2.2 Express travel needs

Vocab test

  1. El carro – The car
  2. El boleto – The ticket
  3. Una maleta – A suitcase
  4. Una mochila – A backpack
  5. Una cartera – A purse
  6. El equipaje – The luggage
  7. El vuelo – The flight
  8. El avión – The plane
  9. Sale – It leaves
  10. Llega – It arrives

Verb of the day

Conjugate the verb NECESITAR (to need) in the present tense.

YoNosotros
Vosotros
Él/ Ella/ UstedEllos/ Ellas/ Ustedes

Questions to answer

Translation tool

1. ¿Quieres usar mi teléfono?

2. ¿Necesitas usar mi carro?

3. ¿Tu cartera es de Londres?

4. ¿Tienes un pasaporte?

5. ¿Usted necesita dinero?

6. ¿Tú tienes mi boleto a Puerto Rico?

7. ¿Dónde está el hotel?

8. ¿Cuánto cuesta el boleto?

A simple dialogue

Use the Spanish phrases to translate the English dialogue.  Write it out and perform it.

  • My flight is tomorrow.
  • Do you need a suitcase?
  • No thank you.  I have a big rucksack.
  • OK.  When does the plane leave?
  • It leaves at eight o’clock.
  • Do you have your passport?
  • Yes, and I have my ticket too.
  • Good.  How are you going to the airport?
  • I think I need a taxi, but I don’t have a telephone.
  • Don’t worry!  You can use my telephone.

Use these phrases to translate the dialogue.

¡No te preocupes! Puedes usar mi teléfono.

¿Necesitas una maleta?

¿Tienes tu pasaporte?

Bien. ¿Cómo vas a ir al aeropuerto?

Creo que necesito un taxi, pero no tengo teléfono.

Mi vuelo es mañana.

No, gracias. Tengo una mochila grande.

Sale a las ocho en punto.

Sí, y también tengo mi boleto. Vale. ¿Cuándo sale el avión?

Choose from a range of voices to read your dialogue here.

Grammar notes

* Read this information, then use it to quiz a friend.

QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES

In English, the words “do” and “does” are often used to make a question. 

  • Do/ does + subject + verb + object
  • Do you have a suitcase?
  • Does he want a glass of water?

In Spanish, you don’t need an auxiliary verb like “do”.  To form a question, you simply change your intonation, or use question marks in writing.

  • Verb + subject + object
  • ¿Tienes una maleta?
  • ¿Quiere un vaso de agua?

In English, to make a sentence negative, we often use “do not” or “does not” before the main verb.

  • Subject + do/ does not + verb + object
  • I do not have a telephone.
  • She does not need a taxi.

In Spanish, making a negative is simple.  You just add “no” before the verb.  As the subject may often be omitted, Spanish negative sentences can begin with the word “no”.

  • (Subject) + no + verb + object
  • (Yo) no tengo un teléfono.
  • (Ella) no necesita un taxi.

QUERER AND TENER, TO WANT AND TO HAVE

These two verbs are irregular, which means the stem changes from person to person, as well as the verb endings.  Compare them to see which pronouns have the same stems (the first part of the verb) and which pronouns have spelling changes in the stem.

Yo tengoNosotros tenemos Yo quieroNosotros queremos
Tú tienesVosotros tenéis Tú quieresVosotros queréis
Él tiene Ella tiene Usted tieneEllos tienen Ellas tienen Ustedes tienen Él quiere Ella quiere Usted quiereEllos quieren Ellas quieren Ustedes quieren

Suggested grammar lesson.

Journal prompts

Write short sentences.  Keep them as simple as you can.

Use a translation tool to put them into Spanish.

Write them out, then check them with your teacher.  Present them to a friend, teaching your friend any new Spanish, and making sure they learn it!

What types of luggage do you use? When do you fly? When do you travel by bus? Are taxis good where you live?¿Qué tipos de equipaje usas? ¿Cuándo vuelas? ¿Cuándo viajas en autobús? ¿Son buenos los taxis donde vives?

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