The rental car
Marta wants a small rental car at Málaga airport for the drive to Frigiliana. She will not take the keys until a scratch on the door is written on the paper.
El coche de alquiler
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What you'll learn
Present tense, querer for a wish, and pedir for what the rental desk asks for.
At Málaga airport Marta wants a small car so she can drive to Frigiliana and stop if the sea looks good. Before she leaves, she makes the clerk write an old scratch on the door into the paper, and that paper matters more than the keys.
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Phrases for training
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a veces necesito un coche
newsometimes I need a car
A1 phrase for travel needs.
Useful for saying what you need.
me da libertad
newit gives me freedom
Short phrase about a benefit.
Useful for explaining why you choose something.
mi español básico
newmy basic Spanish
Phrase for describing language level.
Useful in real conversations.
tarjeta de crédito
newcredit card
Important phrase for rentals and payments.
Needed in offices, hotels, and shops.
sin preocupaciones
newwithout worries
Phrase for a calm situation.
Useful for talking about comfort and safety.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Rental
alquiler
rental
Key word for the article topic.
Useful for transport and housing.
Airport
aeropuerto
airport
Arrival place in travel.
Common word in tourist situations.
Passport
pasaporte
passport
Document for renting a car.
Important for travel and registration.
Excess
franquicia
excess / deductible
Car insurance word.
Helps understand costs if there is damage.
Suitcases
maletas
suitcases
Word for luggage.
Useful at airports, taxis, and hotels.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Hay for existence
hay muchas oficinas de alquiler
there are many rental offices
Hay says that something exists or is in a place.
Very common for describing places.
Past tense: respondí
Yo respondí
I answered
Respondí is the past form of responder.
Useful for saying what you did.
Imperfect past
Era rojo y tenía aire acondicionado
it was red and had air conditioning
Era and tenía describe a state in the past.
Useful for describing things in a story.
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