Learn Spanish (Spain): No tengo coche. Entonces, ¿cómo vienes? - I don't have a car. Then how are you coming?

No tengo coche. Entonces, ¿cómo vienes?

I don't have a car. Then how are you coming?

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Why is there no "un" before coche? Shouldn't it be "No tengo un coche"?

In Spanish, you usually drop the word un or una (a/an) after the verb tener when talking about things people typically own just one of, like a car or a house. You only use un if you are emphasizing the number, like saying you don't have ONE car, you have TWO.

Does entonces mean "then" as in "after that"?

Here, entonces means "then" in the sense of "in that case" or "so." If you want to say "then" to mean "next" or "after that" in a sequence of events, you would normally use luego or después.

Why does it say vienes (you come) instead of estás viniendo (you are coming)?

English uses the "ing" form (present continuous) very often, but Spanish frequently uses the simple present tense (vienes) for actions happening right now or in the immediate future. Using the simple present sounds much more natural here.

Is vienes the right verb if the person is traveling to meet the speaker?

Yes! Vienes comes from venir (to come). You use it when the movement is toward the person who is speaking. If the person were traveling to a different location away from the speaker, you would use vas from the verb ir (to go).