How do I ask for a bus ticket in Spanish?

You say 'boleto', as in '¿Me da un boleto para el próximo directo?'

How do I say 'platform' in Spanish?

It's 'andén', like in 'El directo sale del andén tres, según el horario.'

You say 'No traigo cambio, nada más un billete grande.'

You arrive at the terminal with twenty minutes to spare and want a ticket for the next express, not the one that stops in every town.

¿Me da un boleto para el próximo directo?

Can I get a ticket for the next express?

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boleto/boˈleto/
ticketnoun
A piece of paper you buy to be able to travel or enter a place.
directo/diˈɾekto/
expressadjective
Going from one point to another without stops or detours.
taquilla/taˈkiʝa/
ticket boothnoun
A small stand in a station where tickets are sold.
horario/oˈɾaɾjo/
schedulenoun
A list of the times something leaves, arrives or begins.
salida/saˈlida/
departurenoun
The moment someone or something leaves a place.
andén/anˈden/
platformnoun
The raised floor of a station where you wait to board.
efectivo/efekˈtibo/
cashnoun
Money in bills and coins, not by card or transfer.
cambio/ˈkambjo/
changenoun
The money given back to you when you pay with more than something costs.
esperar/espeˈɾaɾ/
to waitverb
To stay in a place until something or someone arrives.
bajar/baˈxaɾ/
to get offverb
To leave a vehicle or a high place to reach the ground.

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¿Me da un boleto para el próximo directo?
Can I get a ticket for the next express?
El directo no para en ningún pueblo, ¿verdad?
The express doesn't stop in any towns, right?
Voy a la taquilla y te alcanzo aquí.
I'll go to the ticket booth and catch up with you here.
El horario está pegado junto a la taquilla.
The schedule is posted right next to the ticket booth.
¿A qué hora es la salida del próximo directo?
What time does the next express leave?
El directo sale del andén tres, según el horario.
The express leaves from platform three, according to the schedule.
¿Puedo pagar el boleto en efectivo o necesito tarjeta?
Can I pay for the ticket in cash, or do I need a card?
No traigo cambio, nada más un billete grande.
I don't have change, only a large bill.
¿Tenemos que esperar en el andén o aquí?
Do we have to wait on the platform or here?
¿En qué parada me toca bajar del autobús?
Which stop do I get off at?

taquilla/taˈkiʝa/
The ll sounds like a y and the qu sounds like a k: ta-KI-ya, with the stress on the second syllable.
horario/oˈɾaɾjo/
The h is silent and -rio is said as one syllable: o-RA-rio.
andén/anˈden/
The written accent rules: the stress falls on den, an-DÉN, not on the a.
efectivo/efekˈtibo/
The v sounds just like a b, and the stress falls on -ti-.
cambio/ˈkambjo/
The stress falls on cam-, and -bio is said in one go, as a single syllable.
bajar/baˈxaɾ/
The j scrapes in the throat and the stress falls at the end: ba-JAR.

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How do I ask for a bus ticket in Spanish?: You say 'boleto', as in '¿Me da un boleto para el próximo directo?'
How do I say 'platform' in Spanish?: It's 'andén', like in 'El directo sale del andén tres, según el horario.'
How do I say I don't have change?: You say 'No traigo cambio, nada más un billete grande.'

The same situation in Portuguese.

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