al norte...

Question

HOLA!!!

Do you always use "al..." for these directions: norte, sur, oeste y este?

Hay una estacíon de tren al norte del museo. .........................................al oeste/este/sur

So, I never say "a norte ". did I get this right?!

thanks,Antje

Good question.Keep using this forum, it will help. You can accept darrenup's answer if you please. - Jubilado, Oct 11, 2011

Answer 1

Hola,

Es correcto, siempre debes decir "al" norte/sur/este/oeste, si utilizas "a", la frase no tiene sentido.

muchas gracias... - Gloriosa, Oct 11, 2011

Answer 2

I guess it would depend, if you want to say: "to the north of" or "au nord" in French, it looks like it is "al norte". However, there is a movie entitled "el norte" for "the north", see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Norte_(film). So it depends on the meaning.

You get a vote from me just for mentioning the movie. - Jubilado, Oct 11, 2011

Answer 3

Even in English, I can't think of a single expression where I would prefer to say "to north". I would say "to the north" or "northwards".

or even just I'm going North. - elainepnj, Oct 11, 2011