The black and yellow taxi at terminal T1 (A1)
At Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airport, someone wants an official black and yellow taxi at the rank on floor 0 of terminal T1.
El taxi amarillo
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About this article
What you'll learn
The present tense and querer for choosing an official taxi.
In the city, a green roof light means a taxi is free. At the airport you wait at the rank. The car has a meter. The narrator does not ask how many minutes the ride takes.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
Necesito llegar a mi hotel
newI need to get to my hotel
A practical phrase for stating a destination.
Useful in taxis, airports, and stations.
¿Adónde va, señor?
newWhere are you going, sir?
A polite question about destination.
Common in taxi situations.
A mitad de camino
newhalfway there
Refers to the middle point of a route.
Useful for sequencing events in a trip.
¿Debo dar propina?
newShould I give a tip?
A question about payment custom.
Useful in taxis, restaurants, and hotels.
valió la pena
newit was worth it
Gives a positive opinion after an experience.
Useful for evaluating a service or trip.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Airport
aeropuerto
airport
A place where planes arrive and depart.
A core travel word.
Taxi driver
taxista
taxi driver
A person who drives a taxi.
Useful for transport situations.
Trunk
maletero
trunk
The part of a car where luggage goes.
Useful when talking about luggage in a car.
Taximeter
taxímetro
taximeter
A device in a taxi that shows the fare.
Useful for understanding taxi payment.
Tip
propina
tip
Extra money given for good service.
Useful in taxis, cafes, and restaurants.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Estar for state
Estoy cansado después de un vuelo largo
I am tired after a long flight
Estoy describes a temporary state.
Useful for saying how you feel while traveling.
Hay: there are
Hay autobuses, coches particulares y taxis
there are buses, private cars, and taxis
Hay means there is/are and does not change for plural nouns.
Useful for describing what exists in a place.
Ser for characteristic
Los taxis son amarillos y negros
the taxis are yellow and black
Son describes a stable characteristic of things.
Helps describe transport, people, and places.
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