donde esta la biblioteca

== English == === Alternative forms === dónde está la biblioteca === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdoʊndeɪ ɛsˈtɑ lɑ bɪblioʊˈtɛkɑ/, (anglicized) /ˈdɔndeɪ ˈɛstə lə bɪblioʊˈtɛkə/ === Phrase === donde esta la biblioteca Stock phrase used to denote someone's poor knowledge of Spanish. === See also === (Latin variant) Caecilius est in horto (literally “Caecilius is in the garden”) (French variant) la plume de ma tante (literally “my aunt's pen”) (Welsh variant) rydw i'n hoffi coffi (literally “I like coffee”) Versions in other languages for English: (Hong Kong Cantonese) I go to school by bus (Brazilian Portuguese) the book is on the table (French) Where is Brian?, Brian is in the kitchen; my tailor is rich (Italian) the cat is on the table, the pen is on the table (Japanese) this(ディス) is(イズ) a(ア) pen(ペン) (disu izu a pen) (Russian, Ukrainian) London is the capital of Great Britain (German) my English is not the yellow from the egg, but it goes