el ferrocarril
[fɛ.ro.ka.'ril]
masculine noun
railroad
Lesson: Transportation, Level 39
How the word "el ferrocarril" is translated into English
[fɛ.ro.ka.'ril]
masculine noun
railroad
Lesson: Transportation, Level 39
El ferrocarril llegó al pueblo en 1900.
[el ferokaˈril ʎeˈɣo al ˈpweβlo em ˈmil noβeˈθjentos.]
The railway reached the town in 1900.
¿Hay línea de ferrocarril hasta la costa?
[¿ˈaj ˈlinea ðe ferokaˈril ˈasta la ˈkosta?]
Is there a railway line to the coast?
Mi abuelo trabajó en los ferrocarriles toda su vida.
[mj aˈβwelo tɾaβaˈxo en los ferokaˈriles ˈtoða su ˈβiða.]
My grandfather worked for the railways his whole life.
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