How to Say ‘Can we go to the center?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Podemos ir al centro?
poh-DAY-mohs eer ahl SEN-troh
[poh-DAY-mohs eer ahl SEN-troh]
Phrase Breakdown
Podemos
[poh-DAY-mohs]
can we
A form of the verb meaning what we are able or allowed to do; used here to make a polite suggestion or request.
¿Podemos salir ahora o Podemos esperar aquí?
Can we leave now or can we wait here?
ir
[eer]
to go
The infinitive verb for movement from one place to another.
Quiero ir pronto, pero también podemos ir más tarde.
I want to go soon, but we can also go later.
al
[ahl]
to the
A contraction of a + el, used before a masculine singular noun.
Vamos al hotel y después al centro.
We are going to the hotel and later to the center.
centro
[SEN-troh]
center / downtown
Can mean the center of a place, and in taxi contexts often means downtown or the city center.
El centro está lleno de gente esta tarde.
The center is full of people this afternoon.
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