Useful vocabulary - Describing transport options - Describing journeys - Describing travel - Directions and buying tickets

Oct 1, 2026

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Useful vocabulary lists focused on describing transport and journeys, including comparative adjectives for travel options, common places and travel items, and practical question prompts for asking locations. The material also provides travel verbs for actions such as arriving, leaving, catching, paying, and lasting, plus direction phrases for navigating streets, turning, crossing, and finding landmarks. Ordinals and location expressions support ordering stops and giving precise directions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

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Useful vocabulary

Describing transport options

Describing journeys

Describing travel (verbs)

Describing directions and buying tickets

Useful ordinals

Understanding and describing location

Useful vocabulary – Describing transport options Useful vocabulary – Describing journeys | Spanish | English | | --- | --- | | barato/a | cheap | | caro/a | dear, expensive | | lento/a | slow | | rápido/a | fast | | fácil | easy | | cómodo/a | comfortable, convenient | | incómodo/a | uncomfortable | | moderno/a | modern | | práctico/a | practical, convenient | | ruidoso/a | noisy | | tranquilo/a | quiet | | viejo/a | old | | el aeropuerto | airport | | el autobús | bus | | el avión | plane, aeroplane | | el barco | boat | | el billete | ticket | | un billete de ida y vuelta | a return ticket | | en primera clase | in ﬁrst class | | en segunda clase | in second class | | el coche | car | | la estación | station | | pie, a pie | foot, on foot | | un retraso | delay | | el vuelo | ﬁght | | ¿Dónde está...? | Where is …? | Verbs – Describing travel | Spanish | English | | --- | --- | | bajar | to get oﬀ | | cobrar | to charge (money) | | coger | to catch (a bus/train etc) | | durar | to last, take | | ir de excursión | to go on a trip | | llegar (a) | to arrive | | llevar | to carry | | pagar | to pay for | | perder | to lose | | olvidar | to forget | | salir (de) | to leave | | subir | to get on | | viajar | to travel | Useful vocabulary – Describing directions and buying tickets | Spanish | English | | --- | --- | | a mano derecha | on the right hand side | | a mano izquierda | on the le􀀣 hand side | | el ayuntamiento | town hall | | el billete | ticket | | buscar | to look for | | la calle | road, street | | continuar | to continue | | cruzar | to cross | | la derecha | right | | encontrar | to ﬁnd | | la esquina | (Street) corner | | girar | to turn | | la izquierda | le􀀣 | | pasar | to pass | | la plaza | the square | | el puente | bridge | | seguir | to follow, continue | | tomar | to take | Useful ordinals | Spanish | English | | --- | --- | | primero/a | first | | segundo/a | second | | tercero/a | third | | cuarto/a | fourth | | último/a | last | Understanding and describing location | Spanish | English | | --- | --- | | al ﬁnal de | at the end of | | al fondo de | at the back of | | al lado de | next to | | debajo | underneath, below | | delante de | in front of | | dentro de | inside | | después de | after | | detrás de | behind | | en | in, on | | enfrente de | opposite | | entre | between, among | | hasta | up to, as far as, until | | para | for, in order to |

FAQs

What topics are covered in the vocabulary lists?

The lists cover transport options, journeys, travel actions (verbs), directions, buying tickets, ordinals, and location descriptions.

Which kind of language is provided for travel actions?

Travel verbs are given to describe actions such as arriving, leaving, catching transport, paying, and traveling.

How does the material help with giving directions and locations?

It includes direction phrases (e.g., left/right, turning, crossing) and location expressions (e.g., inside, between, behind) to describe where things are.

Oct 1, 2026

Uploaded by Cipher