Spanish Phrase
Te puedo indicar cómo llegar.
Meaning
Literally, ‘I can indicate to you how to arrive.’ In everyday English it translates to ‘I can tell you how to get there.’ The phrase is useful when offering directions or helping someone navigate a city.
When to use
Use this sentence when a friend, tourist, or colleague asks for directions, or when you want to proactively offer help finding a place. It’s polite and slightly formal, suitable for both casual and semi‑formal contexts.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Tepuedoindicarcómollegar
Indirect object pronoun (te)
‘Te’ replaces the person you are speaking to and goes before the conjugated verb or attached to an infinitive.
Poder + infinitive
‘Puedo’ (I can) is followed by an infinitive verb to express ability or permission.
Indirect question (cómo)
‘Cómo’ with an accent introduces an indirect question meaning ‘how’. It never takes a question mark in the middle of a sentence.
Infinitive as complement (indicar, llegar)
Both ‘indicar’ and ‘llegar’ stay in infinitive form because they are governed by ‘puedo’.
🗨In Conversation
¿Sabes dónde está la estación de tren?
Do you know where the train station is?
Sí, te puedo indicar cómo llegar.
Yes, I can tell you how to get there.
✕Common Mistakes
Te puedo indicar como llegar.
Missing accent changes the meaning to ‘as’ or ‘like’ instead of the interrogative ‘how’.
Te puedes indicar cómo llegar.
‘Puedes’ means ‘you can’; the subject should be ‘I’, so use ‘puedo’.
Te puedo indicas cómo llegar.
After ‘puedo’ the verb must stay in infinitive; ‘indicas’ is a conjugated form.
Puedo indicar te cómo llegar.
The pronoun ‘te’ should stay before the conjugated verb; placing it after ‘indicar’ is incorrect.
↔Alternatives
Puedo decirte cómo llegar.
I can tell you how to get there.
Te enseño cómo llegar.
I'll show you how to get there.
Te muestro el camino.
I'll show you the way.
Cultural Tip
In Spanish‑speaking countries it’s common to give directions using landmarks (e.g., ‘gira a la derecha en la farmacia’) rather than street numbers. When you say ‘Te puedo indicar cómo llegar,’ you’re offering a helpful, courteous tone that native speakers appreciate, especially with strangers.