5.1: Objectives. Buying tickets for public transportation.

5.1: Objectives. Buying tickets for public transportation.

Author: Live Lingua July 13, 2026 Duration: 1:02

Welcome to Unit 5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. If you're going to be traveling between cities in Spain or Latin America, chances are you're going to be using some kind of public transportation, whether it be buses, trains or planes. In this unit, we're going to work through some conversations on how to buy tickets for public transportation.


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