Travel in Spanish
Learn key phrases and vocabulary about Travel to understand texts on the topic and use spoken language in everyday practical situations.
Reading practice - difficult journeys
Here is some more useful vocabulary connected with travel.
| la aduana | customs |
| agitado/a | rough, choppy, upset |
| el andén | platform |
| el asiento | seat |
| la autopista | motorway |
| el billete (de ida/de ida y vuelta) | (single/return) ticket |
| el bonobús | bus pass |
| conducir | to drive |
| el conductor | driver |
| el equipaje | luggage |
| la estación de servicio | service station |
| estar en huelga | to be on strike |
| la gasolina | petrol |
| hacer cola | to queue up |
| mareado/a | seasick, sick |
| la parada (de autobús) | (bus) stop |
| el puerto | port |
| recoger | to collect, pick up |
| el retraso | delay |
| la sala de espera | waiting room |
| tranquilo/a | calm |
Read these passengers' statements about their difficult journeys and decide what form of transport they were using.
- Question
¡Qué viaje tan largo! No me gusta conducir en las autopistas. Además, las estaciones de servicio son malísimas y la gasolina que venden es muy cara.
C - car. Words such as conducir (to drive), autopistas (motorways), estaciones de servicio (service stations), and gasolina (petrol) are clues to the answer here.
Translation:
What a long journey! I don't like driving on motorways. Besides, the service stations are very bad and the petrol they sell is very expensive.
- Question
Siento llegar tan tarde. Hubo un retraso y pasamos tres cuartos de hora de pie en el andén porque no había asientos en la sala de espera.
F - train. Andén (platform) and sala de espera (waiting room) are the main clues here.
Translation:
I'm sorry to arrive so late. There was a delay and we spent three-quarters of an hour standing on the platform because there weren't any seats in the waiting room.
- Question
No lo pasamos muy bien durante el viaje porque el mar estaba muy agitado y nos sentimos un poco mareados. Y cuando llegamos al puerto tuvimos que hacer cola durante media hora para pasar por la aduana.
A - boat. Phrases such as el mar estaba agitado (the sea was rough) and vocabulary like mareados (seasick), puerto (port) and aduana (customs) indicate the answer here.
Translation:
We didn't enjoy the journey because the sea was very rough and we felt a bit seasick. And, when we got to the port, we had to queue up for half an hour to go through customs.
- Question
El vuelo llevaba un retraso bastante largo porque algunos empleados del aeropuerto estaban en huelga. Luego, al llegar aquí tuvimos que esperar mucho tiempo para recoger nuestro equipaje.
E - plane. Vuelo (flight), aeropuerto (airport), and recoger el equipaje (to collect the luggage) all give clues to the answer here.
Translation:
The flight was delayed for quite a long time because some of the airport workers were on strike. Then, when we arrived here, we had to wait a long time to collect our luggage.
- Question
Aquí está la parada. ¡Ay! He olvidado mi bonobús. Tendré que comprar un billete de ida y vuelta del conductor.
B - bus. Parada (bus stop), bonobús (bus pass), billete de ida y vuelta (return ticket) and conductor (driver) indicate the answer here.
Translation:
Here's the bus stop. Oh! I've forgotten my bus pass. I'll have to buy a return ticket from the driver.