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Getting on the right bus in Spanish

You've been on the corner for ten minutes and three buses have already gone by, but you don't know which one drops you near the hotel.

The phrase

¿Cada cuánto pasa este camión por aquí?
How often does this bus come by here?

10 words10 sentences

The ten words3 of 10

  1. 1
    camión/kaˈmjon/

    busnoun

    A large vehicle that carries many people around the city, stopping along the way.

  2. 2
    parada/paˈɾada/

    stopnoun

    A marked place where transport stops so people can get on or off.

  3. 3
    ruta/ˈruta/

    routenoun

    The path you follow to get from one place to another.

  4. 4

    choferdriver

  5. 5

    letrerosign

  6. 6

    subirto get on

  7. 7

    preguntarto ask

  8. 8

    transbordarto transfer

  9. 9

    llenofull

  10. 10

    siguientenext

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The sentences3 of 10

  1. ¿Cada cuánto pasa este camión por aquí?

    How often does this bus come by here?

  2. La parada está a dos cuadras de aquí.

    The stop is two blocks from here.

  3. ¿Esta ruta te deja cerca del hotel?

    Does this route drop you near the hotel?

Pronunciation

  • camión/kaˈmjon/

    The stress falls on the last syllable, and -mión is one syllable: ka-MIÓN.

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Questions

How do I ask the driver if the bus goes near my hotel?
You can say '¿Esta ruta te deja cerca del hotel?' or ask them directly.
What does 'transbordar' mean?
It means to switch from one form of transport to another to continue your trip.

The same situation in English, Portuguese, Italian, French, German.

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