Transportation

1. ¿Ónde ta l'estación del metro?

   Where is the metro station?

   Usage

   Asking where the nearest metro station is

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Location uses tar (ta). Estación is feminine; la elides to l' before a vowel

2. Un billete pa Madrid, por favor.

   One ticket to Madrid, please

   Usage

   Asking for a ticket by naming the destination

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Pa means to or for and corresponds to Spanish para. Billete is masculine

3. ¿A qué hora sal el próximu tren?

   What time does the next train leave?

   Usage

   Asking at the station when the next train departs

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Próximu is the masculine form; the -o of Spanish próximo becomes -u

4. ¿Pue llamame un taxi, por favor?

   Could you call me a taxi, please?

   Usage

   Politely asking hotel or shop staff to order a taxi

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. The pronoun me attaches to the infinitive: llamame. The 3rd person of poder is pue

5. ¿Ta lloñe d'equí?

   Is it far from here?

   Usage

   Asking whether a place is within walking distance

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Equí means here; de + equí contracts to d'equí

6. ¿Hai un autobús al aeropuertu?

   Is there a bus to the airport?

   Usage

   Asking how to get to the airport

   Grammar Note

   "There is" is hai, not Spanish hay. Aeropuertu ends in -u

7. Xira a la derecha nel semáforu.

   Turn right at the traffic light

   Usage

   Giving directions to turn right at the traffic light

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Xirar corresponds to Spanish girar. Nel is the contraction of en + el

8. Quixera arrendar un coche.

   I would like to rent a car

   Usage

   Politely saying you want to rent a car

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Quixera is the polite wish form corresponding to Spanish quisiera

9. ¿Cuántu cuesta'l viaxe al centru?

   How much does the journey to the city centre cost?

   Usage

   Asking the fare to the city centre by taxi or public transport

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Viaxe corresponds to Spanish viaje (j becomes x). Centru is masculine

10. ¿Tengo que facer tresbordu?

    Do I need to transfer?

    Usage

    Asking whether you have to change lines to reach your destination

    Grammar Note

    Composed sentence; native review recommended. Facer corresponds to Spanish hacer (h- is f-)

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