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
YIELD
Practice exercises
Test what stuck. Multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank — pulled live from this lesson's vocabulary.
la licencia de conducir
Does it have GPS?
Se me dañó el carro
el parqueadero
deposit
ONE WAY
Fill the blank
Mi amigo es muy _____.
My friend is very tourism.
Fill the blank
Necesito la _____, por favor.
I need the gas station, please.
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