How to Say ‘In the Plaza Mayor’ in Spain Spanish
En la Plaza Mayor
ehn lah PLAH-thah mah-YOR
[ehn lah PLAH-thah mah-YOR]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Many Spanish towns have a Plaza Mayor "main square", and it's a classic, safe spot to meet a date before heading to a bar nearby.
Phrase Breakdown
En la Plaza
ehn lah PLAH-thah
In the Square
'Plaza' means 'square'. In Spain the 'z' sounds like the 'th' in 'think'.
Estoy en la plaza.
I'm in the square.
Words in this phrase
En
[ehn]
at / in
A preposition used to indicate location, time, or context.
En el evento conocí a varios reclutadores.
At the event I met several recruiters.
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.
Plaza
[PLAH-thah]
square
Noun for an open public square in a town.
Nos vemos en la plaza.
See you in the square.
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.
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