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taxi

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “taxi” mean in English?

  1. taxi

Example sentences

  • Tomamos un taxi al aeropuerto.

    We take a taxi to the airport.

  • El taxi cuesta veinte euros.

    The taxi costs twenty euros.

  • Hay taxis en la estación.

    There are taxis at the station.

How to use it

Taxi means 'taxi'. Masculine: el taxi, los taxis. International word — same in most languages.

Common mistake

Use tomar un taxi for 'take a taxi'. Coger un taxi works in Spain but is taboo in Mexico (vulgar slang).

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.