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| INTRODUCTION |
| In Spain, the bus is an important means of transportation. However, before you get on the bus, you probably want to confirm that the bus is going to the destination. We can accomplish this by asking, “Will this bus go to” and then add in the destination. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| In today’s lesson, we’ll use Francia Station, a beautiful station in Barcelona. |
| In Spanish, “station” is estación. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: es-ta-ción. |
| And now, let’s hear it once again, estación. |
| So, our location is estación de Francia. |
| So in Spanish, “Will this bus go to Francia Station?” is ¿Este autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| ¿Este autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ¿Es-te au-to-bús va a la es-ta-ción de Fran-cia? |
| And now, let’s hear it once again, ¿Este autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| The first word, este, means “this.” |
| Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time, es-te. |
| And este. |
| This is followed by autobús, which in Spanish is “bus.” |
| autobús |
| au-to-bús |
| One more time, autobús. |
| Next we have va, which means “it goes” and its conjugated form of the verb, ir, which means “to go.” |
| va |
| Once again, va. |
| Then we have a, which means “to.” |
| a |
| So, to recap here, we have ¿Este autobús va a…? |
| This means “Does this bus go to…?” |
| Let’s take a look at the next word, la estación de Francia, which as we’ve seen is the way in which you say in Spanish, “Francia Station.” |
| la estación de Francia |
| And one more time, la estación de Francia. |
| So all together, we have ¿Este autobús va a la estación de Francia?, which means “Does this bus go to Francia Station?” |
| If you are the bus station and want to ask which bus will go to your destination, you can accomplish this with, ¿Qué autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| which of course is “Which bus will go to Francia Station?” |
| ¿Qué autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ¿Qué au-to-bús va a la es-ta-ción de Fran-cia? |
| And now, let’s hear it once again, ¿Qué autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| The first word, qué, means “what” and “which.” |
| qué |
| This is followed by autobús, which as you know in Spanish is “bus.” |
| autobús |
| Next, we have va, which means “it goes” and it’s a conjugated form of the verb ir, which means “to go.” |
| va |
| Once again, va. |
| Then we have a, which means “to.” |
| So, to recap here, we have ¿Qué autobús va a…? |
| Literally, this means “Which bus goes to…?” |
| Let’s take a look at the next words, la estación de Francia, which is “Francia Station.” |
| la es-ta-ción de Fran-cia. |
| One more time, la estación de Francia. |
| So, all together, we have ¿Qué autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| Literally, this means, “Which bus goes to Francia Station?” |
| You will find in your trip to Spain three kinds of buses you can ride; city buses for moving inside a city, metropolitan buses for moving to a big city from the suburbs or nearby cities, and long-distance buses for travelling from a city to another one. |
| For city buses, you pay when you get into, you can only pay the same amount no matter how far you go. This means regardless of how many stops or how far you travel. So, you will get into the bus and ask the driver for the number of tickets you need, one for each person in your party. You can say Uno por favor, which means, “One, please.” |
| Dos por favor. “Two, please.” |
| And so on. |
| In metropolitan buses, you pay when you get on the bus and the price depends on how far you traveled. So, you will get into the bus and ask the bus driver for the number of tickets you need and your destination in this way. |
| Uno para Santiago, por favor, which means "One for Santiago, please." |
| Let’s hear it again and break it down by syllable: U-no pa-ra San-tia-go, por fa-vor. |
| Uno para Santiago, por favor. |
| Once again, Uno para Santiago, por favor. |
| Santiago is the capital of Galicia in Northwest Spain. |
| For long-distance buses, you usually mass buy your tickets before you get into the bus at specific ticket offices. Notice you can buy them online too. When you get to the bus, you will have to show the ticket to the driver before sitting at your reserved seat. |
Outro |
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| Okay, to close out today’s lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for saying it aloud. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buena suerte, that means “good luck” in Spanish. |
| Ok, here we go! |
| “Will this bus go to Francia Station?” - ¿Este autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| ¿Este autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| ¿Este autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| “Which bus will go to Francia Station?” - ¿Qué autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| ¿Qué autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| ¿Qué autobús va a la estación de Francia? |
| “Two for Santiago, please.” - Dos para Santiago por favor. |
| Dos para Santiago por favor. |
| Dos para Santiago por favor. |
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