Learn Spanish (Spain): En el centro casi nunca respiras aire puro. - You almost never breathe pure air downtown.

En el centro casi nunca respiras aire puro.

You almost never breathe pure air downtown.

Breakdown of En el centro casi nunca respiras aire puro.

in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)

Questions & Answers about En el centro casi nunca respiras aire puro.

Why isn't there a no before the verb here?

Because the negative phrase casi nunca (almost never) comes before the verb respiras. In Spanish, if a negative word goes in front of the verb, you don't use no. If it came after, you would need the double negative: no respiras casi nunca.

Is respiras talking to a specific person?

It can, but here it acts as a general 'you'. Just like in English, Spanish often uses the informal tú form to mean 'people in general' or 'one'.

Why is 'downtown' translated as el centro?

El centro literally translates to 'the center' (the city center). In Spain, this is the standard way to refer to the downtown area of a city.