Street in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: KAH-yeh
IPA: ˈkaʎe

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Other Meanings

“calle” can be used as slang for being street-smart or tough

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Do Not Confuse With

“Callejón” which basically translates to alleyway

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Variations by Country

In some Latin American countries, “calle” can be used to refer to a block or a group of houses on a street

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mnemonic

“Calle” sounds like “call”, so you can remember that it refers to a pathway or road you can call someone on

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idioms

“Andar por las calles de la amargura” (to walk the streets of bitterness) means to be going through a difficult time

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usage

Refers to a street or road (often a smaller one)

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origin

From Latin “callis”, meaning “pathway” or “small road”

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calle info.

Tips to remember the word ‘calle’:
– Associate ‘calle’ with ‘call’ as in “I’ll call you when I get to the street.”
– Think of “calle” as the first syllable in “calendar” to remember the streets you walk down have a pattern or layout, much like a calendar.
– Envision the word ‘calle’ written on a street sign as a visual mnemonic.

Explanations:
– ‘Calle’ is the Spanish noun for street or road, similar to how ‘street’ is used in English to refer to a public way or thoroughfare in a city or town.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– ‘Avenida’ can also be used in Spanish and refers to an avenue, which is typically a wider or main road often lined with trees or significant buildings.
– ‘Via’ is another term used for a road or way and is often found in names of streets in Italy and in places influenced by the Italian language.

Alternate meanings or slang:
– In some Spanish-speaking countries, ‘calle’ can also colloquially mean to keep quiet or to shut up, as in “¡Calle!” (Be quiet!).
– ‘Calle’ is sometimes used informally to refer to street smarts or the school of hard knocks, as in “tiene calle” (he/she has street smarts).

Examples of sentences that use ‘calle’:
– Vivo en la calle San Juan. (I live on San Juan Street.)
– La calle está cerrada por obras. (The street is closed for construction.)
– Hay muchos restaurantes en esta calle. (There are many restaurants on this street.)
– Cuando salgas del edificio, gira a la derecha en la primera calle. (When you exit the building, turn right on the first street.)
– La calle siempre está concurrida los fines de semana. (The street is always busy on weekends.)

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