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Spanish vocabulary · Topic 7 of 10

Travel & Getting Around in Spanish

These words cover planes, buses, hotels, and the phrases you need when you are lost. Latin America and Spain split on several of them: carro is coche, boleto is billete, and manejar is conducir. Both forms are shown.

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  1. 1Airportnounel aeropuerto
  2. 2Airplanenounel avión
  3. 3Trainnounel tren
  4. 4Busnounel autobúsalso: el bus; MX: el camión; AR: el colectivo
  5. 5Carnounel carroES: el coche
  6. 6Taxinounel taxi
  7. 7Ticketnounel boletoES: el billete
  8. 8Passportnounel pasaporte
  9. 9Hotelnounel hotel
  10. 10Where is…?phrase¿Dónde está…?
  11. 11Leftadverba la izquierda
  12. 12Right (direction)adverba la derecha
  13. 13Straight aheadadverbderechoalso: todo recto
  14. 14Mapnounel mapa
  15. 15Streetnounla calle
  16. 16Stationnounla estación
  17. 17Luggagenounel equipaje
  18. 18Suitcasenounla maleta
  19. 19Room (hotel)nounla habitaciónalso: el cuarto
  20. 20Reservationnounla reservaciónES: la reserva
  21. 21Moneynounel dinero
  22. 22Cashnounel efectivo
  23. 23Credit cardnounla tarjeta de crédito
  24. 24Banknounel banco
  25. 25ATMnounel cajero automático
  26. 26Citynounla ciudad
  27. 27Countrynounel país
  28. 28Beachnounla playa
  29. 29Museumnounel museo
  30. 30Churchnounla iglesia
  31. 31Parknounel parque
  32. 32City center (downtown)nounel centro
  33. 33Bridgenounel puente
  34. 34Boatnounel barco
  35. 35Bicyclenounla bicicleta
  36. 36Subway (metro)nounel metro
  37. 37Bus stopnounla parada de autobús
  38. 38Entrancenounla entrada
  39. 39Exitnounla salida
  40. 40Nearadverbcerca
  41. 41Faradverblejos
  42. 42Northnounel norte
  43. 43Southnounel sur
  44. 44Eastnounel este
  45. 45Westnounel oeste
  46. 46Cornernounla esquina
  47. 47Traffic lightnounel semáforo
  48. 48Addressnounla dirección
  49. 49Touristnounel turista / la turista
  50. 50Tripnounel viaje
  51. 51Vacation (holiday)nounlas vacaciones
  52. 52Flightnounel vuelo
  53. 53Bordernounla frontera
  54. 54Visanounla visaES: el visado
  55. 55Tour guidenounel guía / la guía
  56. 56Souvenirnounel recuerdo
  57. 57Police stationnounla estación de policía
  58. 58Gas stationnounla gasolinera
  59. 59Parkingnounel estacionamientoES: el aparcamiento
  60. 60Roadnounla carretera
  61. 61Neighborhoodnounel barrio
  62. 62Embassynounla embajada
  63. 63Hostelnounel hostal
  64. 64Postcardnounla postal
  65. 65Seatnounel asiento
  66. 66Delaynounel retraso
  67. 67Castlenounel castillo
  68. 68Highwaynounla autopista
  69. 69Templenounel templo
  70. 70Town squarenounla plaza
  71. 71I'm lostphraseestoy perdido/a
  72. 72How much does it cost?phrase¿Cuánto cuesta?
  73. 73Where is the bathroom?phrase¿Dónde está el baño?
  74. 74Can you help me?phrase¿Me puedes ayudar?
  75. 75I have a reservationphrasetengo una reservación
  76. 76A ticket to…, pleasephraseun boleto para…, por favor
  77. 77How do I get to…?phrase¿Cómo llego a…?
  78. 78Is it far?phrase¿Queda lejos?
  79. 79Turn leftphrasedobla a la izquierda
  80. 80Turn rightphrasedobla a la derecha
  81. 81What time does it leave?phrase¿A qué hora sale?
  82. 82Can I pay by card?phrase¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
  83. 83Do you have a room?phrase¿Tiene una habitación?
  84. 84Can you take a photo of us?phrase¿Nos puede tomar una foto?
  85. 85Take me to…, pleasephraselléveme a…, por favor
  86. 86Stop here, pleasephrasepare aquí, por favor
  87. 87I need a taxiphrasenecesito un taxi
  88. 88Is there Wi-Fi?phrase¿Hay wifi?
  89. 89I'm a touristphrasesoy turista
  90. 90I'm here on vacationphraseestoy aquí de vacaciones
  91. 91How long does it take?phrase¿Cuánto se tarda?
  92. 92Which bus goes to…?phrase¿Qué autobús va a…?
  93. 93Is this seat taken?phrase¿Está ocupado este asiento?
  94. 94I lost my passportphraseperdí mi pasaporte
  95. 95Can you show me on the map?phrase¿Me lo puede mostrar en el mapa?
  96. 96Keep the changephrasequédese con el cambio
  97. 97What time does it open?phrase¿A qué hora abre?
  98. 98Where's the nearest…?phrase¿Dónde queda el/la… más cercano/a?
  99. 99One-way ticketnounel boleto de ida
  100. 100Round-trip ticketnounel boleto de ida y vuelta

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Travel & Getting Around in Spanish: common questions

How do I ask where something is?

¿Dónde está…? works for people and things: ¿Dónde está el baño? For a place that stays put, you will also hear ¿Dónde queda…?

Is the word for car the same in Spain?

Latin America says el carro. Spain says el coche. Carro in Spain can mean a cart. These pages use carro and note coche.

How do I say left and right?

A la izquierda and a la derecha. To tell someone to turn, say Dobla a la izquierda or, more politely, Doble a la izquierda.

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