Spanish for Beginners

Listen and repeat key taxi phrases in Spanish — perfect spanish travel phrases for absolute beginners.

Show Notes

Learn how to catch a taxi, state your destination, ask the price, and tell the driver to stop or wait, all in simple Spanish phrases for beginners. In this lesson: • Ask if a taxi is free and give your destination • Ask how much the ride costs and request the meter • Tell the driver to stop, wait, or keep the change Vocabulary from this episode: ¿Está libre? (Are you free?) Al aeropuerto, por favor (To the airport, please) ¿Cuánto cuesta? (How much does it cost?) ¿Puede encender el taxímetro? (Can you turn on the meter?) Pare aquí, por favor (Stop here, please) ¿Puede esperar un momento? (Can you wait a moment?) Tengo prisa (I am in a hurry) Quédese con el cambio (Keep the change) Practice these phrases with the Lisn app: https://lisn.onelink.me/qwSi?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=es-lessons-en&utm_content=en-el-taxi-neutral

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This beginner Spanish podcast is designed for anyone who wants to start learning Spanish step by step, even with no previous experience. Each audio lesson helps you build useful vocabulary, understand basic Spanish grammar, improve pronunciation, and develop listening and speaking skills.

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* Spanish for travel
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Welcome to this Spanish lesson for complete beginners. Today we are learning phrases for taking a taxi. After every Spanish phrase you hear, repeat it out loud.
Quick thing before we start. This is a quick phrase drill. You listen, and you repeat. No explanations, just practice. But if you want full lessons that actually explain the grammar and the context behind every phrase, download the Lisn app. It is audio-first Spanish lessons built for real understanding, not just repetition. Your first seven days are free. Search Lisn Speak Spanish in the App Store or Google Play.
Are you free?
¿Está libre?
¿Está libre?
¿Está libre?
Are you free?
¿Está libre?
To the airport, please.
Al aeropuerto, por favor.
Al aeropuerto, por favor.
Al aeropuerto, por favor.
To the airport, please.
Al aeropuerto, por favor.
How much does it cost?
¿Cuánto cuesta?
¿Cuánto cuesta?
¿Cuánto cuesta?
How much does it cost?
¿Cuánto cuesta?
Can you turn on the meter?
¿Puede encender el taxímetro?
¿Puede encender el taxímetro?
¿Puede encender el taxímetro?
Can you turn on the meter?
¿Puede encender el taxímetro?
Stop here, please.
Pare aquí, por favor.
Pare aquí, por favor.
Pare aquí, por favor.
Stop here, please.
Pare aquí, por favor.
Can you wait a moment?
¿Puede esperar un momento?
¿Puede esperar un momento?
¿Puede esperar un momento?
Can you wait a moment?
¿Puede esperar un momento?
I am in a hurry.
Tengo prisa.
Tengo prisa.
Tengo prisa.
I am in a hurry.
Tengo prisa.
Keep the change.
Quédese con el cambio.
Quédese con el cambio.
Quédese con el cambio.
Keep the change.
Quédese con el cambio.
Great work. Today we practiced asking if a taxi is free, saying the destination, asking the price, turning on the meter, asking to stop, asking to wait, saying you are in a hurry, and telling the driver to keep the change. Play this lesson again and try saying each phrase before the recording does.