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INTRODUCTION
When you’re on the platform and wants to confirm if the train is going to your destination, you can accomplish this by asking a person waiting or a person working for the train company, “Will this train go to (followed by a destination)?”
GRAMMAR POINT
In today’s lesson, we’ll use Sevilla, “Seville” in English.
In Spanisn, “station” is estación.
Let’s break it down by syllable: es-ta-ción.
And now, let’s hear it once again, estación.
So, our destination is Seville Station.
So in Spanish, “Will this train go to Seville Station?” is ¿Este tren va a la estación de Sevilla?
¿Este tren va a la estación de Sevilla?
Let’s break it down by syllable: ¿Es-te tren va a la es-ta-ción de Se-vi-lla?
And now, let’s hear it once again, ¿Este tren va a la estación de Sevilla?
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 tren, which in Spanish is “train.”
tren
Then we have va, which means “it goes” and it’s a conjugated form of the verb ir which means “to go.”
Let’s hear it again, va.
Then we have a which means “to.”
a
So, to recap here, we have - Este tren va a…
Literally, this means “This train goes to…”
Let’s take a look at the next word, la, which is the article “the” for feminine singular since estación is a feminine word in Spanish.
Let’s hear it again, la.
Then we have estación de Sevilla which means “Seville Station.”
Let’s hear it again, estación de Sevilla.
So all together, we have ¿Este tren va a la estación de Sevilla?
Literally, this means, “This train goes to the Station of Seville?” but is translated as “Will this train go to Seville Station?”
Once you have confirmation that you are getting on the right train, just do it. If you’re boarding a long-distance train, it’s very probable that you will have a reserved seat, so you will have to look for the right car and seat. It will be very useful to know these words in Spanish.
“Car train” in Spanish is vagón.
vagón
Let’s break it down by syllable: va-gón.
And once again, vagón.
“Seat” in Spanish is asiento.
asiento
Break down: a-sien-to.
And once again, asiento.
If you’re boarding a Cercanías train, this is trains that take people to big cities from nearby suburbs and medium-sized cities, you won’t have a reserved seat and you will be able to sit anywhere, that is if you can find an empty seat.
In Cercanías , there are special seats reserved for elderly, disabled people, and for pregnant women, and women carrying a baby. You can seat there if nobody from the previously mentioned groups is on the train, but you should yield the seat once someone needs it.
When you yield your seat, whether it’s a reserved seat or not, you can convey your intentions with - Siéntese por favor, which means “Sit, please.”
Siéntese por favor.
Let's break it down by syllable: Sién-te-se por fa-vor.
And one more time, Siéntese por favor.

Outro
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.
Okay, here we go!
“Will this train go to Seville Station?” - ¿Este tren va a la estación de Sevilla?
¿Este tren va a la estación de Sevilla?
¿Este tren va a la estación de Sevilla?
“Sit, please.” - Siéntese por favor.
Siéntese por favor.
Siéntese por favor.

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