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How to Say ‘I'm going to Mayor Street.’ in Spain Spanish

Voy a la calle Mayor.

boy ah lah KAH-yeh mah-YOR

[boy ah lah KAH-yeh mah-YOR]

💬 Usage Tip: For destinations, Spanish often uses [voy a ...]: [Voy a la calle Mayor], [Voy al aeropuerto]. [A] changes to [al] before masculine singular nouns like [aeropuerto], but stays [a la] before [calle].

🇪🇸 In Spain: This is a normal, efficient way to give a taxi destination in Spain. Locals will often say the street first, then the building number after: [Voy a la calle Mayor. Número doce].

Phrase Breakdown

Voy

[boy]

I'm going

Used to say where you are headed.

Example

En el taxi digo: «Voy a la calle Mayor».

In the taxi I say: “I’m going to Calle Mayor.”

A la calle Mayor

ah lah KAH-yeh mah-YOR

to Mayor Street

A means to, and la calle Mayor is the name of the street.

Example

Voy a la calle Mayor ahora.

I’m going to Mayor Street now.

Words in this phrase

a

[ah]

to

Shows the destination of movement.

Example

En el taxi digo: «Voy a la calle Mayor».

In the taxi I say: “I’m going to Calle Mayor.”

la

[lah]

the

Feminine singular article before 'calle'.

Example

En el taxi digo: «Voy a la calle Mayor».

In the taxi I say: “I’m going to Calle Mayor.”

calle

[KAH-yeh]

street

Refers to the street in the address.

Example

En el taxi digo: «Voy a la calle Mayor».

In the taxi I say: “I’m going to Calle Mayor.”

Mayor

[mah-YOR]

Mayor / Main

The proper name of the street: 'Calle Mayor'.

Example

En el taxi digo: «Voy a la calle Mayor».

In the taxi I say: “I’m going to Calle Mayor.”

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