"on the way"

Question

My car started dying on the way home.

Se me apaga el coche ??? a mi casa. Gracias. (por la calle cerca de mi casa, but I'd rather really know how to say, on the way)

Gracias.

Edit: The full thing I said was, Cuando le piso el gas, de vez en cuando se me apaga el coche, a pesar de todo el trabajo que hicieron.

I wonder how I say "You were working on my car". Estabas trabajando con mi coche? En mi coche?

Gracias.

Answer 1

Se me descompuso el carro en camino de mi casa.

Id'e like to see that ! - ray76, Apr 25, 2015

Yo también, Ray - sanlee, Apr 27, 2015

Answer 2

"Se me descomponía el carro rumbo a la casa." Más de uso común en esta situación, y solo entre amigos bien conocidos, usaría yo una palabra que empieza con "j" y suena a llover.

You are one of the old members mate ,I hope that you are going to stick around to regale us with your knowledge , welcome back mate. - ray76, Apr 25, 2015

Answer 3

Se me descompuso - it broke down on me.

Answer 4

One way to say "on the way" is = "en camino"

example:

"Mi carro se rotó en camino a mi casa" = My car broke down on the way home.

(I am not sure if the Spanish in my sentence is perfect so please feel free to correct)

Yes I've heard, "Voy en camino" or "Va en camino" If I person or a package is on the way, but I don't know if this on the way is the same, not sure about it. - jeezzle, Mar 26, 2011

I'm pretty sure "en camino" is very versatile, but you could say "mientras viajando" if you are looking for a different way to say it. Maybe there is a phrase I have not heard as well....;) - renaerules, Mar 26, 2011

Answer 5

I think you can say "de camino" or "en el camino a". Good question! I'll be watching for an answer from a native speaker, too. Good luck with your car.

buena respuesta - 00494d19, Mar 27, 2011

Answer 6

an example of the use of "cruzarse" in SpanDict is as follows:

Ayer me crucé con tu mujer camino trabajo=I saw or met [or perhaps, ran into] your wife yesterday on the wayto work.

As can be seen, the example doesn't use "en camino a" or "de camino." I guess just "camino trabajo" is short for "en camino a trabajo"?

Remember to capitalize. Thanks for your answer, just thought I should mention that this question is from 2011. - rac1, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 7

Rena, the other answer was better, de camino a casa o por el camino.

Jeezle, we actually use die too:

Se me murió el coche de camino a casa

Sorry to hear about your car. - dc-alien-z, Mar 27, 2011

Gracias. - jeezzle, Mar 27, 2011

Answer 8

So this makes me curious. I have a lot of Mexican friends who almost exclusively use "en camino" to mean "on the way". Is this bad or lazy grammar like we Americans tend to speak as well, or is it just plain wrong? Have I been using this improperly? If I spoke this way, would I be understood?

Heidita what in the world did you mean when you said "the other answer is better"? Does that mean it is more grammatically accurate and my answer is a poorer choice of words, or does it mean that the other answer is right and mine is wrong? Now I have to know for my own peace of mind!

Someone please help!

I helped already. Check out my post! - Daniela2041, Apr 25, 2015

This post is from 2011 Dani - Renae is no longer active on SD. - ian-hill, Apr 26, 2015

Answer 9

Anoche, tenía un problema con mi coche, De camino a casa, cuando le pisaba el gas, de vez en cuando se me apagaba el coche, a pesar de todo el trabajo que hicieron.

OR

Anoche, tenía un problema con mi coche, Por el camino a casa, cuando le pisaba el gas, de vez en cuando se me apagaba el coche, a pesar de todo el trabajo que hicieron.

Are these both right? Gracias.