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🇪🇸 Spanish Level A1

At the station in Spanish

You're at a Spanish train station (Renfe). Listen to the clerk (Marta), then choose how to reply — tap an answer to hear its pronunciation and see its translation, then confirm. What you pick changes what she says. Open “Vocabulary” for the words (or “Explore the scene”) and tap “🗣️ On the street” for the real language.

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At the station — Spanish

What you'll learn here

Key words

el billete el bi-LLE-te
the ticket
“De ida” = one-way; “de ida y vuelta” = round-trip. “Renfe” is the state operator. On the AVE (high-speed) the ticket has an assigned seat (“asiento”).
el andén el an-DÉN
the platform
“El andén” = platform; “la vía” = the track. Always check “el panel” — the platform can change. The big station is often “Atocha” (Madrid) or “Sants” (Barcelona).
el tren el TREN
the train
“AVE” = high-speed, with an assigned seat and a security check. “Cercanías” = cheap local trains; “Media Distancia” = mid-distance.
el panel de salidas el pa-NEL de sa-LI-das
the departures board
“Salidas” = departures, “llegadas” = arrivals, “retraso” = delay, “vía/andén” = the platform. The board shows time, destination and platform.
la máquina la MÁ-qui-na
the ticket machine
Tickets come from “la taquilla” (counter), “la máquina” (machine) or the app/online. For the AVE it's cheaper online, in advance.

How locals really say it

Not the textbook version — the real language you hear in Spanish.

“¡Buenas! Dime, ¿adónde viajas?” — Hi! Tell me, where are you traveling?
“¿Para dónde?” — Where to?
“¿Ida y vuelta?” — Round-trip?
“Mira, está el AVE o uno más lento.” — Look, there's the AVE or a slower one.

Dialogue (excerpt)

A taste of the conversation — play the rest in the app.

Marta
¡Buenos días! El siguiente, por favor.
Good morning! Next, please.
Marta
¿Adónde quiere viajar?
Where would you like to travel?
You
Un billete para Madrid, por favor.
A ticket to Madrid, please.
Marta
¿De ida o de ida y vuelta?
One-way or round-trip?
You
Solo de ida.
One-way.
Marta
Hay un AVE en media hora, o un tren más lento esta tarde.
There's an AVE in half an hour, or a slower train this afternoon.

…continues in the app →

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