How to Say "The Corner" in Spanish

la esquina

/la eskina/from spelling rules

In Spanish, "the corner" is la esquina.

la esquina is used to refer to an external corner, such as a street corner.

Which one should you use?

Use la esquina for an external corner like a street corner, but use el rincón when referring to an internal corner, such as a corner of a room.

In Madrid, Spain, the term el chaflán is used specifically to describe a corner that has a beveled or rounded shape.

The plural form of the phrase is las esquinas.

The word esquina is a linguistic relative of the English word 'shin'. Both words share an ancient root referring to a rim or an edge.
In many Spanish-speaking countries, a 'corner' of a person's mouth is described using the word comisura, not esquina.
While esquina refers to the exterior angle of a street, the word vértice is used in geometry to describe the mathematical corner of a shape.

Está en la esquina.
It's at the corner.
This sentence shows how to use la esquina to indicate a location.
Tatoeba #1721336 by marcelostockle, translation #50921 by CM
Hay un cine en la esquina.
There's a movie theater on the corner.
This sentence uses la esquina to describe the location of a business.
Tatoeba #3875908 by cueyayotl, translation #3071512 by sharptoothed
El bus dobló en la esquina.
The bus turned around the corner.
This sentence demonstrates the use of la esquina when describing movement around a corner.
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Perdón, ¿sabe dónde está la esquina?
Excuse me, do you know where the corner is?
La tienda está en la bocacalle.
The store is at the corner.
El restaurante está en el chaflán de la calle Alcalá.
The restaurant is at the rounded corner of Alcalá Street.
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IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries esquina, la, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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