How to Say ‘To Calle Mayor, number twelve, please.’ in Spain Spanish
A la calle Mayor, número doce, por favor.
ah lah KAH-yeh mah-YOR NOO-meh-roh DOH-seh pohr fah-BOHR
[ah lah KAH-yeh mah-YOR NOO-meh-roh DOH-seh pohr fah-BOHR]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Giving the destination straight away, with no verb, is completely normal and polite in a Spanish taxi. Drivers expect it, and a full sentence would sound overly formal.
Phrase Breakdown
A la calle Mayor,
ah lah KAH-yeh mah-YOR
To Calle Mayor (High Street),
This tells the taxi driver where to go. 'Calle' sounds like KA-ye.
Vivo en la calle Mayor.
I live on the High Street.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
to
A preposition used before an infinitive verb.
Está dispuesto «A» colaborar con el equipo.
He is willing to collaborate with the team.
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 street or square names, 'Mayor' means main or principal.
Vivo en la calle Mayor.
I live on Main Street.
número doce,
NOO-meh-roh DOH-seh
number twelve,
This is the building number. Stress NÚ-me-ro on the first syllable. In Spain, 'doce' is said DO-the, with a 'th' sound for the 'c'.
Es el número doce.
It's number twelve.
Words in this phrase
número
[NOO-meh-roh]
number
Noun used for house numbers, phone numbers, etc.
Mi número es el cinco.
My number is five.
doce
[DOH-seh]
twelve
Number twelve; used for counting guests, tables, or seats.
Unas doce personas caben bien en esa sala.
About twelve people fit well in that room.
por favor.
pohr fah-BOHR
please.
This is the polite ending. Say it smoothly as one unit: por-fa-VOR.
Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[pohr]
please
First part of the polite phrase por favor.
La respuesta es Para cuatro, por favor. si todavía hay sitio.
The answer is for four, please, if there is still space.
favor
[fah-BOHR]
please
Used in polite requests as part of the expression por favor.
Dígame su nombre, por favor, para buscarla en el sistema.
Tell me your name, please, to look it up in the system.
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