Traveling by Bus — Spanish Reading (Level A1)
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Viajar en autobús
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This article teaches basic Spanish vocabulary about bus travel and the bus station. Level A1 — suitable for beginners. You will learn 25 transport words and verbs like gustar, comprar, subir, bajar.
La estación de autobuses está cerca del centro. Es un edificio moderno con muchas dársenas. Cada dársena tiene un número y un destino.
Compro mi billete en la taquilla. La señora me pregunta: ¿A dónde viaja? Voy a Valencia, por favor. Un billete de ida para mañana.
El precio del billete es veinte euros. Es más barato que el tren y que el avión. Los estudiantes y los mayores tienen descuento.
Subo al autobús por la puerta delantera. El conductor me saluda amablemente. Mira mi billete y me indica mi asiento: el número doce.
El asiento es cómodo y tiene reposabrazos. También puedo reclinarlo un poco para descansar. Tengo espacio suficiente para las piernas.
El autobús sale puntual a las nueve de la mañana. Por la ventanilla veo el campo y las montañas. El viaje dura cuatro horas hasta Valencia.
Durante el trayecto hacemos una parada. Hay un restaurante de carretera con baños limpios. Compro un bocadillo y un café.
Llegamos a Valencia a la una de la tarde. El viaje fue tranquilo y agradable. Me bajo del autobús con mi maleta. Estoy listo para explorar la ciudad.
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What you'll learn
25 transport words, verbs gustar/comprar/subir/bajar, bus station names
This article teaches basic Spanish vocabulary about bus travel and the bus station. Level A1 — suitable for beginners. You will learn 25 transport words and verbs like gustar, comprar, subir, bajar.
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viajar en autobús
newtravel by bus
Viajar en autobús means to go from city to city on a bus.
Main topic of the article and its opening sentence.
cómoda y barata
newcomfortable and cheap
Cómoda y barata describes the bus as a way to travel.
Two main advantages of the bus from the opening paragraph.
billete de ida
newone-way ticket
Billete de ida is a ticket for the outward journey only.
Phrase from the ticket-office dialogue.
subo al autobús
newI get on the bus
Subo al autobús means to board the bus through the front door.
Boarding action described in the article.
sale puntual
newleaves on time
Sale puntual means the bus departs exactly at the scheduled time.
Important detail about the nine o'clock departure.
me bajo del autobús
newI get off the bus
Me bajo del autobús means to exit the bus at the stop.
Ends the journey in Valencia with a suitcase.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Station
estación
station
Estación de autobuses is the building where you buy tickets and board.
Key location from the second paragraph.
Ticket office
taquilla
ticket office
Taquilla is the counter where bus tickets are sold.
Where the author buys the ticket to Valencia.
Bus bay
dársena
bus bay
Dársena is a boarding area with a number and destination sign.
Helps you find the right bus at the station.
Driver
conductor
driver
Conductor is the person who drives the bus and checks tickets.
Greets passengers when they board.
Discount
descuento
discount
Descuento is a reduced price for students and seniors.
Explains who pays less for the ticket.
Suitcase
maleta
suitcase
Maleta is the luggage the author carries when arriving in Valencia.
Word from the final paragraph of the journey.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Gustar: me gusta
Me gusta viajar en autobús
I like
Me gusta + infinitive: the activity viajar is liked, not autobús as subject.
Main pattern from the article's opening paragraph.
Estar: near the center
La estación de autobuses está cerca del centro
the station is near the center
Está cerca del centro uses estar + place for the station's location.
Pattern from the bus station paragraph.
Comparative: más barato que
Es más barato que el tren y que el avión
cheaper than the train and plane
Más barato que compares the bus price with train and plane.
Shows why the author chooses the bus.
Present: subo al autobús
Subo al autobús por la puerta delantera
I get on the bus
Subo is present tense of subir; a regular action each time you board.
Verb from the front-door boarding paragraph.
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