Talk About Travel in Spanish
Vocabulary
Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!
Days of the Week in Spanish
In these lessons, you learn the seven days of the week in Spanish!
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| lunes | Monday |
| martes | Tuesday |
| miércoles | Wednesday |
| jueves | Thursday |
| viernes | Friday |
| sábado | Saturday |
| domingo | Sunday |
Capitalization Tip
The days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish.
Hoy es lunes.(Today is Monday.) Hoy es Lunes.Vehicles
You also learn the names of the following vehicles in these lessons!
Talking about Time
These lessons also use these useful words for talking about time in Spanish.
Gender Tip
Remember that some words that end in a are masculine, such as el día.
Verbs
In this skill, you learn how to use the verbs viajar(to travel), llegar(to arrive), and salir(to leave) to talk about travel. Let's take a look at the conjugation of these verbs in the present!
Llegar
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | llego | I arrive | |
| tú | llegas | you arrive | informal singular you |
| vos | llegás | you arrive | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | llega | he, she arrives | |
| usted | llega | you arrive | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | llegamos | we arrive | |
| vosotros, vosotras | llegáis | you arrive | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | llegan | they arrive | |
| ustedes | llegan | you arrive | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | viajo | I travel | |
| tú | viajas | you travel | informal singular you |
| vos | viajás | you travel | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | viaja | he, she travels | |
| usted | viaja | you travel | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | viajamos | we travel | |
| vosotros, vosotras | viajáis | you travel | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | viajan | they travel | |
| ustedes | viajan | you travel | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Regular -Ar Verbs
Viajar and llegar are both regular -ar verbs in the present tense. To conjugate a regular -ar verb, remove the infinitive ending (-ar) and add the ending that matches the subject. You can find these endings in the table below.
Present Tense Endings for -Ar Verbs
Irregular Yo Verbs
Salir is a regular -ir verb except for the yo form, which is irregular.
Salir
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | salgo | I leave | |
| tú | sales | you leave | informal singular you |
| vos | salís | you leave | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | sale | he, she leaves | |
| usted | sale | you leave | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | salimos | we leave | |
| vosotros, vosotras | salís | you leave | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | salen | they leave | |
| ustedes | salen | you leave | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Conjugation Tip
- The present yo form of salir has a g in it: salgo
Phrases
Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¡Buen viaje! | Have a good trip!/Bon voyage! |
| ¿Qué día es hoy? | What day is it today? |
| ¿Qué día de la semana es? | What day of the week is it? |
| ¿Sales hoy? | Do you leave today? |
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.
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