Public Transport

1. Un billete para o centro, por favor

   One ticket to the city center, please

   Usage

   Buys a ticket to the town centre at the counter or machine

   Grammar Note

   "Ticket" is billete, the same word as in Spanish. The preposition para is followed by the article o (para o centro)

2. Este autobús vai ao aeroporto?

   Does this bus go to the airport?

   Usage

   Checks the destination with the driver before boarding

   Grammar Note

   The third person singular of ir is vai. Ao is the contraction of a + o

3. A que hora sae o próximo tren?

   What time does the next train leave?

   Usage

   Asks for the departure time of the next train at a station

   Grammar Note

   "Train" is tren. Próximo carries an accent

4. Teño que facer transbordo aquí?

   Do I need to transfer here?

   Usage

   Checks whether a change of vehicle is needed

   Grammar Note

   "To change vehicles" is facer transbordo. Ter que + infinitive means "have to"

5. Canto custa o billete?

   How much is the fare?

   Usage

   Asks the price of a ticket

   Grammar Note

   Canto has no accent even in questions. Custar means to cost

6. Pode avisarme cando cheguemos á miña parada?

   Can you let me know when we arrive at my stop?

   Usage

   Asks the driver or a fellow passenger to tell you when to get off

   Grammar Note

   After cando referring to the future the subjunctive is used (cheguemos). Avisarme is infinitive + me. Á is the contraction a + a

7. Hai bono de transporte diario?

   Do you have a daily transport pass?

   Usage

   Asks whether a one-day or multi-trip pass exists

   Grammar Note

   "Bono" is a card or voucher that can be exchanged for a service. Diario is an adjective, "daily"

8. É esta a parada para o Museo do Pobo Galego?

   Is this the right stop for the Galician People Museum?

   Usage

   Checks the stop for a museum in Santiago de Compostela

   Grammar Note

   The proper name Museo do Pobo Galego is written as the institution spells it. Parada is feminine

9. Que liña vai á estación de tren?

   Which line goes to the train station?

   Usage

   Asks which bus line goes to the railway station

   Grammar Note

   Liña is written with ñ (Spanish "línea"). Á is the contraction a + a

10. Este tren para en Ourense?

    Does this train stop in Ourense?

    Usage

    Checks whether a train calls at an intermediate station

    Grammar Note

    "To stop" is parar. The place name uses the Galician spelling Ourense

Browse all TravelPhrases languages