Street – la calle
(Pronounced ka-yay)
To remember that street is pronounced ka-yay (calle) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
Parked on the street was her new car, and she shouted "yay!" (calle) when she saw it.
Calle is feminine, so it’s la calle. Imagine ladies dancing all the way along the street:
Examples of calle (street) in a sentence
La calle está muy concurrida hoy.
(The street is very busy today.)
Me perdí buscando la calle principal.
(I got lost looking for the street.)
Los niños juegan en la calle por las tardes.
(The children play on the street in the afternoons.)
