Top 50 phrases to get by Mexico (Advanced): Getting around and shopping
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Key Phrases
¿Dónde está la parada del autobús?
Where is the bus stop?
¿Cuánto cuesta?
How much does it cost?
¿Me puede ayudar?
Can you help me?
Skills You'll Learn
Ask for directions and use public transportation
Pedir direcciones y usar el transporte público
Handle basic shopping and payment situations
Manejar situaciones básicas de compras y pago
Ask for help and manage everyday travel needs
Pedir ayuda y resolver necesidades cotidianas de viaje
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
¿Dónde está la parada del autobús?
DON-day eh-STAH lah pah-RAH-dah del ow-toh-BOOS
Where is the bus stop?
¿Dónde está la estación del metro?
DON-day eh-STAH lah eh-stah-SYON del MEH-troh
Where is the subway station?
¿Cuánto cuesta el boleto?
KWAN-toh KWEHS-tah el boh-LEH-toh
How much is the ticket?
💬 [boleto] is a common word for a ticket in Mexico. In other places you may hear [billete] or [pasaje], so don't expect one single word everywhere.
See breakdown →Un boleto, por favor.
oon boh-LEH-toh por fah-BOR
One ticket, please.
🇲🇽 This is natural for buying a bus or metro ticket at a window. In many bigger-city systems now, though, you may need to buy or reload a transit card instead of asking for a single paper ticket.
See breakdown →Quiero ir al centro.
KYEH-roh eer ahl SEN-troh
I want to go to the center.
💬 [al] is the usual contraction of [a el], so [ir al centro] is literally "go to the center." The same happens in [voy al aeropuerto].
See breakdown →¿Este autobús va al aeropuerto?
EHS-teh ow-toh-BOOS bah ahl ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh
Does this bus go to the airport?
¿A qué hora sale?
ah keh OR-ah SAH-leh
At what time does it leave?
¿A qué hora llega?
ah keh OR-ah YEH-gah
At what time does it arrive?
Avíseme cuando lleguemos, por favor.
ah-BEE-seh-meh KWAN-doh yeh-GEH-mohs por fah-BOR
Please let me know when we arrive.
💬 [Avíseme] means "let me know," with [me] attached to the end. You can reuse that pattern with polite commands like [dígame] "tell me" or [espéreme] "wait for me."
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