How to Say ‘Where can I buy a metro card?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Dónde puedo comprar una tarjeta del metro?
DOHN-deh PWEH-doh kohm-PRAHR OO-nah tahr-HEH-tah del MEH-troh
[DOHN-deh PWEH-doh kohm-PRAHR OO-nah tahr-HEH-tah del MEH-troh]
Phrase Breakdown
Dónde
[DOHN-deh]
where
"Dónde" means "where" and asks for a location.
¿Dónde puedo comprar una tarjeta del metro aquí?
Where can I buy a metro card here?
puedo
[PWEH-doh]
I can
"Puedo" is from "poder" and means "I can."
¿Dónde puedo comprar una tarjeta del metro hoy?
Where can I buy a metro card today?
comprar
[kohm-PRAHR]
buy
"Comprar" means "to buy."
¿Dónde puedo comprar una tarjeta del metro cerca de la estación?
Where can I buy a metro card near the station?
una
[OO-nah]
a / one
"Una" is the feminine form of "a" or "one," used with "tarjeta."
¿Dónde puedo comprar una tarjeta del metro recargable?
Where can I buy a rechargeable metro card?
tarjeta
[tahr-HEH-tah]
card
"Tarjeta" means "card," here referring to a transit card for the metro.
¿Dónde puedo comprar una tarjeta del metro para dos viajes?
Where can I buy a metro card for two rides?
del
[del]
of the
"Del" is a contraction of "de el" and means "of the."
¿Dónde puedo comprar una tarjeta del metro en esta terminal?
Where can I buy a metro card in this terminal?
metro
[MEH-troh]
metro / subway
"Metro" means the subway or urban rail system.
¿Dónde puedo comprar una tarjeta del metro en la entrada?
Where can I buy a metro card at the entrance?
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