How to Say ‘The Calle Mayor in the city centre?’ in Spain Spanish
¿La calle Mayor del centro?
lah KAH-yeh mah-YOR del THEN-troh
[lah KAH-yeh mah-YOR del THEN-troh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Many Spanish towns have a calle Mayor "main street" and a plaza Mayor "main square", so drivers often check which one you mean. A nearby landmark settles it quickly.
Phrase Breakdown
¿La calle Mayor
lah KAH-yeh mah-YOR
Calle Mayor (the High Street)
This is the street being asked about. 'Calle' sounds like KA-ye.
¿La calle Mayor está lejos?
Is the High Street far?
Words in this phrase
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.
calle
[KAH-yeh]
street
A public road in a city or town.
Vivo en la calle principal.
I live on the main street.
Mayor
[mah-YOR]
Main (in names)
In place names, 'Mayor' means main or principal.
La plaza Mayor es bonita.
The main square is pretty.
del centro?
del THEN-troh
in the centre?
'Del' is 'de + el', meaning 'of the'. In Spain, 'centro' is said THEN-tro. Raise your voice at the end.
Es un hotel del centro.
It's a hotel in the centre.
Words in this phrase
del
[del]
of the
Contraction of 'de' + 'el'; often means 'of the' or 'from the'.
La reserva del restaurante es del día anterior.
The restaurant booking is from the previous day.
centro
[THEN-troh]
centre / downtown
Noun for the central part of a town or city.
Voy al centro.
I'm going downtown.
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