Spanish · Real conversations
Train journeys: Spanish conversation practice
Check a route, a platform, and a connection. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A passenger asking station staff about a journey.
Goal: Check a route, a platform, and a connection.
Read the conversation
Partner
El primer tren de su viaje sale pronto.
Show English translation
The first train for your journey leaves soon.
You
¿Este tren es directo?
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Is this a direct train?
Partner
No, termina en la estación de enlace.
Show English translation
No, it ends at the junction station.
You
¿Tengo que cambiar de tren?
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Do I need to change trains?
Partner
Sí, cambia allí. Su primer tren sale pronto.
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Yes, you change there. Your first train leaves soon.
You
¿De qué andén sale?
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Which platform does it leave from?
Partner
Del andén tres. Hay un tren más tarde si lo necesita.
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Platform three. There's a later train if you need it.
You
¿El boleto sirve para el próximo tren?
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Is the ticket valid for the next train?
Partner
Sí, su boleto sirve para ese tren. Tiene poco tiempo para la conexión.
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Yes, your ticket covers that service. You have a short connection.
You
¿Qué pasa si pierdo la conexión?
Show English translation
What happens if I miss the connection?
Try your part first
Partner says: The first train for your journey leaves soon. Your goal: Is this a direct train?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Este tren es directo?
Is this a direct train?
Partner says: No, it ends at the junction station. Your goal: Do I need to change trains?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Tengo que cambiar de tren?
Do I need to change trains?
Partner says: Yes, you change there. Your first train leaves soon. Your goal: Which platform does it leave from?
Reveal a sample reply
¿De qué andén sale?
Which platform does it leave from?
Partner says: Platform three. There's a later train if you need it. Your goal: Is the ticket valid for the next train?
Reveal a sample reply
¿El boleto sirve para el próximo tren?
Is the ticket valid for the next train?
Partner says: Yes, your ticket covers that service. You have a short connection. Your goal: What happens if I miss the connection?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Qué pasa si pierdo la conexión?
What happens if I miss the connection?
Make it your own
- Change the destination.
- Miss a connection.
- Ask about the return journey.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Spanish
These guides use broadly understandable Latin American Spanish. Tú is familiar and usted is respectful or formal, with important regional variation. Me gustaría and ¿podría …? are useful for considerate requests.
Keep accent marks and opening question marks. Some regions choose different everyday words. Follow the complete example rather than substituting English words one by one, especially with pronouns and expressions of preference.
