Lesson note
Memory tip: Pick one word from this lesson, say it out loud, then use it in a tiny sentence. Try starting with la velocidad, el lĂmite de velocidad, millas por hora.
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đ Driving words · Palabras de manejo
- empty
- vacĂo/avah-SEE-oh/ah
- exit
- la salidalah sah-LEE-dah
- full
- lleno/aYEH-noh/ah
- gas
- la gasolinalah gah-soh-LEE-nah
- highway / road
- la carreteralah kah-rreh-TEH-rah
- kilometer (road marker)
- el kilĂłmetroehl kee-LOH-meh-troh
- miles per hour
- millas por horaMEE-yahs pohr OH-rah
- speed
- la velocidadlah veh-loh-see-DAHD
- speed limit
- el lĂmite de velocidadehl LEE-mee-teh deh veh-loh-see-DAHD
- tank
- el tanqueehl TAHN-keh
- toll
- el peajeehl peh-AH-heh
đŁïž Speed and distance · Velocidad y distancia
- Drive slower, please.
- Maneja mĂĄs despacio, por favor.mah-NEH-hah mahs dehs-PAH-syoh, pohr fah-VOHR.
- How much farther to the exit?
- ÂżCuĂĄnto falta para la salida?ÂżKWAHN-toh FAHL-tah PAH-rah lah sah-LEE-dah?
- It's on Highway 2, kilometer forty-five.
- Queda en la carretera dos, kilĂłmetro cuarenta y cinco.KEH-dah ehn lah kah-rreh-TEH-rah dohs, kee-LOH-meh-troh kwah-REHN-tah ee SEEN-koh.
- The speed limit is fifty-five miles per hour.
- El lĂmite de velocidad es cincuenta y cinco millas por hora.ehl LEE-mee-teh deh veh-loh-see-DAHD ehs seen-KWEHN-tah ee SEEN-koh MEE-yahs pohr OH-rah.
- There are ten kilometers left to get there.
- Faltan diez kilĂłmetros para llegar.FAHL-tahn dyehs kee-LOH-meh-trohs PAH-rah yeh-GAHR.
- There's a toll in five kilometers.
- Hay un peaje en cinco kilĂłmetros.ai oon peh-AH-heh ehn SEEN-koh kee-LOH-meh-trohs.
- We're twenty kilometers from San Juan.
- Estamos a veinte kilĂłmetros de San Juan.ehs-TAH-mohs ah VAYN-teh kee-LOH-meh-trohs deh sahn hwahn.
- You're going sixty miles per hour.
- Vas a sesenta millas por hora.vahs ah seh-SEHN-tah MEE-yahs pohr OH-rah.
✠At the gas station · En la gasolinera
- Fill it up, please.
- Llénelo, por favor.YEH-neh-loh, pohr fah-VOHR.
- How much is a liter?
- ÂżA cuĂĄnto estĂĄ el litro?Âżah KWAHN-toh ehs-TAH ehl LEE-troh?
- I almost have no gas.
- Casi no tengo gasolina.KAH-see noh TEHN-goh gah-soh-LEE-nah.
- The tank is half full.
- El tanque estĂĄ medio lleno.ehl TAHN-keh ehs-TAH MEH-dyoh YEH-noh.
- Twenty dollars of gas, please.
- Veinte dĂłlares de gasolina, por favor.VAYN-teh DOH-lah-rehs deh gah-soh-LEE-nah, pohr fah-VOHR.
- Where is the next gas station?
- ÂżDĂłnde queda la prĂłxima gasolinera?ÂżDOHN-deh KEH-dah lah PROH-ksee-mah gah-soh-lee-NEH-rah?
đ§ How far is it? · ÂżQuĂ© tan lejos queda?
- How far is Ponce?
- ¿Qué tan lejos queda Ponce?¿keh tahn LEH-hohs KEH-dah POHN-seh?
- It's seventy kilometers.
- Queda a setenta kilĂłmetros.KEH-dah ah seh-TEHN-tah kee-LOH-meh-trohs.
- And what's the speed limit?
- ÂżY cuĂĄl es el lĂmite de velocidad?Âżee kwahl ehs ehl LEE-mee-teh deh veh-loh-see-DAHD?
- Fifty-five miles per hour.
- Cincuenta y cinco millas por hora.seen-KWEHN-tah ee SEEN-koh MEE-yahs pohr OH-rah.