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Ways of Transportation in Spanish (pt. 1) – Lesson 63
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Transportation, part 1: el coche, la bici, el avión, public transportation like el tren, el autobús and el metro, and how to say by car.
- Cars, bikes, boats and planes
- Public transportation
- At the station: timetable, track, stop
- By car: en coche, on foot: a pie
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Ways of transportation in Spanish: part 1
New blue vocabulary topic: ways of transportation! This topic has 2 parts. And a quick reminder: you don’t have to learn every blue lesson. If this topic is useful for you, stick around. If not, feel free to skip ahead.
Cars, bikes, boats and planes
el coche the car
el taxi the taxi
la motocicleta / la moto the motorcycle / the motorbike
la bicicleta / la bici the bicycle / the bike
el barco the boat
el avión the airplane
Just like in English, Spanish likes to shorten long words: la moto and la bici are what you’ll hear in everyday speech. And remember from lesson 30: in Latin America, a car is often el carro (or el auto in Argentina).
Public transportation
el transporte público public transportation
el tren the train
el autobús the bus
el metro the subway / the metro
The bus has a few different names depending on where you are. El autobús is understood everywhere, but you’ll also hear el bus, el camión (Mexico) and el colectivo (Argentina).
At the station
el horario the timetable
la vía the track
la vía del tren the train track
la parada the stop
la próxima parada the next stop
At a train station in Spain you might hear: El tren llega a la vía dos (The train arrives on track two). And on the bus or metro: Próxima parada… (Next stop…). We saw próxima in lesson 38.
How do you get there?
Voy al trabajo en coche. I go to work by car.
Voy en bici. I go by bike.
Voy a pie. I go on foot.
(Wes’s tip)
To say by car, bus or train, Spanish uses en: en coche, en autobús, en tren, en avión. The one exception: a pie (on foot).
Recap: transportation (part 1)
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el coche | the car |
| el taxi | the taxi |
| la moto | the motorbike |
| la bici | the bike |
| el barco | the boat |
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1. Say “I go to work by train”.
Voy al trabajo en tren.
2. Say “I go by bike”.
Voy en bici.
3. Ask where the bus stop is.
¿Dónde está la parada del autobús?
4. Ask what time the train leaves.
¿A qué hora sale el tren?
5. Say “I prefer public transportation”.
Prefiero el transporte público.
Quiz: transportation (part 1)
8 questions. ¡Próxima parada: el quiz!
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