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Llevo el coche al mecánico.

Llevo el coche al mecánico.
I take the car to the mechanic.
From Lesson 96:Jobs and workplaces (el mecánico, el despacho)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Llevo el coche al mecánico.

Why do we use llevo here instead of tomo for 'I take'?
In Spanish, tomar means 'to take' in the sense of grabbing an object, catching a bus, or having a drink. When you mean 'to take' as in transporting or carrying something from one place to another, you must use llevar.
Why does the sentence say al instead of a el?
Whenever the preposition a (to) is followed immediately by the masculine word for 'the' (el), they smash together to form the contraction al. You must always combine them unless El is part of a capitalized proper name.
Is mecánico referring to the person or the repair shop?
The word mecánico literally refers to the person (the mechanic). However, just like in English, saying you are taking your car to the mechanic naturally implies you are taking it to their workshop (el taller).
Why isn't there a 'personal a' before el coche?
The 'personal a' is only required when the direct object of a sentence is a specific person or a beloved pet. Since el coche (the car) is an inanimate object, you just say el coche without an a in front of it.

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