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Bus – el autobús

PRONUNCIATION

(Pronounced ow-toh-booss)

To remember that bus is pronounced ow-toh-booss (autobús) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

The bus driver told the passenger he'd throw him out of the bus (autobús) if he didn't behave.

The bus driver told the passenger he'd throw him out of the bus (autobús) if he didn't behave.

Autobús is masculine, so it’s el autobús. Imagine an elephant driving a bus:

Autobús is masculine, so it’s el autobús. Imagine an elephant driving a bus

Examples of autobús (bus) in a sentence

 

El autobús llega a las ocho de la mañana.

(The bus arrives at eight in the morning.)

 

Perdí el autobús y llegué tarde al trabajo.

(I missed the bus and arrived late to work.)

 

¿A qué hora sale el próximo autobús para Madrid?

(What time does the next bus to Madrid leave?)

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