LESSON NOTES

Gengo Spanish S1 #23

Let's Go in Latin America

CONTENTS
2 Formal Spanish
2 English
3 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Vocabulary Phrase Usage
4 Grammar
6 Cultural Insight

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 FORMAL SPANISH

1. CONDUCTOR: ¡Puerto Morelos!

2. JIMMY: Disculpe, ¿qué dijo el conductor? ¿Ya llegamos a Playa del

Carmen?

3. PASA JERO : Este es Puerto Morelos.

4. JIMMY: ¿Y la parada que sigue?

5. PASA JERO: Playa del Carmen.

6. JIMMY: Ah, bien. Gracias.

7. PASA JERO: De nada.

8. CONDUCTOR: ¡Playa del Carmen!

9. JIMMY: Disculpe, ¿Dónde está el barco para Cozumel?

10. DESCONOCIDO: Baje la 5ª Avenida Sur hasta topar con la calle Benito Juárez.
Dobla a la izquierda y sigue caminando. No está lejos, ya verá.

ENGLISH

1. DRIVER: Puerto Morelos!

2. JIMMY: Sorry, what did the driver say?

3. PASSENGER: This is Puerto Morelos.

CONT'D OVER

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4. JIMMY: What about the next stop?

5. PASSENGER: Playa del Carmen.

6. JIMMY: Oh, good. Thanks.

7. PASSENGER: No problem.

8. DRIVER: Playa del Carmen!

9. JIMMY: Sorry, where's the boat to Cozumel?

10. STRANGER: Go down Fifth Avenue south until you get to the street called
Benito Juárez. Turn left and keep walking. You're not far, you'll see.

VOCABULARY

Spanish English Class Gender

bajar to descend verb

toparse to come upon verb

barco boat noun masculine

parada stop noun feminine

conductor driver noun masculine

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Baja al segundo piso. ¿Te topaste con tu amiga?

"Go down to the second floor." "Did you run into your friend?"

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Hay muchos barcos en el mar. ¿Cuál es la siguiente parada de
camión?
"There are many ships in the sea."
"What is the next bus stop?"

El conductor es experimentado.

"The driver is experienced."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

bajar ("to descend")

We use this verb in the sense of "to go downstairs," bajar las escaleras, but also in the
sense of "to go down a street," bajar la calle.

topar ("to come upon")

We use this verb in the sense of "to run into."

el barco ("boat")
We can use this word for aquatic vehicles of any size, although we most often translate the
word "ship" with la nave.

la parada ("stop")
This is usually a bus stop, but it can also refer to a train stop.

el conductor ("driver")
This noun is derived from the verb conducir ("to drive").

GRAMMAR

The Focus of This Lesson Is Giving Directions.

Baje la 5ª Avenida Sur hasta topar con la calle Benito Juárez. Dobla a la izquierda y sigue
caminando.
"Go down Fifth Avenue south until you get to Benito Juárez St. Turn left, and keep
walking."

Giving directions in Spanish, whether for walking or driving, usually necessitates using
command forms, whether familiar or formal. At this level, it is too early to teach formation

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and behavior of command forms. However, it is useful even for beginning students to be
able to recognize and comprehend command forms in either the spoken or written forms.

Infinitive "English" Sample Command Sample Phrase

baja (informal) Baje la 5ª Avenida

bajar "to go down" baje (formal) Sur

dobla (informal)
doblar "to turn" doble (formal) Doble a la izquierda

sube (informal)
subir "to go up" suba (formal) Suba al coche

para (informal)
parar "to stop" pare (formal) Pare en la esquina

Let's take a look at some useful phrases and vocabulary words for when you are lost.

Spanish "English"

Estoy perdido(a). "I'm lost."

¿Dónde está _____? "Where's the ____?"

Busco (noun). "I'm looking for (noun)."

izquierda "left"

derecha "right"

derecho "straight"

buscar "to look for"

dar vuelta "to turn (left, right, etc.)"

pasar "to pass by," "to go through"

Examples from This Dialogue

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1. Baje la 5ª Avenida Sur hasta topar con la calle Benito Juárez.
"Go down Fifth Avenue South until you get to the street called Benito Juárez."

2. Dobla a la izquierda y sigue caminando.

"Turn left and keep walking."

Sample Sentences

1. Suba las escaleras y doble a la derecha.

"Go up the stairs and turn right."

2. Doble a la izquierda en el semáforo y siga derecho.

"Turn left at the traffic lights and keep straight."

3. Baje por esa calle hasta que vea una iglesia.

"Go down this street until you see a church."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Getting around Town in Mexico

There are a number of regional transit services on the Mayan Riviera (and in other places
in Mexico), with a range of prices. Taxi service between Cancún International Airport and
destinations like Playa del Carmen and Tulum is the most expensive option.

Many tourists chose the regional bus companies, which have their representatives
stationed near the exit of the airport. Bus service is regular, inexpensive, and comfortable;
buses stop at stations in the center of each town.

Locals tend to use colectivos, which are passenger vans that run regular routes through and
between cities, with more stops along the way. Traveling by colectivo is less luxurious than
bus service, but it is much less expensive and in some cases faster and more convenient.
Most major hotels and many smaller ones offer complimentary shuttles to and from the
airport.

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