Top 10 Phrases to Survive at the Station in English

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hi everyone I'm Bridget and welcome to today's lesson
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the topic for this lesson is ten phrases to survive at the station let's get
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started I'd like to go to I'd like to go to I'd like to go to this hotel when you
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tell someone I'd like to go to this town the person selling you a ticket will be
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able to tell you which train you need to take to get there I'd like to go to
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means this is the destination I want how do I get there is this the right
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platform for is this the right platform for is this the right platform for the
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train to Greenwich a platform is where you wait for a train to pull up so if
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you're on a platform and you aren't sure if you're on the right one for the train
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you need you might ask someone else who's standing there excuse me is this
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the right platform for the train to Greenwich and they will tell you if
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you're in the right place what time is the last train what time is the last
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train to San Francisco you might ask someone what time is the last train
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depending on which city are in the last train of a day might be at maybe 10:00
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p.m. for example you're going to want to make sure you get to the station to get
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that last train where do I change for where do I change for where do I change
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for the express train when you're taking a train sometimes you might need to do a
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transfer at a particular station this means if you're on one train you might
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have to get off at a certain train station and wait for another train
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that'll take you all the rest of the way to where you need to go asking where do
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I change for the Express train you're asking
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what station do I need to get out off the train and wait for the correct train
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where can I buy a ticket where can I buy a ticket where can I buy a ticket in
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town you should ask where to buy a ticket so you know whether you need to
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purchase your ticket on the train itself or if you need to go up to a kiosk and
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buy your ticket there it's always important to know ahead of time where to
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buy your ticket because you don't want to get on a train and find out you were
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supposed to buy your ticket at the station how much is it - how much is it
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- how much is it to the airport you might ask this question to find out
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how much it costs to take a train or a bus or a taxi to where you need to go if
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you get into a taxi for example and you ask how much is it to the airport the
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taxi driver will tell you thirty dollars he'll tell you the price
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you need to pay to get to the airport if you're taking a train you might ask the
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ticket seller how much is it to the airport and the ticket seller will tell
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you the train to the airport costs $10 for example that way you know how much
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it costs to go to where you need to be does this bus go - does this bus go -
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does this bus go to the suburbs does this bus go to is a way of asking
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whether or not the bus that you're looking at has the destination that you
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need so you might get on the bus and ask the bus driver does this bus go to the
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suburbs whatever destination and the bus driver will answer and tell you yes get
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on or no you want a different bus what time is the next bus what time is the
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next bus what time will the next bus arrive by asking what time is the next
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bus you're asking when the bus is going to come to the bus stop or whatever
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station the bus will stop at this way you know
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time you need to be at that bus stop the train is running late the train is
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running late the train is running late again this is something I say all the
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time in New York City the train is running late if the train is running
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late that means you will probably be running late when you get off the train
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where are the ticket machines where are the ticket machines where are the ticket
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machines in this station a ticket machine is a machine that you go to to
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purchase your tickets you might see this in any station whether it's a subway
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station or a regular train station or sometimes even a bus station there will
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be kiosks that you can go to to enter the information and purchase your ticket
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that brings us to the end of today's lesson ten phrases to survive at the
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station how often do you need to take public transportation and how often do
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you rely on phrases like these please leave a comment below give us a thumbs
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