Lesson 7.1.1 · Viajes
✈️ Travel
Everything you need to move around Colombia — from El Dorado check-in counters to mountain-road peajes and boutique posadas in Cartagena. Airport, hotel, rental car, and street signs all in one place.
Sub-lessons
Break this lesson into focused chunks. Each sub-lesson has its own Memory Lab — active recall, mnemonics, elaboration, interleaved review, and shadowing — scoped to just those words.
Airport — check-in & security
What you'll hear and say at the counter and at filtros de seguridad.
the flight
boarding pass
carry-on luggage
suitcase
I want to check this bag
Which gate?
window / aisle seat
Example sentences
Necesito el vuelo, por favor.
I need the flight, please.
Siempre digo: "la tarjeta de embarque".
I always say, "boarding pass."
Una persona amable diría: "el equipaje de mano".
A kind person would say, "carry-on luggage."
Mini-diálogo
¿Dónde está el vuelo?
Where is the flight?
Una persona amable diría: "la tarjeta de embarque".
A kind person would say, "boarding pass."
Airport — arrivals & customs
Migración and aduana questions, plus finding your ride.
Reason for travel?
tourism
business
Nothing to declare
baggage claim
Where do I get a taxi?
Example sentences
¿Motivo del viaje?.
Reason for travel?.
Mi amigo es muy turismo.
My friend is very tourism.
La comida está negocios.
The food is business.
Mini-diálogo
Siempre digo: "¿Motivo del viaje?".
I always say, "Reason for travel?."
La comida está turismo.
The food is tourism.
Hotel — check-in
Front-desk basics. Always have your pasaporte ready.
I have a reservation
under the name of…
a single / double room
Does it include breakfast?
key / keycard
wifi
Example sentences
Tengo una reserva.
I have a reservation.
Siempre digo: "a nombre de…".
I always say, "under the name of…."
Una persona amable diría: "una habitación sencilla / doble".
A kind person would say, "a single / double room."
Mini-diálogo
Siempre digo: "Tengo una reserva".
I always say, "I have a reservation."
Una persona amable diría: "a nombre de…".
A kind person would say, "under the name of…."
Hotel — requests & check-out
What to ask housekeeping, the front desk, and the bellhop.
more towels, please
What time is check-out?
Can you hold my luggage?
the bill, please
Do you take card?
Example sentences
más toallas, por favor.
more towels, please.
Siempre digo: "¿A qué hora es el check-out?".
I always say, "What time is check-out?."
Una persona amable diría: "¿Pueden guardar mi maleta?".
A kind person would say, "Can you hold my luggage?."
Mini-diálogo
Siempre digo: "más toallas, por favor".
I always say, "more towels, please."
Una persona amable diría: "¿A qué hora es el check-out?".
A kind person would say, "What time is check-out?."
Renting a car — at the counter
Documents, insurance, and pickup vocabulary.
to rent a car
automatic / manual
insurance
driver's license
deposit
Does it have GPS?
unlimited mileage
Example sentences
alquilar un carro.
to rent a car.
Siempre digo: "automático / mecánico".
I always say, "automatic / manual."
Me gusta el seguro.
I like the insurance.
Mini-diálogo
Siempre digo: "alquilar un carro".
I always say, "to rent a car."
Una persona amable diría: "automático / mecánico".
A kind person would say, "automatic / manual."
Renting a car — on the road
Tolls, gas, and what to do if something goes wrong.
gas station
Fill the tank, please
toll
a flat tire
My car broke down
parking lot
Example sentences
Necesito la gasolinera, por favor.
I need the gas station, please.
Siempre digo: "Llene el tanque, por favor".
I always say, "Fill the tank, please."
Me gusta el peaje.
I like the toll.
Mini-diálogo
¿Dónde está la gasolinera?
Where is the gas station?
Una persona amable diría: "Llene el tanque, por favor".
A kind person would say, "Fill the tank, please."
Street signs — stop, yield, warnings
Red and yellow signs you must obey.
STOP
Always a red octagon — same as English.
YIELD
SLOW
DANGER
DANGEROUS CURVE
SCHOOL ZONE
Example sentences
Hoy estoy PARE.
Today I feel STOP.
Siempre digo: "CEDA EL PASO".
I always say, "YIELD."
La comida está DESPACIO.
The food is SLOW.
Mini-diálogo
Mi amigo es muy PARE.
My friend is very STOP.
Una persona amable diría: "CEDA EL PASO".
A kind person would say, "YIELD."
Street signs — direction & restriction
Blue and white regulatory and informational signs.
NO PARKING
DO NOT ENTER
ONE WAY
TWO-WAY
DETOUR
TOLL 500 M
BUSES ONLY
Example sentences
NO PARQUEAR.
NO PARKING.
Siempre digo: "PROHIBIDO EL PASO".
I always say, "DO NOT ENTER."
Me gusta la VÍA.
I like the ONE WAY.
Mini-diálogo
Siempre digo: "NO PARQUEAR".
I always say, "NO PARKING."
Una persona amable diría: "PROHIBIDO EL PASO".
A kind person would say, "DO NOT ENTER."
Memory lab
Five research-backed techniques — active recall, mnemonics, elaboration, interleaving, and production — applied to this lesson's vocabulary. Your progress trains a spaced-repetition schedule under the hood.
Force the answer from memory before peeking. The struggle is the workout — that's the testing effect.
Recall from English
suitcase
Practice exercises
Test what stuck. Multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank — pulled live from this lesson's vocabulary.
el reclamo de equipaje
business
Where do I get a taxi?
ONE WAY
alquilar un carro
una llanta pinchada
Fill the blank
Me gusta el _____.
I like the insurance.
Fill the blank
Me gusta el _____.
I like the toll.
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