Traveling
Buy tickets, ask prices and move around airports and stations
Context
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María
Buenos días. Quiero un pasaje a Valparaíso.
Good morning. I want a ticket to Valparaíso.
Empleado
¿De ida y vuelta? ¿Para cuándo?
Round trip? For when?
María
Solo ida, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta?
One way, please. How much does it cost?
Empleado
Cinco mil pesos. El bus sale de la estación a las tres.
Five thousand pesos. The bus leaves from the station at three.
María
¿Y dónde queda la puerta de embarque?
And where is the boarding gate?
Empleado
Al final del pasillo, a la derecha.
At the end of the hallway, on the right.
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Vocabulary
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el pasaje
Compré un pasaje a Santiago.
In Latin America 'pasaje' is a ticket; 'boleto' is also common.
the ticket
Save¿Cuánto cuesta?
¿Cuánto cuesta el pasaje?
Use '¿Cuánto cuesta?' for one thing and '¿Cuánto cuestan?' for several.
How much does it cost?
Savela salida
La salida del avión es a las nueve.
Salida can mean both 'exit' and 'departure'. Context tells you which.
the departure / exit
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Asking about prices with '¿Cuánto cuesta?'
'¿Cuánto cuesta?' asks the price of one thing; '¿Cuánto cuestan?' for several. Answer with 'cuesta/cuestan + number'.
— ¿Cuánto cuesta el pasaje? — Cuesta cinco mil pesos.
You can also ask '¿Cuánto vale?' which means the same thing.
The verb 'salir' (to leave) and place words
'Salir' means 'to leave' or 'to depart'. Use 'de' + place to say where something leaves from. Use 'en' + place to say where something is.
El tren sale de la estación. La puerta está en el aeropuerto.
'Quedar' also means 'to be located': '¿Dónde queda la estación?'
Interactive practice
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What does she want?
Listen and choose the correct option.
What does María want?
Ask the price
Write the missing word to complete the question (accents optional).
Accents optional: write "como estas" and it works.
Match travel words
Connect each Spanish word with its English meaning.
Buy a ticket out loud
Listen, pause and repeat the ticket-buying phrase.
Quiero un pasaje de ida y vuelta. ¿Cuánto cuesta?
I want a round-trip ticket. How much does it cost?
Listen, pause and repeat out loud. Repeat 3 times until it sounds natural.
Pronunciation trainer
Ask for a ticket
Write a sentence asking for a one-way ticket to the airport.
Write a Spanish sentence asking for a one-way ticket to the airport.
Suggested answer: Quiero un pasaje solo ida al aeropuerto.
Where is the gate?
Listen and choose where the boarding gate is.
Where is the boarding gate?
Which kind of ticket?
Write the phrase meaning 'round trip' (accents optional).
Accents optional: write "como estas" and it works.
Final quiz
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