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- Lucas: Hey, Luna. Ready for episode 99? Luna: I am! And I've been thinking—we've done a lot of bus stop stuff, but we never actually bought a ticket. Lucas: You're right. So today: buying a bus ticket in Spanish. Let's start with the two main types. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: First: a one-way ticket. In Spanish, 'un billete sencillo'. Luna: Un billete sencillo. Lucas: Good. Sencillo means simple or single. So un billete sencillo. Luna: Un billete sencillo. Got it. Lucas: Now a round-trip ticket: 'un billete de ida y vuelta'. Luna: Un billete de ida y vuelta. That's longer. Lucas: Ida means going, and vuelta means return. So ida y vuelta—going and return. Luna: Un billete de ida y vuelta. Lucas: Perfect. Now, when you're at the counter, you'll also need to ask the price. '¿Cuánto cuesta?' Luna: ¿Cuánto cuesta? How much does it cost? Lucas: Exactly. So imagine you walk up and say: 'Un billete de ida y vuelta, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta?' Luna: Un billete de ida y vuelta, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta? Lucas: Great. Or if you want one-way: 'Un billete sencillo, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta?' Luna: Un billete sencillo, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta? Lucas: You've got it. Let's do a quick roleplay. I'll be the ticket seller. Luna: Okay. Hola, buenos días. Quiero un billete de ida y vuelta, por favor. Lucas: Claro. ¿Cuánto cuesta? — wait, that's my line. Let me start again. Luna: Oh sorry, you're the seller. I should ask the price. Lucas: Exactly. So you say: 'Un billete de ida y vuelta, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta?' Luna: Un billete de ida y vuelta, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta? Lucas: And I answer: 'Son diez euros.' Now you know the price. Luna: Son diez euros. Okay. Lucas: Let's practice the phrases once more. Repeat after me: un billete sencillo. Luna: Un billete sencillo. Lucas: Un billete de ida y vuelta. Luna: Un billete de ida y vuelta. Lucas: ¿Cuánto cuesta? Luna: ¿Cuánto cuesta? Lucas: Now put it together: 'Un billete de ida y vuelta, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta?' Luna: Un billete de ida y vuelta, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta? Lucas: Perfect. You're ready to buy a bus ticket in Spanish. Luna: This is so useful. And hey, speaking of useful—if you're finding these episodes helpful, there's a way to support us. Lucas: Yeah, a few listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's what keeps this show ad-free and going. Luna: Yeah, it really helps. Okay, back to tickets—so if I want one-way, I say 'un billete sencillo'. Lucas: Exactly. Practice that a few times today. 'Un billete sencillo', 'un billete de ida y vuelta', '¿Cuánto cuesta?'. Luna: Un billete sencillo, un billete de ida y vuelta, ¿Cuánto cuesta? Lucas: You got it. And remember, if you're at a bus station in a Spanish-speaking country, these phrases will get you where you need to go. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See you next episode, everyone! Practice these till we chat again.