Transportation

1. ¿Dónde está la estación de metro?

   Where is the metro station?

   Usage

   Find the metro in cities like Madrid or Barcelona

   Grammar Note

   "¿Dónde está?" is the standard structure for asking where something is. Use estar for location

2. Un billete para Madrid, por favor

   One ticket to Madrid, please

   Usage

   Buy a train or bus ticket to a destination

   Grammar Note

   In Spain "billete" means ticket. In Latin America "boleto" is more common. "Para + city" for destination

3. ¿A qué hora sale el próximo tren?

   What time does the next train leave?

   Usage

   Ask what time the next train or bus departs

   Grammar Note

   "¿A qué hora?" asks for a time. "Salir" means to leave/depart

4. ¿Puede llamarme un taxi, por favor?

   Could you call me a taxi, please?

   Usage

   Ask hotel or venue staff to call a taxi

   Grammar Note

   "Puede + infinitive" makes a polite request. "Llamarme" = llamar + enclitic me (for me)

5. ¿Está lejos de aquí?

   Is it far from here?

   Usage

   Check how far away a destination is

   Grammar Note

   Opposite of "lejos" is "cerca" (near). "¿Está cerca de aquí?" means "Is it nearby?"

6. ¿Hay un autobús al aeropuerto?

   Is there a bus to the airport?

   Usage

   Ask about bus transport options to the airport

   Grammar Note

   "Hay" is the impersonal form of haber. It works for both singular and plural

7. Gire a la derecha en el semáforo

   Turn right at the traffic light

   Usage

   Give directions to a taxi driver or when guiding someone

   Grammar Note

   "Gire" is the formal imperative of girar (to turn). Also: a la izquierda (left), todo recto (straight)

8. Quisiera alquilar un coche

   I would like to rent a car

   Usage

   Politely request a car rental at a car hire company

   Grammar Note

   "Quisiera" is the past subjunctive of querer, expressing polite wishes. More deferential than quiero

9. ¿Cuánto cuesta el trayecto al centro?

   How much does the journey to the city centre cost?

   Usage

   Check the fare before getting into a taxi or other transport

   Grammar Note

   "Trayecto" means journey/route. "Al" is a contraction of "a + el" (to + the)

10. ¿Tengo que hacer transbordo?

    Do I need to transfer?

    Usage

    Ask whether a transfer is required on your journey

    Grammar Note

    "Tener que + infinitive" expresses obligation. "Transbordo" means transfer/connection

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