How to Say "cab driver" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “cab driver” is “taxista” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El taxista conoce muy bien las calles de la ciudad.
The taxi driver knows the city streets very well.
Ella es taxista desde hace diez años.
She has been a taxi driver for ten years.
Le pregunté al taxista cuánto costaba el viaje.
I asked the taxi driver how much the trip cost.
One Ending for Everyone
In Spanish, words ending in '-ista' (like taxista, artista, or dentista) usually stay exactly the same whether you are talking about a man or a woman.
Spotting the Gender
To show if the driver is a man or a woman, you change the word 'the' or 'a' before it: 'el taxista' (the male driver) or 'la taxista' (the female driver).
The '-o' trap
Mistake: “Using 'el taxisto' for a male driver.”
Correction: Always use 'taxista'. Even though it ends in 'a', it is used for both men and women. 'El taxisto' does not exist.
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