Hay tiempo de sobra. : There is plenty of time.
How to talk about arrivals and departures?
There are some very useful expressions students tend to struggle with. I hope this helps you.
Let’s start by a couple of useful verbs
Llegar : to arrive (regular verb in the simple present tense and future tense)
Salir : to set off / to leave / to go out (irregular verb in the simple present tense and future tense)
When talking about means of transport we will use the third conjugation
Llega : it arrives
Sale : It leaves / it sets off / it goes out
When talking about yourself you will use the first conjugation
Llego : I arrive
Salgo : I leave. / I set off / I go out
Let’s have a look at some useful vocabulary.
El avión : The plane
El tren : the train
El bus / autobús : the bus
El barco : the ship
OK, now that this information is clear, let’s see some very useful questions and expressions.
¿A qué hora llega el avión? : What time does the plane arrive?
¿A qué hora sale el bus? : What time does the bus leave?
El tren llega a las ocho de la mañana. : The train arrives at eight in the morning.
El barco sale mañana. : The ship sets off tomorrow.
El bus sale mañana en la mañana. : The bus leaves tomorrow morning.
What happens when there is a delay? How about YOU arriving late too? (Including other tenses and conjugations.) Notice the change in the vocabulary in some cases.
El bus va lento. No va a llegar a tiempo. : The bus is going slow. It won’t get there on time.
Uy, llego tarde. : Uyy I am late.
Perdón, llego tarde. : I am sorry I'm late.
Disculpe/ Disculpen la tardanza. : Sorry for the delay.
El barco no llegará a tiempo. : The ship won’t arrive on time.
El avión está retrasado. : The plane is delayed.
¿Llegaremos a tiempo? : Will we arrive on time?
How about when the time of arrival is good?
El avión siempre llega a tiempo. : The plane always arrives on time.
El tren llegará tranquilo a su hora. : The train will arrive easily on time.
Llegaré con bastante antelación. : I will arrive with plenty of time.
Hay tiempo de sobra. : There is plenty of time.
This information will be very useful for your next trip!
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