A la taquilla no es venen bitllets tan tard, però per internet sí.

Tickets are not sold that late at the ticket office, but they are online.

Breakdown of A la taquilla no es venen bitllets tan tard, però per internet sí.

• no: not
• a: at
• però: but
• tard: late

Questions & Answers about A la taquilla no es venen bitllets tan tard, però per internet sí.

Why does the sentence start with A la taquilla?

A la taquilla means at the ticket office / at the box office.

Catalan often puts this kind of place expression at the beginning when it sets the scene for the rest of the sentence. So here it tells you first where the action applies.

• a = at / to
• la taquilla = the ticket office, box office

So A la taquilla no es venen bitllets... is basically At the ticket office, tickets aren’t sold...

Why is it es venen and not es ven?

Because bitllets is plural.

In this structure, the verb agrees with the thing being sold:

• Es ven un bitllet = One ticket is sold / tickets are sold
• Es venen bitllets = Tickets are sold

So:

• bitllet → singular → es ven
• bitllets → plural → es venen

This is one of the most important things to notice in this sentence.

What exactly is es venen here?