Spanish · Billetes / abono
You buy a ticket from a machine: what to say in Spanish
You buy a ticket at the machine.
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How it's done. At the machine (máquina expendedora) you choose language, destination, date and payment; insert or tap the card; the ticket comes out in the tray.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, ¿me puede ayudar con la máquina? No entiendo cómo se compra.
Pehr-DOH-neh, meh poo-EH-deh uh-oo-DAHR kohn lah MAH-kee-nuh? Noh ayn-TYAYN-doh KOH-moh seh KOM-pruh.
Excuse me, can you help me with the machine? I don't understand how to buy.
THEY SAY
Claro. Pulse aquí y elija el destino.KLAH-roh. POOL-seh uh-KEE ee eh-LEE-khuh el des-TEE-noh.
Of course. Press here and choose the destination.
They might also say:
Con gusto. Toque la pantalla y elija adónde va.
Kohn GOOS-toh. TOH-keh lah pahn-TAH-ah ee eh-LEE-khuh uh-DOHN-deh bah.
Gladly. Touch the screen and choose where you're going.
2
YOU REPLY
¿Y para pagar?
Ee PAH-ruh puh-GAHR?
And to pay?
THEY SAY
Acerque la tarjeta aquí abajo.Uh-SEHR-keh lah tuhr-KHEH-tuh uh-KEE uh-BAH-khoh.
Hold your card here below.
3
YOU FINISH
Ya está. Muchas gracias.
Yah es-TAH. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Done. Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Recoja el billete abajo.Deh NAH-duh. Reh-KOH-khuh el bee-EH-teh uh-BAH-khoh.
You're welcome. Collect the ticket below.
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
puede
poo-EH-deh
verb
can
ayudar
uh-oo-DAHR
verb
to help
máquina
MAH-kee-nuh
noun
machine
No
Noh
adverb
no
entiendo
ayn-TYAYN-doh
verb
I understand
25 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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