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  1. Carlos
    Spanish Mañana por la mañana me reuniré con ellos en la parada de autobús. El autobús siempre llega a tiempo allí.

    Tomorrow morning I'll meet them at the bus stop. The bus always arrives on time there.

  2. Sofía
    Spanish Bien. Si no hay atasco, llegaremos al aeropuerto en treinta minutos. De lo contrario podría tomar una hora.

    Okay. If there is no traffic, we'll get to the airport in thirty minutes. Otherwise it might take an hour.

  3. Carlos
    Spanish Ella va a tomar el metro todos los días esta semana. El coche está siendo reparado en el garaje.

    She is going to take the subway every day this week. The car is being repaired in the garage.

  4. Sofía
    Spanish Eso es sensato. El transporte público es mucho más rápido durante la hora pico de todos modos. Yo llevo meses tomando el tren al trabajo.

    That's sensible. Public transport is much faster during rush hour anyway. I've been taking the train to work for months.

  5. Carlos
    Spanish ¿Cuánto dura el viaje? He estado considerando la misma opción para ahorrar dinero en gasolina.

    How long does the trip take? I've been considering the same option to save money on gas.

  6. Sofía
    Spanish Unos cuarenta minutos puerta a puerta. El tren llega cada quince minutos durante las horas pico.

    About forty minutes door to door. The train arrives every fifteen minutes during peak hours.

  7. Carlos
    Spanish Eso es brillante. Quizá revise el horario esta tarde. El tráfico de la carretera ha sido horrible últimamente.

    That's brilliant. Maybe I'll check the schedule this afternoon. Road traffic has been terrible lately.

  8. Sofía
    Spanish Cierto. Si la ciudad construyera más carriles para bicicletas, menos personas conducirían.

    That's true. If the city built more bike lanes, fewer people would drive.

  9. Carlos
    Spanish Estoy de acuerdo. He estado pensando en ir en bici al trabajo cuando mejore el clima.

    I agree. I've been thinking about biking to work when the weather gets better.

  10. Sofía
    Spanish Plan brillante. El ejercicio sería excelente también.

    Brilliant plan. Exercise would be great too.

  11. Carlos
    Spanish Exacto. Quizá podamos pedalear juntos a veces. Sería más seguro en pareja.

    Right. Maybe we can bike together sometimes. It would be safer as a pair.

  12. Sofía
    Spanish Definitivamente. Planeemos una ruta de prueba este fin de semana.

    Definitely. Let's plan a test route this weekend.

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