Dispute with taxi driver Part 2: Pick-up or drop-off locations
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Key Phrases
Disculpe
Excuse me
Debe haber
There must be
Vámonos
Let's go
Skills You'll Learn
Expressing disagreement or mistakes
Expresar desacuerdos o errores
Giving directions and navigating
Dar direcciones y navegar
Understanding the impact of changes on price
Comprender el impacto de cambios en el precio
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a taxi in Spain, but you realize the driver is taking you to the wrong location. This roleplay is a conversation between you, the passenger, and the taxi driver as you try to resolve the misunderstanding and get to your desired destination, the Plaza Mayor.
Disculpe, este no es el lugar correcto.
Excuse me, this is not the right place.
Según mi GPS, sí lo es.
According to my GPS, it is.
No, yo le pedí que me llevara a la Plaza Mayor.
No, I asked you to take me to the Plaza Mayor.
Pero usted me dijo esta dirección.
But you told me this address.
Debe haber un error. Por favor, vámonos a la Plaza Mayor.
There must be a mistake. Please, let's go to the Plaza Mayor.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Disculpe
Dees-kool-peh
Excuse me
🇪🇸 In Spain, [disculpe] is a polite way to get a taxi driver's attention or interrupt without sounding abrupt. It's safer than going straight in with a complaint.
See breakdown →No
Noh
No
El lugar
el loo-gahr
The place
Correcto
Koh-rehk-toh
Correct
El lugar correcto
El Loo-gahr Koh-rehk-toh
The right place
Según
Seh-goon
According to
Mi GPS
Mee Heh-peh-eh-seh
My GPS
💬 In Spain, [GPS] is often said as letters: (heh-peh-ehs), not like English "jee-pee-ess." [Mi GPS] is a normal everyday way to say it.
See breakdown →Sí lo es
See Loh Ehs
It is
💬 [Lo] here stands for the whole idea: "that." You'll hear the same pattern in [sí lo sé] "I do know that" or [no lo creo] "I don't believe it."
See breakdown →Yo pedí
Yoh Pe-dee
I asked
💬 Spanish often includes [yo] here for emphasis, as in [yo pedí], to stress "I was the one who asked." You can do the same in a disagreement: [yo dije esta calle].
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