How to Say ‘Where are the best waves?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Dónde están las mejores olas?
DOHN-deh ehs-tahn laz meh-HOH-rehs OH-lahs
[DOHN-deh ehs-tahn laz meh-HOH-rehs OH-lahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Location takes estar, not ser: ¿Dónde está la playa? "Where is the beach?". Use están when asking about more than one thing, like the waves here.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Dónde están
DOHN-deh ehs-tahn
Where are
'Están' comes from 'estar', which is used for location. Stress the last syllable: es-TÁN.
¿Dónde están las llaves?
Where are the keys?
Words in this phrase
Dónde
[DOHN-deh]
where
Question word used to ask about a place or location; carries an accent in questions.
¿Dónde vives?
Where do you live?
están
[ehs-tahn]
they are
The third person plural form of 'estar', indicating an action happening now.
Están resolviendo el problema.
They are solving the problem.
las mejores olas?
laz meh-HOH-rehs OH-lahs
the best waves?
'Mejores' is the plural of 'mejor' (best). The 'j' is a strong throat sound, as in Scottish 'loch'. Stress 'jo': me-JO-res.
Aquí están las mejores tapas.
The best tapas are here.
Words in this phrase
las
[laz]
The
A definite article to specify particular entities.
Las casas son bellas.
The houses are beautiful.
mejores
[meh-HOH-rehs]
best
Plural of 'mejor'; with an article it means 'the best'.
Son los mejores surfistas.
They are the best surfers.
olas
[OH-lahs]
waves
Plural of 'ola', a wave in the sea.
Las olas son grandes hoy.
The waves are big today.
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