WORD LIST: TRANSPORTATION BASIC WORDS
THE BASICS
SIGNS
autobús = bus
entrada = entrance
tren = train
salida = exits
metro = metro
equipaje = luggage
tram = tram taxi = taxi aeropuerto = airport
STATIONS estación = station
RENFE = train station
estación de tren = train station
estación de autobús = bus station
STEP #1 - GET INFORMATION
QUESTION #1 Cuando es + what/when + hasta + where? = When is + what/when + to + where?
HELPFUL PHRASES el próximo = the next
hoy = today
el más rápido = the fastest
mañana = tomorrow
el primer = the first
QUESTION #2 Cuánto cuesta? = How much does it cost?
QUESTION #3 Cuánto tiempo dura? = How much time does it last?
STEP #2 - BUY TICKET(S)
BUY TICKET(S) #tickets + para + what/when + hasta + where = # tickets + for + what/when + to + where
STEP #3 - FIND YOUR VEHICLE
FIRST GROUP
SECOND GROUP
billete = ticket
vía = platform
pasaporte = passport
coche = car línea = line
QUESTIONS Esto va a...? = This goes to...?
Cuál va a…? = Which goes to...?
Va a...? = It goes to...?
STEP #4 - FIND YOUR SEAT
FIND YOUR SEAT plaza = seat
STEP #5 - GET OFF
EASY WAY Cuántas paradas? = How many stops?
HARD WAY Me dices cuando estamos en...? = Will you tell me when we're at...?
HELPFUL WORDS primera = first
siguiente = next
segunda = second
ENTERING & EXITING A CITY
HELPFUL WORDS centro = center
terminal = terminal
TRAIN VS. BUS
FOR INTERCITY BUSES Qué lado? = What side?
TAXIS
TAXIS taxi = taxi
Cuánto cuesta? = How much does it cost?
libre = free, available
más o menos = more or less
Me llevas a...? = Will you take me to...?
AIRPORTS & AIRPLANES
BASICS
LUGGAGE
aeropuerto = airport
facturar = checked luggage
terminal = terminal
de mano = carry-on luggage
pasaporte = passport
TYPE OF SEAT
WHEN YOU GET OFF
ventana = window
equipaje = luggage
pasillo = aisle
salida = exit
LATIN AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT
IN LATIN AMERICA carro = car
asiento = seat
barco = boat
silla = seat
VANS van, combi, kombi, micro, shuttle = van