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✈️ Travel: Essentials

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✈️ Travel · Lesson 1 of 8

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Practice on a real trip: "¿Ya casi llegamos?", "¿Cuánto falta?", and "¿A dónde vamos?" are the phrases kids reach for first on any car ride or flight — practice this scene together right before your next trip so they're ready to use it for real.

Tip: turn pronunciation off to test yourself.

📝 Key words · Palabras clave
airport
aeropuertoah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh
flight
vueloVWEH-loh
ticket
boleto / pasajeboh-LEH-toh / pah-SAH-heh
passport
pasaportepah-sah-POHR-teh
suitcase
maletamah-LEH-tah
luggage
equipajeeh-kee-PAH-heh
hotel
hoteloh-TEHL
reservation
reservaciónreh-sehr-vah-SYOHN
car rental
alquiler de carroahl-kee-LEHR deh KAH-rroh
car
el carroehl KAH-rroh
bus
la guagualah GWAH-gwah
beach
la playalah PLAH-yah
cash
el efectivoehl eh-fehk-TEE-voh
charger
el cargadorehl kahr-gah-DOHR
bathroom
el bañoehl BAH-nyoh
boarding gate
la puerta de embarquelah PWEHR-tah deh ehm-bahr-KEH
seat
el asientoehl ah-SYEHN-toh
gas station
la gasolineralah gah-soh-lee-NEH-rah
💬 Key phrases · Frases clave
Where's the bathroom?
¿Dónde está el baño?¿DOHN-deh ehs-TAH ehl BAH-nyoh?
Can you help me?
¿Me puede ayudar?¿meh PWEH-deh ah-yoo-DAHR?
I don't understand.
No entiendo.noh ehn-TYEHN-doh.
How much does it cost?
¿Cuánto cuesta?¿KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah?
Is it far?
¿Está lejos?¿ehs-TAH LEH-hohs?
We're lost.
Estamos perdidos.ehs-TAH-mohs pehr-DEE-dohs.
.I: Subject — who or what?; need: Verb — action or state; a taxi: Direct object — receives the action
.Necesito: Verb — action or state; un taxi: Direct object — receives the actionneh-seh-SEE-toh oon TAH-ksee.
I have a reservation.
Tengo una reservación.TEHN-goh OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYOHN.
What gate does my flight leave from?
¿De qué puerta sale mi vuelo?¿deh keh PWEHR-tah SAH-leh mee VWEH-loh?
What time does the plane leave?
¿A qué hora sale el avión?¿ah keh OH-rah SAH-leh ehl ah-VYOHN?
It leaves at seven.
Sale a las siete.SAH-leh ah lahs SYEH-teh.
Where do I check in?
¿Dónde hago el check-in?¿DOHN-deh AH-goh ehl chehkk-een?
What time is check-out?
¿A qué hora es el check-out?¿ah keh OH-rah ehs ehl chehkk-oh-oot?
Do you take cards?
¿Aceptan tarjeta?¿ah-SEHP-tahn tahr-HEH-tah?
🏨 At the hotel · En el hotel
We have a reservation under the name García.
Tenemos una reservación a nombre de García.teh-NEH-mohs OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-SYOHN ah NOHM-breh deh gahr-SEE-ah.
Here's your room key.
Aquí tiene la llave de su cuarto.ah-KEE TYEH-neh lah YAH-veh deh soo KWAHR-toh.
Does the hotel have a pool?
¿El hotel tiene piscina?¿ehl oh-TEHL TYEH-neh pees-SEE-nah?
Yes, it's on the second floor.
Sí, está en el segundo piso.see, ehs-TAH ehn ehl seh-GOON-doh PEE-soh.
Can we ask for another pillow?
¿Podemos pedir otra almohada?¿poh-DEH-mohs peh-DEER OH-trah ahl-moh-AH-dah?
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Answer the 5 quick questions to check what you learned.

1. Which Spanish phrase means “boarding gate”?

2. What does “aeropuerto” mean?

3. Choose the best English sentence for “¿Dónde está el baño?”.

4. What does “vuelo” mean?

5. Which Spanish phrase means “Can you help me?”?

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