How to Say ‘Where did you buy it?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Dónde la compraste?
DOHN-deh lah kom-PRAS-teh
[DOHN-deh lah kom-PRAS-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: la stands for la chaqueta; for a masculine item like el vestido it becomes ¿dónde lo compraste?.
Phrase Breakdown
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?
la
[lah]
it (feminine)
Direct object pronoun referring to a feminine noun like 'mesa'.
La mesa, ¿la quiere?
The table, do you want it?
compraste
[kom-PRAS-teh]
you bought
Past tense 'tú' form of 'comprar' (to buy).
¿Compraste pan?
Did you buy bread?
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