¿Qué transporte es? means “What transport is it?” Let us learn the Spanish words, then compare travel here with travel in Venezuela, a Spanish-speaking country close to us.
Seven transport words
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el carro | the car |
| el avión | the aeroplane |
| la bicicleta | the bicycle |
| el autobús | the bus |
| la motocicleta | the motorcycle |
| el barco | the boat / ship |
| a pie | on foot (walking) |
Voy a la escuela en carro. – I go to school by car. Voy a la escuela a pie. – I walk to school.
Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela
Karlos Corbella (Metro de Caracas), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- In Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, many people travel on the Metro, a train that runs under the ground. Trinidad and Tobago has no passenger trains today.
- In both countries, people travel by car, bus and maxi-taxi-style shared taxis.
- In Trinidad and Tobago, a ferry or aeroplane takes us between our two islands, and water taxis run between San Fernando and Port of Spain.
- Venezuela is a much bigger country, so people often take long bus or aeroplane trips between cities.
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TRY IT¿Qué transporte es?
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Let’s practise
Try each one. Then tap Show answer to check.
1. What is “the aeroplane” in Spanish?
Show answer
el avión
2. What is la bicicleta?
Show answer
The bicycle.
3. How do you say “on foot”?
Show answer
a pie
4. Give one way transport in Venezuela is different from Trinidad and Tobago.
Show answer
Caracas has a metro train; Trinidad and Tobago has no passenger trains.
5. Give one way transport is the same in both countries.
Show answer
People use cars and buses in both.
Quick check
1. ¿Qué transporte es? 🚌
Show answer
el autobús
2. ¿Qué transporte es? 🚢
Show answer
el barco
3. What is the capital of Venezuela?
Show answer
Caracas.
Words to know
Say these words with a grown-up. Can you use each one in a sentence?
¿Qué transporte es? · el carro · el avión · la bicicleta · el autobús · la motocicleta · el barco · a pie · Venezuela · Caracas
Try it at home
- Say how you get to school in Spanish: Voy a la escuela en carro / en autobús / a pie.
- Count the transport you see on the road and name it in Spanish.
- Find Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago on a map. How close are they?
For parents and teachers
After this lesson, your child should be able to:
- name seven kinds of transport in Spanish
- answer ¿Qué transporte es?
- make three comparisons between transport in Trinidad and Tobago and in Venezuela
“El carro” is the everyday word in Venezuela and much of Latin America (Spain often says “el coche”).
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Attributions to media used in this post:
Metro de caracas linea 1.jpg – Karlos Corbella (Metro de Caracas) – CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
STAPP 039 San Fernando Water Taxis (cropped).jpg – Grueslayer – CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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