Getting around in Spanish
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Spanish words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Spanish phrases in this lesson
- ¿Dónde está el baño?DOHN-deh ehs-TAH ehl BAH-nyoh
- Where is the toilet?
- ¿Cómo llego a...?KOH-moh YEH-goh ah
- How do I get to...?
- A la izquierdaah lah eeth-KYEHR-dah
- To the left
- A la derechaah lah deh-REH-chah
- To the right
- Todo rectoTOH-doh REHK-toh
- Straight ahead
- Aquíah-KEE
- Here
- La estación de trenlah ehs-tah-THYOHN deh trehn
- Train station
- Autobúsow-toh-BOOS
- Bus
- El aeropuertoehl ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh
- Airport
- Un billete, por favoroon bee-YEH-teh por fah-VOR
- One ticket, please
In Spain you will also see "aseos" or "servicios" on signs. In a bar, it is polite to order at least a coffee before using theirs.
Careful: "derecho" in Latin America means straight ahead.
Literally "all straight". The most common direction you will receive, usually with a chopping hand gesture pointing down the street.
Renfe runs the trains; the AVE high-speed lines are superb but book ahead. The bus station is "la estación de autobuses", often the cheaper intercity option.
City buses take contactless cards in most Spanish cities now. The metro exists in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao and Sevilla and is cheap and excellent.
Billete in Spain, boleto in most of Latin America. Return ticket: "ida y vuelta" (EE-dah ee VWEHL-tah), literally going and coming back.
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