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You change to another line: what to say in Spanish

You change to another line.

Metro / autobús6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. A change is a transbordo; look for signs with the line number and colour; correspondencia is the interchange passage.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
¿Dónde hago transbordo para la línea seis?
DOHN-deh AH-goh trahnz-BOR-doh PAH-ruh lah LEE-neh-uh says?
Where do I change for line six?
THEY SAY
En la próxima estación, siga las señales.
En lah PROK-see-muh es-tuh-SYOHN, SEE-guh lahs seh-NYAH-les.
At the next station, follow the signs.
They might also say:
En la siguiente parada, siga los carteles de la línea seis.
En lah see-GYAYN-teh puh-RAH-duh, SEE-guh los kuhr-TEH-les deh lah LEE-neh-uh says.
At the next stop, follow the signs for line six.
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YOU REPLY
¿Es muy lejos el pasillo?
Es mooy LEH-khos el puh-SEEY-oh?
Is the passage very far?
THEY SAY
No, unos dos minutos andando.
Noh, OO-nos dos mee-NOO-tos ahn-DAHN-doh.
No, about two minutes' walk.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Gracias por la ayuda.
Pehr-FEK-toh. GRAH-syuhs por lah uh-OO-duh.
Perfect. Thanks for the help.
THEY SAY
De nada. Buen viaje.
Deh NAH-duh. Boo-AYN BYAH-kheh.
You're welcome. Have a good trip.
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Words worth knowing

hago
AH-goh
verb
I do, I make
transbordo
trahnz-BOR-doh
noun
change (of train)
línea
LEE-neh-uh
noun
line, route
próxima
PROK-see-muh
adjective
next (feminine)
estación
es-tuh-SYOHN
noun
station
siga
SEE-guh
verb
continue

23 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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