A platform that changed at the last minute in Spanish

1. 1
   andén/anˈden/

   platformnoun

   Raised floor at a station where you wait to board.
2. 2
   altavoz/altaˈbos/

   loudspeakernoun

   Device that makes a sound loud enough to be heard far away.
3. 3
   anuncio/aˈnunsjo/

   announcementnoun

   Message someone says out loud so everyone finds out about something.
4. 4

   letrerosign

5. 5

   cambiarto change

6. 6

   confundirto mix up

7. 7

   prisahurry

8. 8

   correrto run

9. 9

   empujarto push

10. 10

    nerviosonervous

The sentences3 of 10

1. ¿Sabes si el autobús sale de este andén?

   Do you know if the bus leaves from this platform?

2. No entendí nada, el altavoz se oye muy mal.

   I didn't catch any of that, the loudspeaker sounds terrible.

3. ¿Alcanzaste a oír el anuncio del altavoz?

   Did you manage to hear the announcement over the loudspeaker?

Pronunciation

• andén/anˈden/

  The accent mark decides it: the stress falls on den, an-DÉN, not on the a.

• altavoz/altaˈbos/

  The v sounds just like a b and the z sounds like an s: al-ta-BOS, with the stress at the end.

• anuncio/aˈnunsjo/

  The c sounds like an s and -cio is a single syllable: a-NUN-sio.

Questions

How do you say 'platform' in Spanish for a bus or train station?

Andén, a raised floor at a station where you wait to board.

How do you ask if the bus leaves from this platform?

You can say '¿Sabes si el autobús sale de este andén?'.