To finish off your initial conversation with a taxi driver, let’s let the driver know how many pieces of luggage you have.
This is especially useful for travel from the airport to a hotel, or between cities when you have to take everything you’ve brought with you.
If you need to refresh your Spanish numbers feel free to review the previous episodes in this unit.
Note that in Spanish that when the noun is plural the adjective must also be plural.
Example:
una maleta pequeña -> unas maletas pequeñas.
Let’s practice these examples in English and Spanish, and pay attention to whether they are singular or plural!
By the end, you’ll know whether to use which phrase.
Repeat the following phrases.
Let’s get started!
¡Empecemos!
| Tengo una maleta. | I have one suitcase. |
| Tengo una maleta pequeña. | I have one small suitcase. |
| Solamente tengo dos maletas pequeñas. | I only have two small suitcases. |
| Solamente tengo una maleta grande. | I only have one big suitcase. |
| Tengo tres maletas grandes. | I have three big suitcases. |
| No tengo equipaje. | I don’t have any luggage. |
| No tengo maletas. | I don’t have any suitcases. |
| Tengo tres maletas, dos pequeñas y una grande. | I have three suitcases, two small ones and one big one. |
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