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Scene illustrating a Mexican Spanish-language dispute with taxi driver conversation

Key Phrases

¡Eso es demasiado!

That's too much!

La tarifa normal

Normal rate

Usar el taxímetro

To use the meter

Skills You'll Learn

Negotiating taxi fares

Negociación de tarifas de taxi

Understanding local price variations

Comprender las variaciones de precios locales

Communicating in transportation scenarios

Comunicación en escenarios de transporte

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you're in Mexico, trying to catch a taxi to the station. You politely ask the driver to take you there, but to your surprise, the fare is higher than usual due to a holiday. The conversation unfolds as you challenge the fairness of the increased price and decide whether to negotiate or find another option.

¡Hola! Llévame a la estación, por favor.

Hello! Take me to the station, please.

Claro, sube. Serán 100 pesos.

Sure, hop in. It will be 100 pesos.

Espera, ¿100 pesos? ¡Eso es demasiado!

Wait, 100 pesos? That's too much!

Es la tarifa normal, señor.

It's the normal rate, sir.

No, ayer pagué solo 70 pesos por el mismo viaje.

No, yesterday I only paid 70 pesos for the same trip.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Hola

OH-lah

Hi

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Llévame

YEH-vah-meh

Take me

💬 [llévame] combines the command [lleva] with [me], so Spanish often sticks object words onto the end: [dime], [espéreme]. The written accent stays to keep the stress in the same place.

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🔹

La

lah

The

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Estación

ehs-tah-SYOHN

Station

💬 [estación] is a common stress pattern: words ending in [-ción] are stressed on that last syllable and written with an accent, like [dirección] and [situación]. The [c] before [i] is pronounced (s) in Mexico, not (th).

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🚉

La estación

lah ehs-tah-SYOHN

Station

💬 Spanish often uses the article where English drops it, so [la estación] is the normal way to say [the station] and often also just [station] in context. Same idea with [el aeropuerto] for [the airport/airport].

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🙏

Por favor

pohr fah-VOHR

Please

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👍

Claro

KLAH-roh

Sure

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Sube

SOO-beh

Hop in

🇲🇽 A driver saying [sube] is normal and direct, not rude. If you want to be more polite yourself, you're more likely to say [¿me puede llevar...?] than give commands.

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🔜

Serán

seh-RAHN

It will be

💬 [serán] literally means [they will be], but with prices it often means [it'll be]: [serán 200 pesos]. You'll hear the plural because the amount is really [200 pesos], not an unstated singular [it].

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