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Modes of Transportation

Transportation is an essential part of our lives. Knowing the names of different modes of transportation is important when traveling or even simply understanding directions. Let's learn the words for different modes of transportation in Basque!

Land Transportation

Car - autoa

The Basque word for car is autoa. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
autoa	/au.to.a/	car

Bus - autobusa

The Basque word for bus is autobusa. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
autobusa	/aw.to.bu.sa/	bus

Train - tren

The Basque word for train is tren. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
tren	/tren/	train

Bicycle - bizikleta

The Basque word for bicycle is bizikleta. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
bizikleta	/biz.i.kle.ta/	bicycle

Air Transportation

Airplane - hegazkin

The Basque word for airplane is hegazkin. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
hegazkin	/he.ga.skin/	airplane

Helicopter - helikopteroa

The Basque word for helicopter is helikopteroa. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
helikopteroa	/he.li.kop.te.roa/	helicopter

Water Transportation

Boat - itsasontzi

The Basque word for boat is itsasontzi. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
itsasontzi	/i.tsa.son.tzi/	boat

Ship - itsasontzi handia

The Basque word for ship is itsasontzi handia. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
itsasontzi handia	/i.tsa.son.tzi han.di.a/	ship

Other Transportation

Motorcycle - motokontra

The Basque word for motorcycle is motokontra. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
motokontra	/mo.to.kon.tra/	motorcycle

Air balloon - aire zabaltzailea

The Basque word for air balloon is aire zabaltzailea. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
aire zabaltzailea	/ai.re za.bal.tzai.le.a/	air balloon

Skateboard - patinetea

The Basque word for skateboard is patinetea. Here some examples:

Basque	Pronunciation	English
patinetea	/pa.ti.ne.tea/	skateboard

Conclusion

Now that you know how to say the different modes of transportation in Basque, you will be able to better navigate transportation during your travels in the Basque Country. Keep practicing and you will be speaking Basque fluently in no time!

Table of Contents - Basque Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Introduction to Basque Language

• Alphabet and Pronunciation
• Basic Sentence Structure

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Greetings and Introductions

• Common Greetings
• Introducing Yourself

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Nouns and Articles

• Definite and Indefinite Articles
• Noun Gender and Number

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Numbers and Counting

• Numbers 1-20
• Ordinal Numbers

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Pronouns and Verb Conjugation

• Subject Pronouns
• Regular Verb Conjugation

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Days, Months, and Seasons

• Days of the Week
• Months and Seasons

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Questions and Negation

• Interrogative Words
• Forming Questions
• Negation

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Family and Relationships

• Family Members
• Describing Relationships

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Descriptive Adjectives
• Comparatives and Superlatives
• Adverbs

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Food and Dining

• Common Foods
• Eating Out

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Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Common Prepositions
• Conjunctions

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Travel Vocabulary

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Basque Culture and Traditions

• History and Geography
• Festivals and Celebrations

Other Lessons

• Days of the week
• City
• Weather
• Problems in Basque
• Body parts
• Weather and Climate
• Numbers 1 20
• Animals
• Verbs in Basque

Sources

• Language/Basque/Grammar/0-to-A1-Course
• 10 reasons to visit Basque Country – Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet