Spanish · Metro / autobús
You are on a bus and ask about your stop: what to say in Spanish
You ride a bus and ask about the stop.
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How it's done. On a bus you say parada for stop; press the Stop button before the stop; you pay on entering or tap the card; ask the driver ¿Para en...?Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Perdone, ¿este autobús para en la estación?
Pehr-DOH-neh, ES-teh ow-toh-BOOS PAH-ruh en lah es-tuh-SYOHN?
Excuse me, does this bus stop at the station?
THEY SAY
Sí, es la quinta parada.See, es lah KEEN-tuh puh-RAH-duh.
Yes, it's the fifth stop.
They might also say:
Sí, para en la estación, dentro de cinco paradas.
See, PAH-ruh en lah es-tuh-SYOHN, DAYN-troh deh SEEN-koh puh-RAH-duhs.
Yes, it stops at the station, in five stops.
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YOU REPLY
¿Me avisa cuando lleguemos?
Meh uh-BEE-suh koo-AHN-doh yeh-GEH-mos?
Will you let me know when we arrive?
THEY SAY
Claro, no se preocupe.KLAH-roh, noh seh preh-oh-KOO-peh.
Of course, don't worry.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias. Es muy amable.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. Es mooy uh-MAH-bleh.
Thank you very much. You are very kind.
THEY SAY
Para eso estamos.PAH-ruh EH-soh es-TAH-mos.
That's what we're here for.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
autobús
ow-toh-BOOS
noun
bus
estación
es-tuh-SYOHN
noun
station
Sí
See
adverb
yes
es
es
verb
is
quinta
KEEN-tuh
adjective
fifth (feminine)
17 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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