AAl hotel, por favor.
B¿Cuánto es?
ASon diez euros.
BPare aquí, por favor.
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Taking a Taxi to the Hotel
En el taxi: ir al hotel
Aug 31, 20261 min readGraded Spanish · word-by-word audio
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A
Al hotel, por favor.
To the hotel, please.
B
¿Cuánto es?
How much is it?
A
Son diez euros.
It's ten euros.
B
Pare aquí, por favor.
Stop here, please.
Key vocabulary
- hotelm.
hotel
“Al hotel, por favor.”— To the hotel, please.
Pattern go to the hotel
Compare hostal (guesthouse)
Plural form: hoteles.
💡 From French hôtel, originally meaning a nobleman's mansion, now a hotel.
- cuántopron.
how much
“¿Cuánto es?”— How much is it?
Pattern How much does it cost?
Compare what amount
Has feminine form cuánta, plural cuántos/cuántas.
💡 Corresponds to English 'how much'; note the accent mark to distinguish it as a question word.
- eurosm.
euros
“Son diez euros.”— It's ten euros.
Pattern ten euros
Compare currency
Singular euro, plural euros.
💡 The euro is the common currency of Europe; Spain uses the euro.
- aquíadv.
here
“Pare aquí, por favor.”— Stop here, please.
Pattern around here
Compare here (Latin America)
Invariable.
💡 Distinguish from ahí (there) and allí (over there); refers to a nearby place.
Taking a taxi
In Spain, it's common to just say "Al hotel, por favor" when taking a taxi. In Latin America, "Lléveme al hotel" sounds more natural. To ask for the fare, "¿Cuánto es?" works everywhere, but in Latin America you might also hear "¿Cuánto le debo?".
Source: Based on taxi habits in Spanish-speaking countries
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