ir de marcha
to go out partying / to go clubbing / to hit the town
Pronunciation
/iɾ de ˈmaɾ.tʃa/
Cultural Note
'Marcha' literally means 'march' or 'gear,' but in nightlife slang it means 'party energy.' A city 'con mucha marcha' has great nightlife. 'Ir de marcha' means to go out partying — and in Spain, that means leaving the house at midnight, arriving at the club at 2 AM, and maybe getting home at 7 AM for churros con chocolate. Spanish nightlife starts absurdly late by Northern European standards. 'La movida madrileña' of the 1980s cemented Madrid's reputation as Europe's party capital, and 'marcha' was at the heart of that cultural explosion.
📝 Example Sentences
Los sábados siempre salimos de marcha hasta las seis de la mañana.
On Saturdays we always go out partying until six in the morning.
Madrid tiene mucha marcha, la noche no para nunca.
Madrid has a great nightlife, the night never stops.