Asking About Train Times at the Station

Key vocabulary

• trenm.

  train

  “El tren sale a las diez.”— The train leaves at ten.

  Pattern el tren rápido (express train)

  Compare ferrocarril (railway)

  Plural: trenes

  💡 From French 'train', cognate with English 'train'; think of 'train' to remember it.

• andarv.

  to walk; to run (of a train)

  “El tren anda rápido.”— The train runs fast.

  Pattern andar en tren (to travel by train)

  Compare caminar (to walk)

  Present indicative: ando, andas, anda, andamos, andáis, andan

  💡 Shares the same root as 'andén'; both come from Latin 'ambulare', meaning 'to walk'.

• andénm.

  platform

  “El andén es el cinco.”— The platform is number five.

  Pattern en el andén (on the platform)

  Compare plataforma (platform, common in Latin America)

  Plural: andenes

  💡 From Arabic 'al-andam', originally meaning 'road'; in Spain it refers specifically to a train platform.

• salirv.

  to leave; to depart

  “El tren sale a las diez.”— The train leaves at ten.

  Pattern salir de (to leave from)

  Compare partir (to depart)

  Present indicative: salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen

  💡 Shares the same root as 'salida' (exit); think of 'going out' to remember it.