Spanish for English speakers Street · Lesson 2

I got lost!

Ask for directions in Spanish — ¿Es esta la escuela primaria? (Is this the primary school?) — to clarify locations while lost.

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Pishi

Disculpe, ¿es esta la escuela primaria?

Excuse me, is this the elementary school?
Lindo

No. Esta es la secundaria.

No. This is the middle school
Pishi

¿Y dónde está la escuela primaria?

Where is the elementary school, then?

Tip: <Dónde> = Where Remember to put an accent on the "o" when asking a question
Lindo

Atrás del centro deportivo

Behind the sports hall

Tip: <Atrás de> = Behind "O" ending adjectives have four variations: deportivo (singular ♂), deportiva (singular ♀), deportivos (plural ♂), deportivas (plural♀)

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

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

¿Es este/esta + noun? Es este el museo? Es esta la biblioteca? Match esto/esta to the noun gender.

Spanish school types?

La escuela primaria (primary school), la secundaria (middle/high school), la universidad (university), la guardería (daycare).

How do you politely interrupt for directions?

Disculpe (excuse me, formal) or Disculpa (informal). Perdone is also common.