Top 50 phrases to get by Spain (Advanced): Getting around and shopping
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Key Phrases
¿Dónde está el metro?
Where is the metro?
¿Cómo llego allí?
How do I get there?
¿Cuánto cuesta?
How much does it cost?
Skills You'll Learn
Asking for directions and finding transport
Pedir direcciones y encontrar transporte
Buying tickets and using public transport
Comprar billetes y usar el transporte público
Shopping, asking prices, and paying
Ir de compras, preguntar precios y pagar
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
¿Dónde está el metro?
DON-day eh-STAH el MEH-tro
Where is the metro?
¿Dónde está la parada de autobús?
DON-day eh-STAH lah pah-RAH-dah deh ow-toh-BOOS
Where is the bus stop?
¿Dónde está la estación de tren?
DON-day eh-STAH lah eh-stah-SYON deh tren
Where is the train station?
¿Cómo llego allí?
KOH-moh YEH-goh ah-YEE
How do I get there?
💬 [Llego] means [I get/arrive], so [¿Cómo llego allí?] is literally [How do I get there?]. You can reuse the same pattern with places: [¿Cómo llego al hotel?].
See breakdown →Todo recto.
TOH-doh REK-toh
Straight ahead.
Gire a la izquierda.
HEE-reh ah lah ees-kyehr-dah
Turn left.
💬 [Gire] is the polite command form used with strangers in Spain, like when giving directions. You'll hear the same pattern in [Siga recto] and [Tome la segunda calle].
See breakdown →Gire a la derecha.
HEE-reh ah lah deh-REH-chah
Turn right.
💬 [Gire] is the polite command form used with strangers in Spain, like when giving directions. You'll hear the same pattern in [Siga recto] and [Tome la segunda calle].
See breakdown →¿Está lejos?
eh-STAH LEH-hos
Is it far?
¿Está cerca?
eh-STAH SEHR-kah
Is it near?
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