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LET’S TAKE THE TUBE

 

Now it’s time for you to take the Metro!!!!! You will find some activities that help you to get familiar with the most common words, expressions and icons  useful for tourists travelling by Metro.

 

  1. In the following table you will find vocabulary and expressions in Spanish, so you will have to fill it in by translating them into 3 different languages: Catalan, English and any other foreign language of somebody in your group, for instance Arabic, Punjabi, Brazilian…. You can add any other you find useful when you are in the Metro.

 

Remember you will have to record them and upload them to your WIX.

 

Spanish

Catalan

Ingles

Francés

subirse al metro

pujar al metro

get on the subway

prendre le métro

 

bajarse del metro

baixar-se del metro

get off the subway

descendre du métro

¿donde esta?

on esta?

where is it?

C'est où?

Yo no hablo mucho ingles

jo no parlo molt anglés

I do not speak much English

Je ne parle pas beaucoup anglais

Perdonde,podria repetirmelo, porfavor?

Perdoni, Podria repetir-ho, si us plaus

Excuse me, could you repeat that, please?

Excusez-moi, pourrais-je répéter, s'il vous plaît?

 

Perdone, ¿podría hablar un poco mas depacio, porfavor?

Perdoni, podria parlar una mica més a poc a poc, si us plau?

Excuse me, could you speak a little more slowly, please?

Excusez-moi, pourriez-vous parler un peu plus lentement, s'il vous plaît?

 

Perdone, ¿como puedo ir al instituto torrent de les bruixes

Perdoni, ¿com puc anar al institut torrent de les bruixes

Excuse me, how can I get to the torrent de les bruixes institute?

'Excusez-moi, comment puis-je aller à l'institut du torrent de les bruixes?

 

Perdone, me podría indicar el camino a la estacion de fondo

Perdoni, em podria indicar el camí a la estacio de fondo

Excuse me, could you point the way to the  Fondo station for me?

Excusez-moi, pourriez-vous indiquer le chemin ves la gare de fondo

¿Qué línea de metro tengo que coger para ir a girona ? Gracias

Quina línia de metro he d'agafar per anar a Girona ? gràcies

What subway line do I have to take to go to Girona  station? Thank you

Quelle ligne de métro devrais-je prendre pour aller à Girona ? Merci

¿Dónde puedo comprar un billete?

On puc comprar un bitllet?

Where can I buy a ticket?

Où puis-je acheter un billet?

 

¿Cuanto cuesta?

Quant costa?

How much is it?

Combien ça coûte?

¿Cuanto tarda en llegar el próximo metro?

Quant triga a arribar el pròxim metro?

How long does it take to get to the next line?

Combien de temps faut-il pour obtenir le prochain mètre?


 

Billete sencillo,por favor

Bitllet senzill, si us plau

Single ticket, please

Billet simple4, s'il vous plaît


 

Billete de ida y vuelta,por favor

Bitllet d'anada i tornada, si us plau

Round trip ticket, please

Billet aller-retour, s'il vous plaît

Una tarjeta, por favor

Una targeta, si us plau

One card, please

Une carte, s'il vous plaît

PICTURE OF THE ICON

MEANING

 

Children are to be supervised by adults using escalator.

 

Leave seat to people who need it.

 

No smoking in the subway.

 

The exit to the street.

 

Exit through the emergency door.

 

Do not sneak in the subway.

Man: Uh, where am I? Tsk, hum . . . 

Woman: Excuse me. Do you (1) need any help?

Man: Nah, I . . . I'm just looking . . . well . . . [Okay . . .] Uh, well, actually . . . yeah. Um . . . I want to go to the (2) science museum, but I've been lost the past few hours, and I can't make heads or tails of these ticket (3)  machine.

Woman: Ah, well, just press this (4) button. [Oh, yeah] And from here, it's a dollar fifty.

Man: Okay.

Woman: Then, get on the train at (5) platform number 4.

Man: Alright. Oh, and how (6) often do the trains come around this time of (7) day?

Woman: Usually, they come about every (8)  six minutes.

Man: Okay. And where do I get off the train?

Woman: Get off at State Street Station, three (9)  stops from here.

Man: Okay. I got it. Thanks for your help.

Woman: No (10) problem. Good luck


 

DIALOGUE

 

Nayara: hello

Armaan: hello, how can i help you

Nayara: can you tell me prices of the ticket?

Armaan: yes

Nayara: what is the prices of the single?

Armaan: it's better you to buy T10 ticket

Nayara: ah okey!, what is the price

Arman 10,20

Nayara: ok give me one

Arman: okey, here you are

Nayara: thank you!

Armaan: your welcome, bye

Nayara: bye

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