Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¿Dónde está la calle nueva?

We use está (from the verb estar) to talk about the location of a specific thing. Because we are asking about 'the' new street (la calle nueva), we must use está. If we wanted to ask about an unspecific thing, like 'Is there a new street?', we would use hay (¿Hay una calle nueva?).

Why is it calle nueva and not nueva calle?

In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come after the thing they describe. So 'the new street' becomes la calle nueva. Also notice that nueva ends in -a to match the feminine word calle.

Wait, calle is feminine? It ends in an 'e'!

Yes, calle is a feminine word, which is why we use la and nueva with it. Words ending in -e can be tricky because they do not follow the typical -o (masculine) or -a (feminine) patterns. It is always best to memorize them with their matching word for 'the': la calle.

Does the accent mark on está matter?