How to Plan a Trip in Spanish – European Spanish Beginner (Free Lesson for Adults)

CEFR Level:

  • A2 Level (Advanced Beginner)

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How to Plan a Trip in Spanish (w/ FREE Script and Audio)

Título: Cómo planificar un viaje Personajes: Mateo y Sofía

Escenario: Dos amigos organizan sus próximas vacaciones tomando un café.

Title: How to Plan a Trip Characters: Mateo and Sofía

Setting: Two friends planning their next vacation over coffee.

Mateo:
Oye, Sofía, ¿a qué país podemos ir este año?
NM: Hey Sofía, which country can we go to this year? LT: Hear, Sofía, to what country we can go this year?
Sofía:
No sé, tío, ¿adónde van nuestros amigos normalmente?
NM: I don’t know, man, where do our friends usually go? LT: Not I know, uncle, to where they go our friends normally?
Yo quiero ir a un país donde hay mucha naturaleza y un barrio antiguo. NM: I want to go to a country where there’s lots of nature and an old neighborhood. LT: I want to go to a country where there is much nature and a neighborhood old.
Mateo:
Buena idea. ¿Buscamos información por internet o vamos a la agencia de viajes?
NM: Good idea. Shall we look up info online or go to the travel agency? LT: Good idea. We search information through internet or we go to the agency of travels?
Sofía:
La oficina de turismo también tiene datos útiles sobre cada lugar turístico y monumento.
NM: The tourist office also has useful info on every tourist spot and monument. LT: The office of tourism also has data useful about each place tourist and monument.
Pero tengo pereza, mejor buscamos por internet. NM: But I feel lazy, it´s better if we look online. LT: But I have laziness, better we search through internet.
Mateo:
De acuerdo. ¿Y cómo viajamos por el país? ¿Alquilamos un coche?
NM: Okay. And how are we getting around the country? Shall we rent a car? LT: Of agreement. And how we travel through the country? We rent a car?
Sofía:
Para viajar por el país es mejor en moto o en taxi.
NM: To get around the country, it’s better by motorbike or taxi. LT: To travel through the country is better in motorcycle or in taxi.
Un coche de alquiler es muy caro, pero la moto es bastante barata. NM: A rental car is really expensive, but a bike is pretty cheap. LT: A car of rent is very expensive, but the motorcycle is quite cheap.
Mateo:
Perfecto. ¿Y el alojamiento? Mejor si buscamos un hotel en un barrio agradable.
NM: Perfect. What about lodging? It’s better if we look for a hotel in a nice neighborhood. LT: Perfect. And the lodging? Better if we search a hotel in a neighborhood agreeable.
Sofía:
Sí, un lugar cómodo para los turistas.
NM: Yeah, a comfortable place for tourists. LT: Yes, a place comfortable for the tourists.
Además, ¿qué idioma hablan en ese lugar? Podemos aprender frases básicas. NM: Plus, what language do they speak there? We can learn basic phrases. LT: Also, what language they speak in that place? We can learn phrases basics.
Mateo:
¡Ah! Y para la comida, siempre pruebo el plato típico del país.
NM: Oh! And as for food, I always try the local dish of the country. LT: Ah! And for the food, always I try the dish typical of the country.
Sofía:
¡Qué bien! Mañana empacamos las maletas.
NM: Awesome! Tomorrow we pack our bags. LT: How well! Tomorrow we pack the suitcases.
Mateo:
Pero tranquila, tía, primero buscamos a qué país viajamos, jajajaja.
NM: But chill out, girl, first let’s figure out which country we’re traveling to, hahaha. LT: But calm down, aunt, first we search to what country we travel, hahaha.

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