How to Say ‘The nearest subway station’ in Spain Spanish
La estación de metro más cercana
lah eh-stah-see-OHN deh MEH-troh mahs sehr-KAH-nah
[lah eh-stah-see-OHN deh MEH-troh mahs sehr-KAH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: To say "the nearest ..." in Spanish, you often use [más] + the adjective: [más cercana] here. You can swap in other nouns: [el banco más cercano], [la parada más cercana].
Phrase Breakdown
La estación de metro
lah eh-stah-see-OHN deh MEH-troh
The metro station
A noun phrase referring to a subway/underground station.
La estación de metro está al final de la calle.
The metro station is at the end of the street.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article, used before feminine nouns.
La estación de metro más cercana está cerrada.
The nearest metro station is closed.
estación
[eh-stah-see-OHN]
station
A feminine noun meaning 'station', often for train or metro stations.
La estación de metro más cercana tiene ascensor.
The nearest metro station has an elevator.
de
[deh]
of
Very common preposition meaning 'of' or 'from', depending on context.
La entrada de la estación de metro más cercana está aquí.
The entrance of the nearest metro station is here.
metro
[MEH-troh]
metro / subway
Refers to the underground urban train system.
Uso el metro todos los días.
I use the metro every day.
Más cercana
mahs sehr-KAH-nah
Nearest / closest
Comparative phrase used to say something is the one with the shortest distance.
La cafetería más cercana está abierta.
The nearest café is open.
Words in this phrase
más
[mahs]
more / most
Used here with 'cercana' to mean 'nearest'.
La estación de metro más cercana no está lejos.
The nearest metro station is not far.
cercana
[sehr-KAH-nah]
near / nearest
Feminine adjective agreeing with 'estación'; here it means 'nearest'.
La estación de metro más cercana abre temprano.
The nearest metro station opens early.
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