{"id":1988,"date":"2011-02-01T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T16:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2011-01-31T16:42:15","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T16:42:15","slug":"means-of-transportation-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/means-of-transportation-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Means of Transportation in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, there! \u00bfC\u00f3mo les va todo?<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s review some means of transportation en espa\u00f1ol<\/em>, shall we? The preposition used with most means of transportation in Spanish is en <\/strong>and there is also some cases with the preposition a<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Let’s check them out!<\/p>\n

el avi\u00f3n<\/em> – plane
\nen<\/strong> avi\u00f3n <\/em>– by plane<\/p>\n

la bicicleta, la bici<\/em> – bicycle
\nen<\/strong> bicicleta, en<\/strong> bici<\/em> – by bicycle<\/p>\n

el barco<\/em> – boat
\nen<\/strong> barco <\/em>– by boat<\/p>\n

el bus, el autob\u00fas<\/em> – bus
\nen<\/strong> bus, en<\/strong> autob\u00fas<\/em> – by bus<\/p>\n

Note: The bus has several different names in Latin American Spanish: liebre <\/em>(small bus – Chile), cami\u00f3n <\/em>(Mexico), colectivo <\/em>(Argentina), among others. When in doubt, use bus <\/em>or autob\u00fas<\/em><\/p>\n

el coche, el carro, el auto<\/em> – car
\nen<\/strong> coche, en<\/strong> carro, en<\/strong> auto<\/em> – by car<\/p>\n

la motocicleta, la moto<\/em> – motorbycle
\nen<\/strong> motocicleta, en<\/strong> moto<\/em> – by motorcycle<\/p>\n

el metro<\/em> – subway
\nen<\/strong> metro<\/em> – by subway<\/p>\n

el taxi<\/em> – taxi
\nen<\/strong> taxi <\/em>– by taxi<\/p>\n

el tren<\/em> – train
\nen<\/strong> tren<\/em> – by train<\/p>\n

There are two cases where the preposition a<\/strong> is used, when you go on foot or on horseback.<\/p>\n

el pie <\/em>– foot
\na<\/strong> pie<\/em> – on foot<\/p>\n

el caballo<\/em> – horse
\na<\/strong> caballo<\/em> – on horseback<\/p>\n

Esto es todo por hoy. Nos vemos prontito.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey, there! \u00bfC\u00f3mo les va todo? Let’s review some means of transportation en espa\u00f1ol, shall we? The preposition used with most means of transportation in Spanish is en and there is also some cases with the preposition a. Let’s check them out! el avi\u00f3n – plane en avi\u00f3n – by plane la bicicleta, la bici…<\/p>\n

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