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¿Viajas en tren?

¿Viajas en tren?
Do you travel by train?
From Lesson 12:Question words (quién, cómo)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Viajas en tren?

Where is the word for "Do" in this question?
Spanish doesn't use helper verbs like "do" or "does" to ask questions. Instead, you just take the normal verb, viajas (you travel), and frame it as a question using your voice tone or question marks to mean "Do you travel?".
Why do we use en here instead of a word for "by"?
In Spanish, when you talk about traveling using a vehicle or mode of transport (like a train, car, or bus), you use the preposition en. So, while English says "by train", Spanish says en tren.
This lesson is about question words like cómo and cuándo. Why aren't any used here?
This is a simple "yes or no" question, so no question word is needed. Instead of looking for a specific word like cuándo, the upside-down question mark (¿) at the very beginning is your instant clue that a question is being asked.
Who is doing the traveling in this sentence?
You are! The verb viajas ends in -as, which tells us it is the tú (informal "you") form of the verb viajar (to travel). Because the ending already tells us who is traveling, the word tú can be left out.

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