al pueblo

to the town

al pueblo(ahl pweh-bloh)

phrase

1. (to the small city)

a. to the town

Si vas al pueblo, ¿puedes pasarte por la panadería y comprar una barra de pan?

If you're going to the town, can you pop in the bakery and buy a baguette?

b. to the village

¿Cómo sueles ir al pueblo? - Suelo ir en carro porque no hay estación de trenes.

How do you go to the village? - I usually go by car because there's no railway station.

c. in the town

Había mucho tráfico en la carretera y no llegamos al pueblo hasta las diez y media.

There was a lot of traffic on the road, and we didn't arrive in the town until half past ten.

d. in the village

Cuando nos vinimos a vivir al pueblo, este tenía solo 30 habitantes.

When we came to live in the village, it had only 30 inhabitants.

e. the town

Al pueblo lo que le hace falta es un buen cine.

What the town needs is a good cinema.

f. the village

Yo le tengo mucho cariño al pueblo porque pasaba allí los veranos.

I love the village very much because I used to spend my summers there.

2. (to the citizens)

a. to the people

El presidente hizo promesas al pueblo que sabía que no podría cumplir.

The president made promises to the people that he knew he could not keep.