Dispute with taxi driver: Route choice
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Key Phrases
Quiero ir
I would like to go
¿No es así?
Isn't it?
Tomemos esa ruta
Let's take that route
Skills You'll Learn
Expressing preferences
Expresar preferencias
Formulating questions
Formular preguntas
Agreeing and suggesting
Estar de acuerdo y sugerir
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine a conversation between a person who wants to navigate to Plaza Mayor using the shorter route via San Pedro street and a local advisor who suggests taking a less congested yet longer avenue, the Libertador Avenue. The person insists on taking the shorter route despite the traffic conditions, and the advisor eventually agrees.
Hola, quiero ir a la Plaza Mayor por la calle San Pedro.
Hello, I want to go to Plaza Mayor via San Pedro street.
No, es mejor ir por la avenida del Libertador.
No, it's better to go via Libertador Avenue.
Pero la calle San Pedro es más corta, ¿no es así?
But San Pedro street is shorter, isn't it?
Es más corta, pero hay mucho tráfico ahora.
It is shorter, but there is a lot of traffic right now.
Prefiero la ruta más corta aunque tenga tráfico.
I prefer the shorter route even if there's traffic.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hello
Quiero
kee-EHR-oh
I would like
Ir
eer
To go
Plaza Mayor
PLAH-thah mah-YOR
Main Square
Calle
KAH-yeh
Street
San Pedro
sahn PEH-droh
San Pedro
No
noh
No
Es
es
Is
Mejor
meh-HOR
Better
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