Practical vocabulary to learn Spanish: Taxi service in Spain

October 17th, 2011

One of the actions that all students will have to make at any time during your stay to learn Spanish at one of the Spanish schools in Spain, will be to get a taxi.

In our country you can take a taxi in three ways: call for city taxi service, go to a taxi rank or stop a taxi on the street, like in the movies. We will are going to teach you a series of words and phrases to practice Spanish in this situation:

General Vocabulary:

Taxi: taxi City centre: centro ciudad

For hire: libre Occupied: ocupado

Taxi rank: parada de taxis To stop: parar

Traffic: tráfico Change: vuelta/cambio

Taxi driver: taxista Taxi ride: trayecto en taxi

Taxi fares: tarifa de taxis Taxi services: servicio de taxis

I am hurry: tengo prisa How much is it?: ¿Cuánto cuesta?

Slower/quicker: despacio/rápido Taximeter: taxímetro

Meter: contador Receipt: recibo

Supplement: suplemento Driver’s cabin: cabina del conductor

Taxi driver’s license: licencia de taxista Get a taxi: coger un taxi

Taxi Number: número de taxi Ordering a taxi: pedir un taxi


It is very important for all students who are studing a Spanish course in Spain know that taxi fares are different in each city. The meter, the minimum fare or rate per mile, are very different depending where you study Spanish in Spain. Including in some cities there are special rates on weekends, at night, or when you start a route from a train station or airport.

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Ordering a taxi / In the taxi:

Is this taxi free?: ¿Está libre este taxi?

I’d like a taxi, please: me gustaría un taxi, por favor

Where I can get a taxi?: ¿dónde puedo coger un taxi?

How much is the final fare?: ¿cuánto es en total?

How much is the route to…?: ¿Cuánto cuesta el recorrido hasta …?

Stop here/ at the corner…: pare aquí/ en la esquina

Drop me here, please: Déme aquí, por favour

Could you wait for me here?: ¿podría usted esperarme aquí?

Can I have a receipt, please: Me da un recibo, por favor

Please put the meter on: por favor, ponga el taxímetro

Please take me to…: por favor, lléveme a…

Is there a supplement for going to the airport?: ¿Hay suplemento para ir al aeropuerto?

Is there a supplement for baggage?: ¿Hay suplemento por el equipaje?

Do you have a taxi service number?: ¿Tiene usted el teléfono de servicio de taxis?

How long will I have to wait?: ¿cuánto tiempo tengo que esperar?

Do you mind if I open/close the window?: ¿le importa si abro/cierro la ventana?

That’s fine, keep the change: está bien, quédese el cambio

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We hope our list will help you to improve your vocabulary during your stay to learn Spanish in Spain. And remember that you can not miss our next class of practical vocabulary.

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