Mexican Spanish for English speakers Street · Lesson 4

Adverbs of place

Mexican Spanish для places — ¿Es esta la preparatoria? (Is this the high school?).

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Pishi

¿Discúlpeme, es esta la preparatoria?

Excuse me, is this the elementary school?
Lindo

No. Esta es la primaria.

No. This is the middle school
Pishi

¿Donde esta la preparatoria, entonces?

Where is the elementary school, then?
Lindo

Atras del pasillo de deportes.

Behind the sports hall

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Mexican school levels?

Preescolar (preschool), primaria (elementary, 1-6), secundaria (middle, 7-9), preparatoria/prepa (high school, 10-12), universidad (university).

How do you ask 'is this ...?'

¿Es este/esta + noun? Match gender: ¿Es esta la primaria? (feminine noun).

Mexican Spanish для public buildings?

La escuela (school), el hospital, la biblioteca (library), el mercado (market), la oficina de correos (post office).