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You buy a ticket on the bus: what to say in Spanish

You buy a ticket on the bus.

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 many towns you buy the ticket from the driver (billete sencillo) in cash or by card; say Un billete, por favor; change is given only for small amounts.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
Un billete, por favor.
Oon bee-EH-teh, por fuh-BOR.
One ticket, please.
THEY SAY
Son uno cincuenta.
Sohn OO-noh seen-koo-AYN-tuh.
That's one fifty.
They might also say:
Un euro con cincuenta.
Oon EH-oo-roh kohn seen-koo-AYN-tuh.
One euro fifty.
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2
YOU REPLY
Aquí tiene dos euros.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh dos EH-oo-ros.
Here are two euros.
THEY SAY
Medio euro de cambio. Gracias.
MEH-dyoh EH-oo-roh deh KAHM-byoh. GRAH-syuhs.
Half a euro change. Thanks.
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3
YOU FINISH
A usted. Hasta luego.
Uh oos-TED. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
Thank you. See you later.
THEY SAY
Adiós.
Uh-DYOS.
Goodbye.
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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

billete
bee-EH-teh
noun
ticket
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
Son
Sohn
verb
are
Aquí
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
euros
EH-oo-ros
noun
euros

15 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?
¡Gracias!
GRAH-syuhs!
Thank you!

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