Spanish · Travel
From “¿Dónde está el aeropuerto?” to “¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?” – lines you actually need at the counter.
Listen to Spanish and read along
Sentence 1 of 40
English
Where is the airport?
Spanish
¿Dónde está el aeropuerto?
Listening helps you recognize phrases. Fluency still comes from real input – especially reading.
Before a trip to Spain or Latin America, short spoken sentences help more than a textbook hotel dialogue: reservation, single room, next bus, call a taxi.
This list follows the trip: arrival, tickets, finding your way, the room, paying. Counter Spanish is fast, so you repeat only the Spanish line while English is read once.
“Tengo una reserva”, “Un billete al centro”, and “¿Cómo llego al hotel?” beat isolated word lists for platform, elevator, or luggage locker. You hear the phrase as a unit.
Directions (Siga todo recto) and problems (Estoy perdido, Mi vuelo tiene retraso) are included because stress is exactly when pronunciation falls apart.
When the sentences sound familiar, read Spanish news or local tips with LingoGist. The same question patterns show up in stories about transport, tourism, or weather.
The Spanish guide lists starter sources such as BBC Mundo. Save full expressions, not single airport nouns.
Press play. Each sentence appears large, first in your language, then in Spanish.
Slow the target language, add repetitions, or leave a pause between sentences – all directly under the player.
Once the sentences feel familiar, open real articles with the Chrome extension and meet the same phrases in context.
It covers the most common desk and directions situations. It is not a full phrasebook. Use it as listening prep.
The sentences are widely understood. The browser voice is usually es-ES. Meaning and structure stay the same.
Several short runs beat one long night. Raise Spanish repetitions when a sentence still feels shaky.
40 fixed phrases such as “¿Cómo estás?” and “No entiendo” – English first, then Spanish, as often as you like.
Ordering coffee, the bill, the weather, “Te llamo más tarde” – sentences for a normal day, not an exam.
“Una mesa para dos”, “¿Qué recomienda?”, “Para llevar” – sentences that show up in restaurants, not exams.
“Estoy en una reunión”, “El plazo es el viernes”, “Te envío el archivo” – call and mail Spanish, not exam Spanish.
“Tengo dolor de cabeza”, “Necesito una receta”, “¿Dónde está la farmacia?” – sentences you want in place before you need them.
Install LingoGist for free, open an article in Spanish, and translate expressions in context – not as an isolated list.
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