How to Say ‘Can you take me to 120 Alcalá Street?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Me lleva a la calle de Alcalá, 120?
meh YEH-vah ah lah KAH-yeh deh al-kah-LAH SYEN-toh-BAYN-teh
[meh YEH-vah ah lah KAH-yeh deh al-kah-LAH SYEN-toh-BAYN-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often makes a polite request with a plain present-tense question: ¿Me lleva...? is literally "Do you take me...?" Same pattern: ¿Me trae la cuenta? "Can you bring me the bill?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me lleva
meh YEH-vah
Will you take me
A polite request to a taxi driver. In Spain 'll' sounds like 'y': YE-ba.
¿Me lleva al aeropuerto?
Will you take me to the airport?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
me
Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to me' or 'me' in expressions like 'it interests me.'
A mí me gusta decir 'Me' correctamente en frases como 'Me interesa'.
I like to say 'Me' correctly in phrases like 'Me interesa'.
lleva
[YEH-vah]
take (you take)
Formal 'usted' form of 'llevar', to take someone somewhere.
¿Me lleva al aeropuerto?
Will you take me to the airport?
a la calle de Alcalá,
ah lah KAH-yeh deh al-kah-LAH
to Alcalá Street
Link 'a la' smoothly. Say 'calle' as KA-ye and stress the final 'lá' in 'Alcalá'.
Vivo en la calle de Alcalá.
I live on Alcalá Street.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
to
A preposition used before an infinitive verb.
Está dispuesto «A» colaborar con el equipo.
He is willing to collaborate with the team.
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.
calle
[KAH-yeh]
street
A common word for a street or road in a town or city.
Le digo al taxista: «A la calle Mayor».
I tell the taxi driver: “To Calle Mayor.”
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.
Alcalá
[al-kah-LAH]
Alcalá (street name)
Name of a famous long street in Madrid.
Vivo en la calle de Alcalá.
I live on Alcalá street.
120?
SYEN-toh-BAYN-teh
number 120?
Say 'ciento veinte' (THYEN-to BEIN-te). The house number comes after the street name.
Es el número 120.
It's number 120.
Words in this phrase
120
[SYEN-toh-BAYN-teh]
one hundred twenty
The house number, read 'ciento veinte'.
Es el número ciento veinte.
It's number 120.
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