Today's
word is: "taxi"
= taxi
In Spanish, “taxi” is a masculine noun of Greek origin, with a similar meaning to its English counterpart, that is, taxi or a cab, and used as in:
- Fuimos al aeropuerto en taxi (we went to the airport in a taxi);
The noun “taxista”*
is a related word meaning taxi or cab driver, and is
used as in:
- El taxista parecía estar muy cansado (the taxi/ cab driver seemed to be very tired)
Some
Spanish expressions with the word “taxi”
are:
- Andar en taxi (to travel by taxi/ cab);
- A Pedro le gusta mucho andar en taxi (Pedro really likes travelling by taxi/ cab)
- Coger** un taxi (to take a taxi/ cab)
- Cogimos un taxi para ir a la estación (we took a taxi to go to the station)
- Ir en taxi (to go/ travel by taxi/ cab)
- Fuimos en taxi al aeropuerto (we went to the airport in a taxi/ cab)
- Radio taxi (radio taxi/ minicab)
- Servicio de taxi (taxi/ minicab service)
- Taxi colectivo (shared taxi method of transport)
- Taxi libre (free/ available taxi/ cab)
- Taxi pirata (unlicensed/ illegal taxi)
- Tomar un taxi (to take a taxi/ cab)
- Tomamos un taxi para ir a la estación (we took a taxi to go to the station)
Notes
*May
be used to refer to either a male or a female taxi or cab
driver (el taxista /
la taxista)
**Remember
that “coger”
is a verb which in some parts, especially in the Americas, has a
sexual connotation and may be liable to misinterpretation.
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "taxi" in the YouTube clip: Osmani Garcia Ft. Pitbull, Sensato - El Taxi
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