SituationWeeks of 20 Sept to 11 Oct
Travelling by bus
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Buying a ticket for the express bus
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.
FreeA platform that changed at the last minute
You're standing on platform 7 with your suitcase when the loudspeaker says your bus now leaves from platform 12, and you have five minutes.
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Buying a ticket for the express bus
- boletoticket/boˈleto/A piece of paper you buy to be able to travel or enter a place.
- directoexpress/diˈɾekto/Going from one point to another without stops or detours.
- taquillaticket booth/taˈkiʝa/A small stand in a station where tickets are sold.
- horarioschedule/oˈɾaɾjo/A list of the times something leaves, arrives or begins.
- salidadeparture/saˈlida/The moment someone or something leaves a place.
- andénplatform/anˈden/The raised floor of a station where you wait to board.
- efectivocash/efekˈtibo/Money in bills and coins, not by card or transfer.
- cambiochange/ˈkambjo/The money given back to you when you pay with more than something costs.
- esperarto wait/espeˈɾaɾ/To stay in a place until something or someone arrives.
- bajarto get off/baˈxaɾ/To leave a vehicle or a high place to reach the ground.
Questions
- How do you ask for a bus ticket in Spanish?
- You say "¿Me da un boleto para el próximo directo?", which asks for a ticket on the next express bus.
- How do you say "express bus" in Spanish?
- It's "el directo", the bus that goes straight through without stopping in every town.
- How do you ask what time the bus leaves in Spanish?
- You ask "¿A qué hora es la salida del próximo directo?"
- Can you pay for a bus ticket with cash?
- Yes, you can ask "¿Puedo pagar el boleto en efectivo o necesito tarjeta?" to check.
- What's the word for bus platform in Spanish?
- "andén" is the platform where you wait to board.