Spanish Phrases for Buying a Train Ticket
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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