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You ask which line and direction: what to say in Spanish

You ask which line and direction.

Metro / autobús6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. In the metro you go by line number and terminus (dirección Hospital); ask ¿Qué línea va a...? and ¿Dónde tengo que hacer transbordo?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
¿Qué línea va a la Plaza Mayor?
Keh LEE-neh-uh bah uh lah PLAH-suh Migh-OR?
Which line goes to Plaza Mayor?
THEY SAY
La uno, dirección Valdecarros.
Lah OO-noh, dee-rek-SYOHN Buhl-deh-KAHR-ros.
Line one, direction Valdecarros.
They might also say:
Coja la línea uno, en dirección Valdecarros.
KOH-khuh lah LEE-neh-uh OO-noh, en dee-rek-SYOHN Buhl-deh-KAHR-ros.
Take line one, towards Valdecarros.
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YOU REPLY
¿Tengo que hacer transbordo?
TAYN-goh keh uh-SEHR trahnz-BOR-doh?
Do I have to change?
THEY SAY
No, es directo. Son cuatro paradas.
Noh, es dee-REK-toh. Sohn koo-AH-troh puh-RAH-duhs.
No, it's direct. Four stops.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Muchas gracias.
Pehr-FEK-toh. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Perfect. Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Que tenga buen día.
Deh NAH-duh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
You're welcome. Have a good day.
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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.

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Words worth knowing

línea
LEE-neh-uh
noun
line, route
va
bah
verb
goes
Plaza
PLAH-suh
noun
square
Mayor
Migh-OR
adjective
bigger, older
dirección
dee-rek-SYOHN
noun
address
hacer
uh-SEHR
verb
to do, to make

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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Spanish →

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