At Sol, the metro toward Retiro (A1)
A short Spanish story: at Sol station, someone wants red line 2 toward Las Rosas, to reach Retiro and not the train toward Cuatro Caminos.
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What you'll learn
The present tense, the verb querer, and one question used to choose the right platform.
At Sol, someone wants to reach Retiro park. Retiro station is on Madrid metro line 2, red on the map, toward Las Rosas, after Sevilla and Banco de España. The other direction goes to Cuatro Caminos. A passenger confirms the platform, and the narrator boards that train.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
la estación de metro
newmetro station
La estación de metro is where passengers enter before their trip.
Title and main location of the text.
Compro un billete
newI buy a ticket
Compro un billete describes the first step before entering the platform area.
Core action in the ticket purchase paragraph.
tarjeta de transporte
newtransport card
Tarjeta de transporte is a common way to pay for metro travel.
Useful phrase for paying at the machine.
los torniquetes metálicos
newmetal turnstiles
Los torniquetes metálicos are the checkpoint after buying a ticket.
Important location between the hall and platforms.
el próximo tren
newthe next train
El próximo tren is what passengers wait for on the platform.
Typical phrase while waiting for the train.
Me agarro de la barra de metal
newI hold on to the metal bar
Me agarro de la barra de metal describes a standing passenger with no free seat.
Shows behavior in a crowded train car.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Billete
billete
ticket
Billete is the ticket bought at the machine before passing the turnstile.
Central word for entering the metro.
Andén
andén
platform
Andén is the platform where passengers wait for the train.
Key word for describing the wait.
Vagón
vagón
carriage
Vagón is the train car where passengers board.
Helps describe the arriving train.
Destino
destino
destination
Destino is where the passenger is going; they choose it and arrive there.
Links ticket purchase with the end of the trip.
Torniquetes
torniquetes
turnstiles
Torniquetes are rotating barriers you pass through with a ticket.
Explains metro access control.
Altavoz
altavoz
loudspeaker
Altavoz is the speaker that announces station names.
Useful word for navigating on the train.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present: compro
Compro un billete en la máquina automática
I buy a ticket
Compro is comprar in the yo present tense.
Shows a routine action during a metro trip.
Estar: está abarrotado
El andén está abarrotado de personas
the platform is crowded
Está describes the current state of the platform, not a permanent trait.
Helps distinguish estar from ser for temporary states.
Reflexive: me agarro
Me agarro de la barra de metal
I hold on
Me agarro is the reflexive form of agarrarse: the passenger holds on.
Typical reflexive verb for standing passengers.
Poder + infinitive
Ahora puedo entrar a la zona de andenes
now I can enter
Puedo entrar shows poder + infinitive after the turnstile opens.
Useful pattern for describing allowed actions.
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