
At the event I met several recruiters.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
cafetería
[kah-feh-teh-REE-ah]
café
A place serving coffee, drinks and snacks; a common spot for a first date.
Te espero en la cafetería.
I'll wait for you at the café.
de la Plaza Mayor.
deh lah PLAH-thah mah-YOR
in the Main Square
'De' links the café to its location. Remember the 'th' sound in 'Plaza'.
Vivo cerca de la Plaza Mayor.
I live near the Main Square.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
Plaza
[PLAH-thah]
square
Noun for an open public square in a town.
Nos vemos en la plaza.
See you in the square.
Mayor
[mah-YOR]
Main (in names)
In street or square names, 'Mayor' means main or principal.
Vivo en la calle Mayor.
I live on Main Street.
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