Spanish · Taxi / aplicación
You ask how much it will cost: what to say in Spanish
You ask how much it will cost.
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How it's done. You can ask the price beforehand: ¿Cuánto cuesta más o menos?; the driver gives an estimate; there is also a fixed airport fare; suplemento is a surcharge.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, ¿cuánto cuesta más o menos hasta el aeropuerto?
Pehr-DOH-neh, koo-AHN-toh koo-ES-tuh mahs oh MEH-nos AHS-tuh el uh-eh-roh-poo-EHR-toh?
Excuse me, roughly how much is it to the airport?
THEY SAY
Unos treinta euros, con el suplemento de equipaje.OO-nos TRAYN-tuh EH-oo-ros, kohn el soo-pleh-MAYN-toh deh eh-kee-PAH-kheh.
About thirty euros, with the luggage supplement.
They might also say:
Más o menos treinta euros. Hay tarifa fija.
Mahs oh MEH-nos TRAYN-tuh EH-oo-ros. Igh tuh-REE-fuh FEE-khuh.
About thirty euros. There's a fixed fare.
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YOU REPLY
Está bien. Vamos.
Es-TAH byayn. BAH-mos.
That's fine. Let's go.
THEY SAY
Perfecto.Pehr-FEK-toh.
Perfect.
3
YOU FINISH
Gracias. ¿Se puede pagar con tarjeta?
GRAH-syuhs. Seh poo-EH-deh puh-GAHR kohn tuhr-KHEH-tuh?
Thanks. Can I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Sí, sin problema.See, seen proh-BLEH-muh.
Yes, no problem.
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
cuesta
koo-ES-tuh
verb
costs
más
mahs
adverb
more
menos
MEH-nos
adverb
less
aeropuerto
uh-eh-roh-poo-EHR-toh
noun
airport
euros
EH-oo-ros
noun
euros
20 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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