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Buying a bus ticket in Spanish.

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Spanish Phrases for Buying a Train Ticket

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Starting the Purchase

Hola, quisiera comprar un billete de tren.

Translation: Hello, I would like to buy a train ticket.

¿A dónde quiere ir?

Translation: Where would you like to go?

Vocabulary

  • hola - hello
    Grammar: Interjection used as a greeting.
  • billete de tren - train ticket
    Grammar: Compound noun, "billete" (ticket) + "tren" (train).
  • querer - to want
    Grammar: Verb, conjugated as "quisiera" in subjunctive for politeness.
  • dónde - where
    Grammar: Interrogative adverb for location or destination.
  • ir - to go
    Grammar: Verb, conjugated as "quiere" in present tense, third person singular.

Test Your Knowledge

What does "hola" mean?

Choosing Destination and Time

Quiero ir a Madrid.

Translation: I want to go to Madrid.

¿A qué hora quiere salir?

Translation: What time would you like to leave?

Querría salir a las 14:00.

Translation: I would like to leave at 2:00 PM.

Vocabulary

  • Madrid - Madrid
    Grammar: Proper noun, no article needed in this context.
  • a qué hora - at what time
    Grammar: Interrogative phrase, "qué" used with "hora" for time.
  • salir - to leave
    Grammar: Verb, conjugated as "salir" in infinitive or "querría salir" in conditional.
  • hora - hour/time
    Grammar: Feminine noun, used in time expressions.

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What does "a qué hora" mean?

Ticket Type and Payment

De acuerdo, ¿ida o ida y vuelta?

Translation: Okay, one-way or round-trip?

Solo ida, por favor.

Translation: Just a one-way ticket, please.

¿Paga en efectivo o con tarjeta?

Translation: Will you pay in cash or by card?

Voy a pagar con tarjeta.

Translation: I will pay by card.

Vocabulary

  • de acuerdo - okay
    Grammar: Expression for agreement.
  • ida - one-way
    Grammar: Noun, refers to a one-way trip.
  • ida y vuelta - round-trip
    Grammar: Compound phrase, "ida" (go) + "vuelta" (return).
  • en efectivo - in cash
    Grammar: Prepositional phrase, "efectivo" means cash.
  • con tarjeta - by card
    Grammar: Prepositional phrase, "tarjeta" refers to credit/debit card.
  • pagar - to pay
    Grammar: Verb, conjugated as "paga" in present tense or "voy a pagar" in near future.

Test Your Knowledge

What does "ida" mean?

General Vocabulary

Aquí tiene su billete. ¡Buen viaje!

Translation: Here’s your ticket. Have a good trip!

¿Hay otro tren a otra hora?

Translation: Is there another train at a different time?

Vocabulary

  • aquí tiene - here is
    Grammar: Expression used to present something.
  • billete - ticket
    Grammar: Masculine noun, possessive "su" agrees in gender/number.
  • buen viaje - have a good trip
    Grammar: Fixed expression, "buen" agrees with "viaje."
  • hay - there is
    Grammar: Present tense of "haber" for existence.
  • otro - another
    Grammar: Adjective, used to indicate a different option.

Test Your Knowledge

What does "buen viaje" mean?

Full Dialogue

Spanish:

A: Hola, quisiera comprar un billete de tren.

B: ¿A dónde quiere ir?

A: Quiero ir a Madrid.

B: ¿A qué hora quiere salir?

A: Querría salir a las 14:00.

B: De acuerdo, ¿ida o ida y vuelta?

A: Solo ida, por favor.

B: ¿Paga en efectivo o con tarjeta?

A: Voy a pagar con tarjeta.

B: Aquí tiene su billete. ¡Buen viaje!

Translation:

A: Hello, I would like to buy a train ticket.

B: Where would you like to go?

A: I want to go to Madrid.

B: What time would you like to leave?

A: I would like to leave at 2:00 PM.

B: Okay, one-way or round-trip?

A: Just a one-way ticket, please.

B: Will you pay in cash or by card?

A: I will pay by card.

B: Here’s your ticket. Have a good trip!

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