How to Say ‘Go straight down this street.’ in Spain Spanish
Siga todo recto por esta calle.
SEE-gah TOH-doh REK-toh por ES-tah KAH-yeh
[SEE-gah TOH-doh REK-toh por ES-tah KAH-yeh]
Phrase Breakdown
Siga todo recto
SEE-gah TOH-doh REK-toh
Keep going straight ahead
'Siga' is the formal command of 'seguir' (to continue). 'Todo recto' is the usual phrase in Spain for 'straight on'. Roll the 'r' in 'recto'.
Siga todo recto hasta el final.
Keep going straight to the end.
Words in this phrase
Siga
[SEE-gah]
go on / continue
Formal command of seguir, used to tell a driver to keep going.
Por favor, siga recto hasta la plaza.
Please, go straight until the square.
todo
[TOH-doh]
all; straight on here as part of the phrase
In todo recto, todo helps form the expression meaning straight ahead.
Todo recto es la mejor opción desde aquí.
Straight ahead is the best option from here.
recto
[REK-toh]
straight
Used to indicate moving forward without turning.
Después del cruce, siga recto un poco más.
After the junction, go straight a little farther.
por esta calle.
por ES-tah KAH-yeh
along this street.
'Por' means 'along'. Say 'calle' as 'KAH-yeh'.
El bar está por esta calle.
The bar is along this street.
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
along / through
Here it shows movement along or through a place.
Paseamos por el parque.
We walk through the park.
esta
[ES-tah]
this
A demonstrative used to point to something near or currently being discussed.
Esta calle siempre está llena a esta hora.
This street is always full at this time.
calle
[KAH-yeh]
Street
A public road in a city or town.
La Calle es muy larga y tiene mucho tráfico.
The street is very long and has a lot of traffic.
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