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Ways of Transportation in Spanish (pt. 2) – Lesson 65
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Transportation, part 2: stations, stops and the gas station, the verbs caminar, conducir and volar, and phrases for getting around.
- Stations, lines and stops
- The gas station
- Caminar, conducir, volar
- What time does the next train leave?
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Ways of transportation in Spanish: part 2
In part 1 we learned the ways of transportation: el coche, el tren, el autobús and more. Today we finish the topic with stations, the gas station, and the verbs you need to get around.
The ticket
el billete the ticket (Spain)
el boleto the ticket (Latin America)
el tiquete the ticket (Colombia, Central America)
A bit of repetition from the travel lesson: three words, same meaning. It just depends on where you are.
Stations, lines and stops
la estación de tren the train station
la línea de metro the metro line
la parada de autobús the bus stop
Spanish builds these with de: “the station of train”, “the line of metro”, “the stop of bus”. The same pattern as zumo de naranja!
The gas station
la gasolinera the gas station
la estación de servicio the gas station (service station)
la gasolina gasoline / fuel
Important to know if you’re driving and running low! Gasolinera comes from gasolina. Estación de servicio is literally “station of service”. In some Latin American countries you’ll also hear la bomba or la gasolinería.
Verbs for getting around
| Verb | Meaning | yo | nosotros |
|---|---|---|---|
| caminar | to walk | camino | caminamos |
| conducir | to drive | conduzco | conducimos |
| volar | to fly | vuelo | volamos |
Caminar is a regular -ar verb, so with the trick from lesson 37 you can conjugate it right away.
Conducir is irregular in the yo form: conduzco. And volar is a stem-changing verb (o → ue), just like poder: vuelo, vuelas, vuela, but volamos. Remember el vuelo (the flight)? Same word!
(Wes’s tip)
In Latin America, “to drive” is usually manejar instead of conducir: manejo, manejas, maneja… And it’s regular!
Useful phrases
La próxima parada es… The next stop is…
¿A qué hora sale el próximo tren? What time does the next train leave?
¿Cómo llego a… en bici? How do I get to… by bike?
¿Cómo llego a… en coche? How do I get to… by car?
Sale comes from salir (to leave, to go out). And remember: “by bike” and “by car” use en: en bici, en coche.
Recap: transportation (part 2)
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el billete / el boleto | the ticket |
| la estación de tren | the train station |
| la línea de metro | the metro line |
| la parada de autobús | the bus stop |
| la gasolinera | the gas station |
+ 6 more words & phrases
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1. Ask where the gas station is.
¿Dónde está la gasolinera?
2. Ask where the bus stop is.
¿Dónde está la parada de autobús?
3. Say “I walk to work”.
Camino al trabajo.
4. Say “I drive to work” (Spain).
Conduzco al trabajo.
5. Ask what time the next train leaves.
¿A qué hora sale el próximo tren?
6. Ask how to get to the beach by bike.
¿Cómo llego a la playa en bici?
Quiz: transportation (part 2)
8 questions to finish the topic.
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