Spanish Skill:Travel

deez buts nuts and bolts Travel is the third (assuming you go left to right) skill and the third unit in the Spanish language tree. It consists of four lessons teaching some words related to traveling and building names and one review lesson encompassing everything learned in the skill. In the path, this unit is named "Get around in a city".

Grammar Notes[]

Está and es[]

Both está and es mean "is", but their uses are different depending on some factors. Está is used for where the location of something or someone is, like a friend that is on a vacation to France, or a pet that got themselves trapped in a box. Although, it has a second use, as it is also used for temporary states of existence, like closed store during the night or a parked vehicle on the side of a street.

Meanwhile, es is used for describing the characteristics something possesses, like a red and yellow flag, or an oversized spider. It has a second use too, it can be used for the existence of an object or animal, for example, for example, a tourist pointing to the monuments in a city.

Words[]

Lesson 1[]

el taxi = the taxi
el teléfono = the phone
necesito = I need
el pasaporte = the passport
la maleta = the suitcase
mi = my

Lesson 2[]

el hotel = the hotel
tengo = I have
aquí = here
reserva = reservation
dónde = where
está = he/she/it is
en = en

Lesson 3[]

el autobús = the bus
el aeropuerto = the airport
tu = your
el tren = the train
el dinero = the money
boleto = ticket
a = to
Madrid = Madrid
Barcelona = Barcelona

Lesson 4[]

el hospital = the hospital
el banco = the bank
el museo = the museum
el baño = the bathroom
la calle = the street
el supermercado = the supermarket
cerrado = closed

Sentences[]

Lesson 1[]

Mi taxi. = My taxi.
Mi pasaporte. = My passport.
Mi teléfono. = My phone.
Un teléfono. = A phone.
Un taxi, por favor. = A taxi, please.
¡Necesito un taxi, por favor! = I need a taxi, please!

Mi maleta. = My suitcase.
Es mi maleta. = It's my suitcase.
Yo necesito agua. = I need water.
Pasaporte, por favor. = Passport, please.
El pasaporte, por favor. = The passport, please.

Lesson 2[]

Mi hotel. = My hotel.
¿Dónde? = Where?
En el taxi. = In the taxi.
En el hotel. = In the hotel.
Mi reserva. = My reservation.
Yo tengo una maleta. = I have a suitcase.
Yo tengo una reserva en el hotel. = I have a reservation at the hotel.
Yo tengo un pasaporte. = I have a passport.
El taxi está aquí. = The taxi is here.

¿Dónde está el teléfono? = Where is the phone?

¿Dónde está el pasaporte? = Where is the passport?

El hotel está aquí. = The hotel is here.
Mi pasaporte está aquí. = My passport is here.

Lesson 3[]

Un tren. = A train.
Mi dinero. = My money.
¿Mi dinero? = My money?
Tu dinero. = Your money.
Yo necesito dinero. = I need money.
Un autobús. = A bus.
El aeropuerto. = The airport.
En el aeropuerto. = At the airport.
Un boleto, por favor. = A ticket, please.
Un boleto a Madrid. = A ticket to Madrid.
Un boleto a Barcelona. = A ticket to Barcelona.
¿Dónde está tu boleto? = Where is your ticket?
¿Dónde está el aeropuerto? = Where is the airport?
Tu boleto. = Your ticket.
Yo tengo tu boleto a Madrid. = I have your ticket to Madrid.
Tu autobús está aquí. = Your bus is here.

Lesson 4[]

En el hospital. = In the hospital.
Un banco. = A bank.
Un museo. = A museum.
El baño. = The bathroom.
Mi calle. = My street.
Una calle. = A street.
En la calle. = In the street.
Un supermercado. = A supermarket.
El hotel está cerrado. = The hotel is closed.
El banco está cerrado. = The bank is closed.
¿Dónde está el supermercado? = Where's the supermarket?
¿Dónde está el museo? = Where's the museum?
¿Dónde está el hospital? = Where is the hospital?
El hospital está aquí. = The hospital is here.

References[]

Duolingo First Spanish Lesson in the Skill: www.preview.duolingo.com/lesson/unit/3/level/1