4.3: Cultural and language notes - Asking for directions

Now let’s combine the numbers you learned in the previous episode so you can tell the time. When telling time in Spanish all you need to do is start the sentence with “Son las” and add the number, unless it is 1:00, where you would say '"Es La."

This m-episode brings together all of the information you have learned in the previous four episodes of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, and helps you learn how to memorize it and use the skills in daily conversation while in a Latin American country.

Here you'll learn a basic formula for saying and reading all Spanish numbers between 10 and 999,999. You'll also gain basic information on how to tell time in Spanish, using the numbers we cover in this episode. Episode 2.5 may be a helpful preview.

In this 3rd episode you will learn how to understand information about public transportation in Latin American countries. For example, we'll cover what someone will reply when you ask them what time a bus leaves, and how to ask about the price of a ticket.

This 2nd episode is an introductory lesson on how to buy a bus ticket at a terminal or station in Latin America, speaking in Spanish. You'll hear a conversation between a purchaser and seller, and learn the basics of how to talk through the transaction.

This 10th episode is a quick recap of Unit 4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish.

Welcome to Unit 5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. If you’re going to be traveling between cities in Spain or Latin America, chances are you’re going to be using some kind of public transportation, whether it be buses, trains or planes. In this unit, we’re going to work through some conversations on how to buy tickets for public transportation.

In this 9 thepisode, you have the chance to work through a visualization practice to help you learn how to ask for directions in Spanish, and how to locate common tourist sites in Latin American countries such as hotels, restaurants, the bus station, and the airport.

This 8th episode walks you again through the first conversation you heard at the beginning of Unit 4. You should now be able to understand all of the conversation on how to ask for directions in Spanish. If there's are any parts that's still not clear, feel free to review this unit as many times as you need.

If you're asking for directions in Spanish, there's generally two things that can happen after they're given to you.  You can either say "thank you" and be on your way, or you can ask for a clarification. This m-episode walks you through both situations. Listen and repeat the following phrases in English and in Spanish.