{"id":3208,"date":"2011-08-04T14:08:41","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T18:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=3208"},"modified":"2011-08-04T14:08:41","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T18:08:41","slug":"talking-about-the-heavy-traffic-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/talking-about-the-heavy-traffic-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking about the (heavy) traffic in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, the traffic! We’ve all had a bad time during rush hour and today we’re going to learn how to speak about this en espa\u00f1ol, \u00bfde acuerdo?<\/p>\n

So first check out this little dialog between two friends stuck in traffic.<\/p>\n

A: Odio conducir cuando el tr\u00e1nsito est\u00e1 congestionado.<\/em> (I hate driving in such heavy traffic.)
\nB: Yo tambi\u00e9n, pero es siempre igual a la hora pico.<\/em> (Me too, but it’s always like this in rush hour.)
\nA: \u00bfY si tomamos una calle lateral? Tal vez haya menos tr\u00e1nsito.<\/em> (What if we go through a side street? Maybe traffic will be lighter.)
\nB: S\u00ed, creo que vale la pena probar. \u00bfConoces alg\u00fan atajo?<\/em> (Yeah, I think it’s worth trying. Do you know of any shortcuts?)
\nA: Me parece que s\u00ed. Doblamos a la derecha en la pr\u00f3xima esquina.<\/em> (I think so. Let’s turn right on the next corner.)<\/p>\n

Here are some more useful sentences.<\/p>\n

El tr\u00e1nsito en la avenida principal est\u00e1 congestionado.<\/em>
\nThe traffic on the main avenue is jammed.<\/p>\n

Hay un embotellamiento monumental.<\/em>
\nThere’s a juge traffic jam.<\/p>\n

Siempre hay mucho tr\u00e1nsito en la hora pico.<\/em>
\nTraffic is always heavy during rush hour.<\/p>\n

Perdona el atraso, pero el tr\u00e1nsito estaba parado.<\/em>
\nSorry for the delay, I was stuck in traffic.<\/p>\n

Si salimos m\u00e1s temprano evitamos la hora pico.<\/em>
\nIf we leave earlier we’ll beat the rush hour.<\/p>\n

\u00bfConoces alg\u00fan atajo?<\/em>
\nDo you know any short cuts?<\/p>\n

Un choque insignificante provoc\u00f3 un embotellamiento descomunal esta ma\u00f1ana.<\/em>
\nA fender-bender caused a huge traffic jam this morning.<\/p>\n

Hubo un choque m\u00faltiple \/ en cadena.<\/em>
\nThere has been a pile-up.<\/p>\n

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

Ah, the traffic! We’ve all had a bad time during rush hour and today we’re going to learn how to speak about this en espa\u00f1ol, \u00bfde acuerdo? So first check out this little dialog between two friends stuck in traffic. A: Odio conducir cuando el tr\u00e1nsito est\u00e1 congestionado. (I hate driving in such heavy traffic.)…<\/p>\n

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