A2 · 42 words
Travel and transport in Spanish
Ticket, platform, room — and what the announcement says.
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From these 42 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
Every means of transport takes en — en tren, en avión, en coche — and only going on foot is different, a pie. One verb here has no English counterpart at all. Tardar means to take time, and it is the verb of the question a traveller asks most: ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar?, el tren tarda tres horas. English reuses « to take », a verb that already does a dozen other jobs, and then needs a dummy « it » to hold the sentence up.
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Verb (8)
viajarto travelVerbA2
Viajamos en tren siempre que podemos.We travel by train whenever we can.
reservarto bookVerbA2
Reservé la habitación por internet.I booked the room online.
conducirto driveVerbA2
No me gusta conducir de noche.I do not like driving at night.
aparcarto parkVerbA2
Aquí no se puede aparcar.You cannot park here.
cogerto take (a bus, a train)VerbA2
Cojo el metro todos los días.I take the underground every day.
perderto miss; to loseVerbA2
Perdimos el último tren.We missed the last train.
tardarto take (time)VerbA2
¿Cuánto se tarda en llegar?How long does it take to get there?
alojarseto stayVerbA2
Nos alojamos cerca del centro.We are staying near the centre.
Phrase (1)
la ida y vueltareturn, there and backPhraseA2
¿Ida o ida y vuelta?Single or return?
Noun (m) (19)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
el viajethe journeyNoun (m)A2
El viaje dura tres horas.The journey takes three hours.
el trenthe trainNoun (m)A2
El tren sale del andén cuatro.The train leaves from platform four.
el andénthe platformNoun (m)A2
¿De qué andén sale?Which platform does it leave from?
el aviónthe planeNoun (m)A2
El avión aterriza a las seis.The plane lands at six.
el vuelothe flightNoun (m)A2
El vuelo tiene retraso.The flight is delayed.
el autobústhe busNoun (m)A2
Cogemos el autobús número ocho.We take the number eight bus.
el metrothe undergroundNoun (m)A2
En metro tardas quince minutos.It takes fifteen minutes on the underground.
el cochethe carNoun (m)A2
Dejamos el coche en el aparcamiento.We left the car in the car park.
el billetethe ticketNoun (m)A2
Un billete de ida y vuelta, por favor.A return ticket, please.
el horariothe timetableNoun (m)A2
Mira el horario en la pantalla.Look at the timetable on the screen.
el retrasothe delayNoun (m)A2
Llevamos veinte minutos de retraso.We are twenty minutes late.
el equipajethe luggageNoun (m)A2
¿Lleva equipaje de mano?Do you have any hand luggage?
el mapathe mapNoun (m)A2
¿Tiene un mapa de la ciudad?Do you have a map of the city?
el pasaportethe passportNoun (m)A2
Enséñeme el pasaporte, por favor.Show me your passport, please.
el segurothe insuranceNoun (m)A2
¿Tiene seguro de viaje?Do you have travel insurance?
el barcothe boat, the shipNoun (m)A2
Fuimos en barco hasta la isla.We went to the island by boat.
el asientothe seatNoun (m)A2
Mi asiento es el doce B.My seat is twelve B.
el destinothe destinationNoun (m)A2
Nuestro destino es Granada.Our destination is Granada.
el alberguethe hostelNoun (m)A2
Dormimos en un albergue muy barato.We slept in a very cheap hostel.
Noun (f) (14)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
la llegadathe arrivalNoun (f)A2
La llegada está prevista a las nueve.The arrival is scheduled for nine.
la salidathe departure; the exitNoun (f)A2
La salida es por la puerta de atrás.The exit is through the back door.
la maletathe suitcaseNoun (f)A2
Todavía no he hecho la maleta.I have not packed the suitcase yet.
la mochilathe rucksackNoun (f)A2
Solo llevo una mochila.I only have a rucksack with me.
la reservathe bookingNoun (f)A2
Tengo una reserva a nombre de Weber.I have a booking in the name of Weber.
la recepciónthe receptionNoun (f)A2
Pregunte en recepción.Ask at reception.
la carreterathe roadNoun (f)A2
La carretera está cortada.The road is closed.
la autopistathe motorwayNoun (f)A2
Por la autopista se tarda menos.It takes less time on the motorway.
la gasolinerathe petrol stationNoun (f)A2
Paramos en la próxima gasolinera.We will stop at the next petrol station.
la aduanacustomsNoun (f)A2
No hay aduana dentro de la Unión Europea.There are no customs inside the European Union.
la ventanillathe ticket windowNoun (f)A2
Los billetes se compran en la ventanilla tres.Tickets are sold at window three.
la escalathe stopoverNoun (f)A2
El vuelo hace escala en Lisboa.The flight has a stopover in Lisbon.
la excursiónthe trip, the excursionNoun (f)A2
Mañana hacemos una excursión a la sierra.Tomorrow we are making a trip to the mountains.
la furgonetathe vanNoun (f)A2
Alquilamos una furgoneta para la mudanza.We hired a van for the move.
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This list belongs to Transport and travel — ten lists and 463 words that can also be practised as a whole.