Public Transport

1. ¿Qué autobús va al centru de la ciudá?

   Which bus goes to the city center?

   Usage

   Asking a driver or another passenger which line goes to the town center

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Centru ends in -u and ciudá drops the final d and ends in á. A + el contracts to al

2. ¿Cuántes parades hai hasta la estación?

   How many stops are there to the station?

   Usage

   Checking how many stops remain so that you do not miss yours

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Feminine plurals end in -es (parades) and the question word is cuántes. There is/are is hai for singular and plural, not Spanish hay

3. Déxeme baxar equí, por favor

   Please let me off here

   Usage

   Politely telling a bus or taxi driver where you want to get off

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Dexar can mean to let or allow, and its x is read /ʃ/. Baxar has x where Spanish bajar has j. Adding me moves the stress mark to déxeme

4. ¿Ta ocupáu esti asientu?

   Is this seat taken?

   Usage

   Checking on a train or bus whether you may take the seat

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. This is esti, not Spanish este. Asientu and ocupáu both end in -u

5. ¿A qué hora ye l'últimu autobús?

   What time is the last bus?

   Usage

   Checking before a night out how late the last bus runs

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Últimu ends in -u. The article el becomes l' before a vowel

6. ¿Ónde puedo mercar un billete?

   Where can I buy a ticket?

   Usage

   Asking where the ticket office or machine is at a station or terminal

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. To buy is mercar, not Spanish comprar. Billete is masculine

7. ¿Esti autobús para nel mercáu?

   Does this bus stop at the market?

   Usage

   Checking before boarding whether the bus stops near where you want to go

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Nel is the contraction of en + el. Mercáu ends in -áu, not Spanish mercado

8. ¿Hai una ruta direuta?

   Is there a direct route?

   Usage

   Asking whether you can get there without changing

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Direuta is the feminine of direutu, not Spanish directa. There is is hai

9. ¿Cuántu dura'l viaxe?

   How long does the journey take?

   Usage

   Checking before you board how long the trip will be

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. The x in viaxe is read /ʃ/ (not Spanish j in viaje). The article el shrinks to 'l after dura

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