How to Say ‘The Macarena’ in Spain Spanish
La Macarena
lah mah-kah-REH-nah
[lah mah-kah-REH-nah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Seville, la Macarena first means the Virgin of the Esperanza Macarena, and then the brotherhood and the neighbourhood named after her. It is not the dance song, and locals won't appreciate the joke at Holy Week.
Phrase Breakdown
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.
Macarena
[mah-kah-REH-nah]
Macarena
Name of a Seville neighbourhood and its famous brotherhood and Virgin.
Vivo en el barrio de la Macarena.
I live in the Macarena neighbourhood.
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