Car Rental & Driving

1. Quixera arrendar un coche por X díes.

   I would like to rent a car for X days.

   Usage

   To open a booking at a rental desk; replace X with the number of days

   Grammar Note

   "To rent" is arrendar, not Spanish alquilar, and the plural of "day" is díes (-es). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

2. ¿Qué inclúi'l preciu?

   What does the price include?

   Usage

   To check what the rental fee covers, such as insurance or an extra driver

   Grammar Note

   The accent in inclúi sits on ú. El contracts to 'l after the verb (inclúi'l), and "price" is preciu. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

3. ¿Tien GPS el coche?

   Does the car have GPS?

   Usage

   To ask whether the rental car has a GPS

   Grammar Note

   The 3rd person of tener is tien. Putting the subject el coche at the end is the same word order as in Spanish. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

4. ¿Cuáles son les opciones de seguru?

   What are the insurance options?

   Usage

   To ask which insurance options and levels of cover are available

   Grammar Note

   The feminine plural article is les, not Spanish las. "Insurance" is seguru, with -u instead of Spanish -o (seguro). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

5. ¿Tengo que tornar el coche col depósitu enllenu?

   Do I have to return the car with a full tank?

   Usage

   To check whether the fuel tank must be full when you return the car

   Grammar Note

   "To return" is tornar. Do not use devolver, which means "to vomit" in Asturian. Con plus el contracts to col, and "full" is enllenu. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

6. ¿Hai un llímite de quilómetros?

   Is there a mileage limit?

   Usage

   To check whether the rental has a cap on distance driven

   Grammar Note

   "Limit" is llímite, starting with ll-, and the kilometre is quilómetru (plural quilómetros). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

7. ¿Ónde ta la gasolinera más cercana?

   Where is the nearest petrol station?

   Usage

   To find the closest station for refuelling before returning the car

   Grammar Note

   "Where" is ónde, not Spanish dónde, and location takes estar (ta). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

8. ¿Puedo pasar la frontera con esti coche?

   Can I cross the border with this car?

   Usage

   To check whether the contract allows taking the car into a neighbouring country

   Grammar Note

   "To cross" is pasar here, and "this" (masculine) is esti. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

9. ¿Hai peaxes nesta ruta?

   Are there tolls on this route?

   Usage

   To check whether the route has toll roads or toll booths

   Grammar Note

   "Toll" is peaxe, where Spanish peaje has j. En plus esta contracts to nesta. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

10. ¿Cuáles son les normes pa aparcar equí?

    What are the parking rules here?

    Usage

    To ask about street parking rules, time limits and fees

    Grammar Note

    Les is the feminine plural article and pa the short form of para. "Here" is equí, not Spanish aquí. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

11. Quixera tornar el coche enantes de tiempu.

    I would like to return the car early.

    Usage

    To say you need to bring the car back earlier than agreed

    Grammar Note

    "Before" is enantes, not Spanish antes, and "to return" is tornar (devolver means "to vomit"). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

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