Get Tickets in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to get tickets in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• inquire about tickets

• state the number of tickets you need

• ask how to pay

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
el concierto	concert
el dólar	dollars
la entrada	ticket
el festival	festival
la novia	girlfriend
el novio	boyfriend
el pago	payment
la persona	person
la salida	exit
el teléfono	phone

examples
¿Recibo los boletos en mi teléfono? Do I receive the tickets on my phone?
Mi novio comprueba la hora del concierto. My boyfriend checks the concert time.
¿Vas a asistir al festival? Are you going to attend the festival?

Gender Tip

Remember that many Spanish nouns that refer to people or animals change to reflect the gender of the individual.

examples
Mi novio se llama Ignacio. My boyfriend’s name is Ignacio.
Mi novia se llama Luisa. My girlfriend’s name is Luisa.

examples

Mi novio se llama Ignacio.

My boyfriend’s name is Ignacio.

Mi novia se llama Luisa.

My girlfriend’s name is Luisa.

Number

Spanish	English
doscientos	two hundred

examples
Doscientos dólares. Two hundred dollars.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Asistir

Asistiris a regular -ir verb that means to attend.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	asisto	I attend
tú	asistes	you attend	informal singular you
vos	asistís	you attend	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	asiste	he, she attends
usted	asiste	you attend	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	asistimos	we attend
vosotros, vosotras	asistís	you attend	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	asisten	they attend
ustedes	asisten	you attend	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Comprobar

Comprobar(to check) is stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," compro, changes to comprue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	compruebo	I check
tú	compruebas	you check	informal singular you
vos	comprobás	you check	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	comprueba	he, she checks
usted	comprueba	you check	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	comprobamos	we check
vosotros, vosotras	comprobáis	you check	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	comprueban	they check
ustedes	comprueban	you check	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Durar

Duraris a regular -ar verb that means to last.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	duro	I last
tú	duras	you last	informal singular you
vos	durás	you last	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	dura	he, she lasts
usted	dura	you last	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	duramos	we last
vosotros, vosotras	duráis	you last	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	duran	they last
ustedes	duran	you last	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Empezar

Empezar(to start) is stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," empe, changes to empie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	empiezo	I start
tú	empiezas	you start	informal singular you
vos	empezás	you start	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	empieza	he, she starts
usted	empieza	you start	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	empezamos	we start
vosotros, vosotras	empezáis	you start	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	empiezan	they start
ustedes	empiezan	you start	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Parar

Pararis a regular -ar verb that means to stop.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	paro	I stop
tú	paras	you stop	informal singular you
vos	parás	you stop	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	para	he, she stops
usted	para	you stop	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	paramos	we stop
vosotros, vosotras	paráis	you stop	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	paran	they stop
ustedes	paran	you stop	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Recibir

Recibiris a regular -ir verb that means to receive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	recibo	I receive
tú	recibes	you receive	informal singular you
vos	recibís	you receive	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	recibe	he, she receives
usted	recibe	you receive	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	recibimos	we receive
vosotros, vosotras	recibís	you receive	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	reciben	they receive
ustedes	reciben	you receive	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Sentarse

Sentarse(to sit) is both a reflexive verb and a stem-changing verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me siento	I sit
tú	te sientas	you sit	informal singular you
vos	te sentás	you sit	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se sienta	he, she sits
usted	se sienta	you sit	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos sentamos	we sit
vosotros, vosotras	os sentáis	you sit	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se sientan	they sit
ustedes	se sientan	you sit	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Subir

Subiris a regular -ir verb that means to go up.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	subo	I go up
tú	subes	you go up	informal singular you
vos	subís	you go up	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	sube	he, she goes up
usted	sube	you go up	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	subimos	we go up
vosotros, vosotras	subís	you go up	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	suben	they go up
ustedes	suben	you go up	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)