Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish, Season 6, San Sebastián, Episode 13 - Getting Around (Transportation in Spanish)

Episode Date: April 21, 2026

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Season 6, episode 13. Hello, Villegeros, and bienvenidos, un-a-vis mass, at Emersive Spanish. I just want to send a huge thank you to our Patreon supporters. Remember, Classy Executiva Vuehers get one extra episode of Emmercish every week in the same style that you know and love, as well as ad-free listening, transcripts, and 48 hours early access. And an even bigger thank you to our Primera Classi supporters,

who are able to vote on what we teach and where we go next. Let's get started. Bueno, I'm standing outside my apartment here in San Sebastian, and let's just say I need to get across the city. I've got plans this evening, a restaurant I've been waiting to try for days, over on the other side of town. Now, I could walk, but honestly, my feet are done after yesterday. So today we're going to learn how to get around a,

Spanish city. Buses, taxis, all of it. Let's go. First, let's learn the keywords for transport. The bus in Spanish is... El Autobus. El Autobus. The taxi is the same as it is in English. El taxi. The train is... El train. El train. The metro or underground is el metro. El metro. And the stop, as in like a bus stop or metro stop, is la parada. Come on, say it with me. La parada.

Very nice. Think of a parade that stops. La parada. That always helps me. Parade. And the station. is Laestacion

La station Or as you might hear in Spain Laestation Now the most useful question you'll need when getting around is how to ask if something goes

to a particular place Right For that you use Va Va It's actually two words Vaa and a Two words

Although it sounds like one Remember, in Spanish, when two vowels meet at the end of one word and the start of the next, they blend into one smooth sound. So it's not va-a, it's va-a. And va-ha comes from the verb, iir, meaning to go. Vah means does it go to? Vah, does it go to? So to ask, does this bus go to the centre? You'd ask,

va al-centro. Va'al-centro. Notice it's al-centro, not a-el-centro. Remember from earlier in the season? A and el combine or contract to make al. Vaal-centro? and does this bus go to the station silly question but

va la station va va va la station now to ask where a particular bus or metro goes you use adon de va a donde va

A Donde, meaning where to? Or to where? Where? Where does this autobus? Where does this bus go? This meaning this. This bus. Where does this bus?

Where does this autobus? Now, let's talk about good old taxis, because sometimes you just want a taxi. I'm getting one tonight. To hail a taxi or get into one, the first thing you need to say is where you want to go, obviously. For that, you use a plus the place. Al Centro, por favor. Or, a la playa, por favor.

Simple and direct, exactly how Spanish people do it. Another example would be, a la station, por favor. a la station for favor to the station please to the playa you get my drift

and if you want to give a specific address you just say the street name after a la calle so a la Caille San Martin for favor

A la Calle San Martin Now a really useful phrase in a taxi is Quanto is Quanto is.

Do you know what that means? It's a question. Quanto is, meaning, how much is it? And if you want to ask roughly how long the journey will take, Quanto time tarda. Quanto, time, tarda. How long will it take? How long does it take?

Tiempo, meaning time. Tarda, meaning it takes. Quanto time. Let's say it together, come on. Quanto time time TARDA? Look, speaking of taxis, here's one that I'm going to hail.

Taxi! Taxi! Ah, perfect. Me ha vista. He's seen me. Yeah, he's pulling over. Before I get in, if you enjoy these podcasts, it may be worth heading over to the immersive Spanish YouTube channel, which offers the same style of content, but in a rich video format.

It's a new channel, and so I'm giving it a lot of love. Check it out. Right, I'm in the taxi now. Moving through the city. The old town is lit up beautifully at night. Narrow streets, warm lights. Oh, I love it.

The city really does come alive in the evening. Now, let's talk about the bus, because taxis aren't always the answer, and the bus network here, as it is in much as Spain, is very good. To ask how many stops until somewhere, you say, Quantas paradas are this dot dot dot dot. Quantas paradas ay ast.

How many stops are there until? Quantas means how many. Paradas means stops. I means there are or are there. And of course, asta means. meaning until or up to. So, quantas parades are aster. For example, um,

quantas parades are to the center. How many stops until the center? Quantas paradas I, as to ask which bus you need to get somewhere. What bus do you need to get somewhere? Which bus? do I need to take to go to the center?

Which bus do I need to take to go to the city center? Tengue means I need to. Coher means to take or to catch. It's the standard word for catching a bus or train. in Spain. Para ir, two words. Para, ir means in order to go. Remember that para, followed by a verb, means in order to.

You might remember that from our para and por episode available exclusively for patrons. What bus do I need to take? Now, one more really useful phrase. If you're not sure where to get off, you can ask the drive, or someone nearby, me can't say where I have to

go to where I'm can't say where I need to get off. Me

can you tell me can you tell me? Me can say where? I'm going to

get off. I need to get off. Bahar literally means to go down or to get off.

Can you tell me where I need to get off? Me can't say where I need to get off? Me can say where I have to be back? Right, let's test you. How do you say the bus? El... How do you say the stop? La parada.

Think of the parade. La parada. Then how do you say the station? La Estacion. La Estacion. La Estacion. How do you ask, does it go to the center? Vaal center?

Valcentra. How do you say, to the station, please? A la estacion, for favor. A la estacion, for favor. How do you ask, how much is it? Quanto is? Quanto is. How do you ask, how long does it take?

How time time time? How do you ask which bus you need to take to go to the center? What autobus I have to go to the center? What autobus? Tengo. Que to goer. Par. I'm going to ask someone to tell you where to get off. In other words, how would you ask you ask?

Can you tell me where I have to get off? Me Puede say where I have to get off. Me. Puede. Deseer. Donde. Tenggo. K.

Bajar. Very good job. Right. The taxi is stopping. We must have arrived. A small little place this one is. But they're usually the best. I've arrived.

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