🌱Travel Basics

In earlier weeks you learned three powerful structures that combine a conjugated verb with an infinitive. Let's review them before adding a fourth. The pattern is always the same - conjugate the first verb, then add any infinitive:

Tener que + infinitive means "to have to" or "must." It expresses obligation or necessity. Conjugate tener normally, add que, then the infinitive. This is one of the most useful structures for everyday Spanish:

Now you know four verb + infinitive patterns. Each one changes the meaning of the action completely. Compare how "viajar" (to travel) changes depending on the structure:

Let's put these four structures to work with travel vocabulary. Notice how the same situation can be described differently depending on which structure you choose:

These are the essential questions you need at any train station, bus terminal, or airport. They combine question words from Stage 1 Week 10 with travel vocabulary:

You learned "hay" (there is/there are) back in Week 1 for describing your home. Now let's use it in travel situations. Hay is incredibly versatile - it works for asking about availability of transport, services, and facilities:

Numbers come up constantly when traveling - prices, times, platform numbers, and seat numbers. Let's practice using numbers in real travel contexts: