"donde esta la biblioteca" meaning in English

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Phrase

IPA: /ˈdoʊndeɪ ɛsˈtɑ lɑ bɪblioʊˈtɛkɑ/, /ˈdɔndeɪ ˈɛstə lə bɪblioʊˈtɛkə/ (note: anglicized)
Etymology: From Spanish dónde (“interrogative form of where”) + está (“be, is, are”) + la (“the”) + biblioteca (“library”) (where is the library); a phrase apparently often taught to beginning Spanish-language learners. The accents are usually omitted in English. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|dónde||interrogative form of where}} Spanish dónde (“interrogative form of where”) Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=donde esta la biblioteca}} donde esta la biblioteca
  1. Stock phrase used to denote someone's poor knowledge of Spanish. Related terms: Caecilius est in horto (english: Caecilius is in the garden) [Latin, literally, variant], la plume de ma tante (english: my aunt's pen) [French, literally, variant] Related terms (Versions in other languages for English): I go to school by bus [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], the book is on the table [Brazil], Where is Brian? [French], Brian is in the kitchen, my tailor is rich, this is a pen (ruby: this(ディス), is(イズ), a(), pen(ペン)) (alt: disu izu a pen) [Japanese] Related terms (Versions in other languages for English; Ukrainian): London is the capital of Great Britain [Russian] Related terms (Welsh variant): rydw i'n hoffi coffi (english: I like coffee) [literally]
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