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You look for the platform at the station: what to say in Spanish
You look for the platform at the station.
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How it's done. The platform is andén; track vía; boards show salidas (departures) and llegadas (arrivals); the platform number appears minutes before departure.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, ¿de qué andén sale el tren a Valencia?
Pehr-DOH-neh, deh keh ahn-DAYN SAH-leh el trayn uh Buh-LAYN-syuh?
Excuse me, which platform does the Valencia train leave from?
THEY SAY
Mire el panel. Aún no está puesto, saldrá en diez minutos.MEE-reh el puh-NEL. Uh-OON noh es-TAH poo-ES-toh, suhl-DRAH en dyehs mee-NOO-tos.
Look at the board. It isn't up yet, it will appear in ten minutes.
They might also say:
El andén lo ponen unos diez minutos antes. Mire la pantalla.
El ahn-DAYN loh POH-nayn OO-nos dyehs mee-NOO-tos AHN-tes. MEE-reh lah pahn-TAH-ah.
They put the platform up about ten minutes before. Look at the screen.
2
YOU REPLY
Vale, espero. Gracias.
BAH-leh, es-PEH-roh. GRAH-syuhs.
OK, I'll wait. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada.Deh NAH-duh.
You're welcome.
3
YOU FINISH
Que tenga buen día.
Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
Have a good day.
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
andén
ahn-DAYN
noun
platform
sale
SAH-leh
verb
leaves
tren
trayn
noun
train
Mire
MEE-reh
verb
look
panel
puh-NEL
noun
board, panel
21 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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