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You missed your connection: what to say in Spanish
You missed a connection.
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How it's done. If you missed the train say He perdido el tren; ask whether the ticket is valid for the next (¿Vale mi billete para el siguiente?).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
He perdido el tren. ¿Vale mi billete para el siguiente?
Eh pehr-DEE-doh el trayn. BAH-leh mee bee-EH-teh PAH-ruh el see-GYAYN-teh?
I've missed the train. Is my ticket valid for the next one?
THEY SAY
Depende. Déjeme ver el billete.Deh-PAYN-deh. DEH-kheh-meh behr el bee-EH-teh.
It depends. Let me see the ticket.
They might also say:
Veamos. ¿Me enseña el billete?
Beh-AH-mos. Meh ayn-SEH-nyuh el bee-EH-teh?
Let's see. Will you show me the ticket?
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YOU REPLY
Aquí lo tiene.
Uh-KEE loh TYEH-neh.
Here it is.
THEY SAY
Es flexible, así que vale para el siguiente.Es flek-SEE-bleh, uh-SEE keh BAH-leh PAH-ruh el see-GYAYN-teh.
It's flexible, so it's valid for the next.
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YOU FINISH
Menos mal. Muchas gracias.
MEH-nos mahl. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
What a relief. Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Que tenga buen viaje.Deh NAH-duh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN BYAH-kheh.
You're welcome. Have a good trip.
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
He
Eh
verb
I have (auxiliary)
perdido
pehr-DEE-doh
adjective
lost
tren
trayn
noun
train
billete
bee-EH-teh
noun
ticket
siguiente
see-GYAYN-teh
adjective
next
Depende
Deh-PAYN-deh
verb
depends
22 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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