Transportation

1. Nola joan naiteke hara?

   No-la joan nai-te-ke ha-ra?

   How can I get there?

   Usage

   General phrase to ask how to get to a destination

   Grammar Note

   "nola" is the interrogative adverb "how"; verb placement tends toward the end

2. Taxi bat deitu mesedez

   Ta-xi bat dei-tu me-se-dez

   Please call a taxi

   Usage

   Asking hotel or restaurant staff to call a taxi

   Grammar Note

   "deitu" means both "to call" (phone) and "to summon"

3. Aireportua non dago?

   Ai-re-por-tua non da-go?

   Where is the airport?

   Usage

   Used to ask where the airport is located

   Grammar Note

   "dago" is a form of "egon" (to be/exist), used for location

4. Zenbat kostatzen da?

   Zen-bat kos-ta-tzen da?

   How much does it cost?

   Usage

   Widely used to ask the price of a taxi or bus fare

   Grammar Note

   "kostatzen da" is the present of "to cost"; "-tzen" marks ongoing/habitual aspect

5. Hemen gelditu mesedez

   He-men gel-di-tu me-se-dez

   Please stop here

   Usage

   Telling a taxi or bus driver to stop at your location

   Grammar Note

   "gelditu" functions as the imperative "stop" in this context

6. Non dago taxi geltokia?

   Non da-go ta-xi gel-to-ki-a?

   Where is the taxi stand?

   Usage

   Finding the taxi rank or stand

   Grammar Note

   "non dago" (where is) — "dago" is the third-person singular present of "egon" (to be located)

7. Zuzen jarraitu, mesedez.

   Zu-zen ja-rrai-tu, me-se-dez.

   Please go straight ahead.

   Usage

   Directing a taxi driver or giving directions on foot

   Grammar Note

   "Go straight on" is "Zuzen jarraitu". The adverb is the bare form "zuzen", without a locative ending

8. Nola joaten da aireportura?

   No-la jo-a-ten da ai-re-por-tu-ra?

   How do I get to the airport?

   Usage

   Asking for directions or transport options to the airport

   Grammar Note

   Basque uses case suffixes for direction: "aireportu" + "-ra" (allative case) = "to the airport"

9. Zenbat balio dute tren-txartelek?

   Zen-bat ba-lio du-te tren-txar-te-lek?

   How much do train tickets cost?

   Usage

   Asking the price of train tickets

   Grammar Note

   Price is expressed with "balio du/dute". The subject is the plural "tren-txartelak", so the transitive frame gives the plural ergative "tren-txartelek" with the plural "dute". A plural subject does not agree with the singular "da"

10. Nire maleta galdu egin da.

    Ni-re ma-le-ta gal-du e-gin da.

    My suitcase has been lost.

    Usage

    Reporting lost luggage at an airport

    Grammar Note

    "galdu egin da" — "egin" (do) is used as an auxiliary to emphasize the completed action

Browse all TravelPhrases languages