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You take a taxi: what to say in Spanish

You take a taxi.

Taxi / aplicación6 linesLevel A1For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Taxis are taken at a rank (parada de taxis) or hailed: a green light on the roof means free; give the address; you pay by the meter (taxímetro).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
Buenas tardes. A la estación de tren, por favor.
Boo-EH-nuhs TAHR-des. Uh lah es-tuh-SYOHN deh trayn, por fuh-BOR.
Good afternoon. To the train station, please.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. ¿Tiene mucho equipaje?
Mooy byayn. TYEH-neh MOO-choh eh-kee-PAH-kheh?
Very well. Have you got a lot of luggage?
They might also say:
Vale. ¿Lleva maletas?
BAH-leh. YEH-buh muh-LEH-tuhs?
OK. Do you have suitcases?
in the app
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YOU REPLY
Solo una maleta.
SOH-loh OO-nuh muh-LEH-tuh.
Only one suitcase.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Le abro el maletero.
Pehr-FEK-toh. Leh AH-broh el muh-leh-TEH-roh.
Fine. I'll open the boot.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Suba cuando quiera.
Deh NAH-duh. SOO-buh koo-AHN-doh KYEH-ruh.
You're welcome. Get in whenever you like.
in the app

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.

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Words worth knowing

Buenas
Boo-EH-nuhs
adjective
good (feminine plural)
tardes
TAHR-des
noun
afternoons, evenings
estación
es-tuh-SYOHN
noun
station
tren
trayn
noun
train
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
Muy
Mooy
adverb
very

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?
¡Gracias!
GRAH-syuhs!
Thank you!

All 21 rescue phrases in Spanish →

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