Public Transport in Spain A1
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El transporte público
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What you'll learn
metro, autobús, tren, estación, billete, parada, horario, viaje, pasajero, conductor
This article explains public transport in Spain for A1 beginners. Suitable for English speakers learning Spanish through reading.
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el transporte público es muy importante
newMain phrase about the importance of public transport
es una forma económica y ecológica de viajar
newAdjectives agree in feminine: forma económica y ecológica
es necesario comprar un billete o un abono
newPattern: es + adjective + infinitive. Es necesario + comprar.
el metro funciona desde las seis de la mañana hasta la medianoche
newTime expression: desde + time hasta + time. Opening to closing.
el viaje en tren es cómodo y puntual
newMasculine adjectives: cómodo, puntual. Agreement with noun viaje (masculine).
menos coches en las calles significan menos contaminación
newComparison structure: menos + noun + ... + significan (plural verb).
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
el billete
el billete
the ticket
Ticket. Can be bought at machines or at the ticket office.
el abono
el abono
the pass (monthly card)
Monthly pass. A card allowing unlimited trips for a month.
la estación
la estación
the station
Station. Plural: las estaciones. Feminine gender.
la parada
la parada
the stop
Bus stop. Feminine gender.
las horas punta
las horas punta
rush hour
Rush hour. Invariable adjective: punta (not puntas).
el transporte público
el transporte público
public transport
Public transport. Adjective público agrees: pública (feminine).
Grammar in context
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Adjective agreement in Spanish
forma económica y ecológica
Adjective agreement in Spanish
Adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number: forma (fem) → económica, ecológica. viaje (masc) → cómodo, puntual.
Pattern «es + adjective + infinitive»
es necesario comprar
Pattern «es + adjective + infinitive»
Pattern for expressing necessity: es necesario +inf, es importante +inf, es fácil +inf.
Time expressions: desde…hasta
desde las seis hasta la medianoche
Time expressions: desde…hasta
Desde = from (starting point), hasta = until (endpoint). desde las seis hasta la medianoche = from 6 to midnight.
Comparative structure with menos
menos coches significan menos contaminación
Comparative structure with menos
Less...more: menos + noun + verb + menos + noun. Verb in plural if subject is plural.
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