Book a Trip in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to book a trip! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• evaluate travel destinations

• discuss arrival and departure times

• buy tickets

Vocabulary

Let's check out the vocab you learn in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
el asiento	seat
el barco	boat
el campo	countryside
el conductor	driver
la estación	station
el estacionamiento	parking
el hotel	hotel
los/las lentes de sol	sunglasses
la maleta	suitcase
el/la mar	sea
la moneda	currency
la montaña	mountain
la parada	stop
el puerto	port
las vacaciones	vacation, holiday(s)
el viaje	trip

Gender Tip

• You can say los lentes de sol or las lentes de sol. Both are correct!

examples
Necesito los lentes de sol. I need the sunglasses.
No tengo las lentes de sol. I don't have the sunglasses.

• The word mar is normally masculine in everyday speech, but it can also be used in the feminine, especially in literature, or in set phrases like alta mar(high seas).

examples
El mar es agradable. The sea is nice.
Vamos en barco por alta mar. We're traveling by boat on the high seas.

Adjectives and Adverbs

You learn one adjective in this lesson!

Spanish	English
seguro	safe

Check out this example!

examples
¿Es un país seguro? Is it a safe country?

You learn three adverbs in these lessons.

Spanish	English
mejor	better
peor	worse
solo	only

examples
Es mejor viajar en avión. It's better to go by plane.
Es peor viajar en barco. It's worse to go by boat.
Solo necesito una maleta. I only need one suitcase.

Mejor, peor, and solo can also be used as adjectives in Spanish. When used as adjectives, mejor and peor still mean better and worse.

examples
La montaña es mejor. The mountain is better.
El tren es peor. The train is worse.

When used as an adjective, solo translates as alone or lonely.

examples
Voy al mar sola. I'm going to the sea alone.

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learn in these lesson!

Necesitar

Necesitaris a regular -ar verb that means to need.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	necesito	I need
tú	necesitas	you need	informal singular you
vos	necesitás	you need	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	necesita	he, she needs
usted	necesita	you need	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	necesitamos	we need
vosotros, vosotras	necesitáis	you need	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	necesitan	they need
ustedes	necesitan	you need	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Now, let's check out the phrases you learn in these lessons!

Spanish	English
hay que	we need/should or it's necessary
¡Necesito un viaje!	I need a trip!
¿Qué necesitas?	What do you need?
para mí	to me or for me

Hay Que

The verb phrase hay que is used with an infinitive verb (that is, a verb in its simplest, unconjugated form) to say that something needs to or should be done.

examples
Hay que buscar alojamiento. We need to look for lodging.
Hay que ir en tren. We should go by train.
Hay que comprar los boletos. We need to buy the tickets.

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish!

Marco:

¡Necesito un viaje!

I need a trip!

Laura:

Yo también. Tengo vacaciones en junio.

Me too. I have vacation in June.

Marco:

Hay que ir a México.

We should go to Mexico.

Laura:

¡Sí! Hay que ir al mar.

Yes! We should go to the sea.

Marco:

Hay que ir en coche.

We should go by car.

Laura:

Para mí, es mejor viajar en avión.

For me, it's better to travel by plane.

Marco:

Sí, en junio es mejor ir en avión.

Yes, in June it is better to go by plane.

Want to learn more about how to talk about travel in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• Spanish-Speaking Travel Destinations for Every Type of Person

• Plan a Trip to a Spanish-Speaking Country

• How to Sound Like a Local in Argentina

• How to Sound Like a Local in Mexico

• How to Sound Like a Local in Spain