Español I- Lección 15/30

Lección 15

 

Quiero comer a los doce.

Yo no, yo quiero comer a las once menos cuarto.

¿A las once y cuarto?

No, a las once menos cuarto.

Ahh, en 17 minutos, pues.

Sí, en 17 minutos.

Ahh, ahora pues.

Bueno, sí. Usted tiene tiempo ahora, ¿no?

Sí, tengo tiempo Pero no tengo dinero. está en el hotel.

Ahh pues, yo puedo pagar

Ahh, ¿sí? está bien, muchas gracias.

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I want to eat at 12.

Not me, I want to eat at quarter to 11.

At quarter after 11?

No, at quarter to 11.

Ahh, in 17 minutes then.

Yes, in 17 minutes.

Ahh, now then.

Well, yes. You have time now, no?

Yes I have time. But I dont have deniro. My dollars are in the hotel.

Ahh then, lets go to eat something. I will pay. I can pay for it.

Ahh, yes? Thats OK, thanks.

pues = [Pwess] = therefore

también = [tom-be-N] = too, also

son las cinco = [Sone-las sink-o] = it is 5 o' clock.

(actually "they are 5 o' clock" but you say it this way if it is after 1 o'clock

pm.)

tarde = [tar'day] = late

más tarde = [mas-tar'day] = later (actually "more later")

temprano = [tem-p'dah-no] = early

Español I- Lección 14/30

Leccion 14

 

Quiero comer a los doce.

Yo no, yo quiero comer a las once menos cuarto.

¿A las once y cuarto?

No, a las once menos cuarto.

Ahh, en 17 minutos, pues.

Sí, en 17 minutos.

Ahh, ahora pues.

Bueno, sí. Usted tiene tiempo ahora, ¿no?

Sí, tengo tiempo Pero no tengo dinero. está en el hotel.

Ahh pues, yo puedo pagar

Ahh, ¿sí? está bien, muchas gracias.

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I want to eat at 12.

Not me, I want to eat at quarter to 11.

At quarter after 11?

No, at quarter to 11.

Ahh, in 17 minutes then.

Yes, in 17 minutes.

Ahh, now then.

Well, yes. You have time now, no?

Yes I have time. But I dont have deniro. My dollars are in the hotel.

Ahh then, lets go to eat something. I will pay. I can pay for it.

Ahh, yes? Thats OK, thanks.

pues = [Pwess] = therefore

también = [tom-be-N] = too, also

son las cinco = [Sone-las sink-o] = it is 5 o' clock.

(actually "they are 5 o' clock" but you say it this way if it is after 1 o'clock

pm.)

tarde = [tar'day] = late

más tarde = [mas-tar'day] = later (actually "more later")

temprano = [tem-p'dah-no] = early

Español I- Lección 13/30

Leccion 13

 

Hola Maria. ¿Cómo estás?

Bien, gracias  ¿Y usted?

Bien, bien. Quiero comer. ¿y usted? ¿Puede comer hoy a las 2?

Hoy a las 2 ? No, no puedo.

¿A qué hora puede comer? 

Bueno, a las 3.

A las 3  solo tengo 15 minutos. Pero puedo comer en 15 minutos.

Yo no, si no hay tiempo, no quiero comer.

Bueno. ¿Y mañana? Mañana a las 2:30?

Sí. Mañana. Está bien. Mañana puedo.

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Hello Maria. How are you?

Hello Carlos. Im very fine. And you?

Fine, fine. I want to eat. You? Can you eat today at 2 o clock?

Today at 2 o clock? No, I cant.

At what hour do/would you like to eat? 

Well, At 3 o clock, if you can.

Well, at 3 o clock i only have 15 minutes. But I can eat in 15 minutes.

Not me, if I have no time, I cant eat.

Good. And tomorrow? Tomorrow at 2:30?

Yes. Tomorrow. Thats OK. Tomorrow I can.

Español I- Lección 12/30

Leccion 12

 

¿Le gusta el café Louisa?

Sí está muy bueno. Y yo voy a pagar los dos cafés Juan.

No no. usted no puedes pagar, yo voy a pagar.

Por favor, quiero pagar

Bueno. si quiere pagar, puede pagar, y muchas gracias.

de nada, Juan.

Pero mañana, yo voy a pagar.

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Do you like coffee Louisa?

Yes Juan, It is very good. And I pay for the coffees Juan.

No, no. You cannot pay, I pay.

Please, I like to pay.

Good. if you like to pay, you can pay, and much thanks.

Your welcome Juan.

But tomorrow, I pay.

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Lección 11

 

Lesson 11

¿Quieres beber algo Sr. Smith?

Sí. ¿Tienes cerveza por favor?

Sí, si tengo. 

pero no está fría.

¿Tienes algo frío?

Agua, señor

tengo agua muy fría.

Bueno. Voy a beber agua, gracias, señora.

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Do you want to drink something, Mr. Smith?

Yes. Do you have a beer, please?

Yes, I have. Do you want 1?

Is it cold?

No, it's not cold.

If it's not cold, I don't like (it). Do you have something cold?

Water sir, I have very cold water.

Good. Im going to drink water, thank you maam.

[lay-goostah] = do you like? you like

[may-goostah] = I like (from lesson 10)

comprar = [cum-plahr] = buy, to buy (hard to say)

compro = [cum-plo] = I buy, I am buying, etc

compra [cum-p'lah] = you buy

cosas = [coe-suss] = things (plural)

cosa = [coe-sah] = thing (singular) from lesson 19

puedo = [pway-doe] = can, I can

puede = [pway-day] = can, you can, can you, etc

podemos = [poe-day-mose] = we can (from lesson 17)

si = [C] = if

hay = [I] = there, there are, there is, is there? are there? etc..

Español I- Lección 10/30

Lección 10

 

Lesson 10

Buenos días señorita. ¿Cómo estás?

Muy bien, ¿a dónde vas, señor?

Voy al restaurante, ¿y tú?

No sé a dónde voy.

¿Quieres comer algo?

Sí por favor.

Bueno. Vamos a comer y beber una cerveza.

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Good morning miss. How are you?

Very well, to where are you going sir?

I'm going to the restaurant, and you?

I don't know where i'm going.

Do you want to eat something?

Yes, please.

Good. Let's go to eat and drink a beer.

[ah done-dey bah?] = Where are you going? (said "to where are you going")

[ah done-dey bah oosted?] = Where are you going? (actually saying "to where are

you going, you?"

gusta = [goose-stah] = like

me gusta = [may-goosta] = I like

[no may-goosta] = I dont like

le gusta? = [lay-goosta?] = do you like? (from lesson 11)

te gusta? = [tay-goosta?] = dont you like? (from lesson 30)

agua = [ah-gwah] = water

frío = [f'dee-oh] = cold

¿por qué? = [poor-kay?] = why? (has more of the d sounding r)

porque = [por-kay] = because (the r has that d sound but only a little)

(they both sound the same but the way you say it is how it is understood.)

de nada = youre welcome (actually means "its nothing")

Español I- Lección 9/30

Lección 9

 

Lesson 9

Buenas tardes, Maria.

Quiero comer algo. ¿Y usted?

No, no quiero comer. Pero quiero beber algo.

¿Una cerveza?

Sí por favor.

¿Cuánto cuesta una cerveza, sabes usted?

Sí, lo sé. Una cerveza cuesta 3 pesos. 2 cervezas cuestan 6 pesos.

6 dólares? Pero no tengo 6 pesos.

¿Cuanto tienes?

5 pesos.

Eso está bien Juan, tengo 1 dólar.

Muy bien, vamos al restaurante.

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Good afternoon Maria.

I want to eat something. And you?

No, I don't want to eat. But I want to drink something.

A beer?

Yes, please.

How much does it cost for a beer, do you know?

Yes I know. A beer costs 3 dollars. 2 beers cost 6 dollars.

6 dollars? But I don't have 6 dollars.

How much do you have?

5 dollars.

Thats OK Juan, I have 1 dollar.

Very well, lets go to the restaurant.

Voy = [Boy-uh] = Im going (said fast and the "uh" part is barely heard)

va = [Bah] = you are going, are you going, etc

vayamos = [Bah-mos] = Lets go, we are going, (you and company leaving) from

Lesson 7

van = [bah-n] = they are going (plural leaving, but not you) from lesson 18

[K bah bay-vel oosted?] = What are you going to drink? (note no "ah" for the

word "to" and "you" at the end of the sentence is optional.)

paga = [pah-gah] = you pay

Pago = [pah-go] = I pay

dinero = [De-nedo] = money

sólo = only, alone, solo, etc.. (masc)

sóla = only, alone, solo, etc.. (fem) (from lesson 15, explained in lesson 16)

tiempo = time (used when refering to "not enough time", or "too much time", etc.

But NOT about the actual time of day.)

minuto = [me-new-toe] = minute

Español I- Lección 8/30

Español 8-30

 

Lesson 8

Hola Carlos.

Buenos días Louisa. ¿Qué deseas?

¿Qué quiero? Quiero comer. ¿Cuántos pesos tienes?

¿Yo? Tengo 3 pesos Es muy poco. ¿Y usted?

Tengo 5 pesos y 2 dólares.

Está bien. Vamos a comer.

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Hi Carlos.

Good morning Louisa. What do you want?

What do I want? I want to eat. How many pesos do you have?

Me? I have 3 pesos. Its very little. And you?

I have 5 pesos and 2 dollars.

Thats OK. Lets go eat.

a = [ah] = to

al = [ahl] = to the

beber = [bay-vel] = drink, to drink

cerveza = [sel-vase-ah] = beer

cuesta = [quay-stah] = cost (singular object)

cuestan = [ques-stun] = cost (plural objects) from lesson 13

¿Cuánto cuesta? = [quanto quay-stah?] = How much does it cost?

¿Cuánto cuestan? = [quanto ques-stun?] = How much do they cost?

NOTE: the 2 words "quanto quay-stah/quay-stun", meaning "how much does it/they

cost?" are almost always used together regardless of how it is said in English.

EXAMPLES:

How much does 1 beer cost? = [quanto quay-stah uno sel-vase-ah?]

How much do 8 beers cost? = [quanto quay-stun ocho sel-vase-ahs?]

Notice how you are saying, "How much does it cost, 1 beer?" and "How much do

they cost, 8 beers?"

u = [O] or [oh] = or

baño = [bon-yo] = bathroom

Español I- Lección 7/30

Leccion 7

 

María, ¿cuántos pesos tienes?

No mucho Juan. 2 pesos

Pero tengo dólares.

Pero cuantos?

No lo sé. 2, 3 ¿Quieres un dólar?

Sí por favor. No, quiero 2.

Aquí tengo 2 dólares.

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Maria, how many pesos do you have?

Not much Juan. 2 pesos.

But I have dollars.

But how many?

I don't know. 2, 3 Do you want a dollar?

Yes, please. No, I want 2.

Here, I have 2 dollars.

¿como? or [coe-moe?] = hows that? (really just means "how" but is said in

question form to mean things like "hows that" or "please repeat" type of

questions.

Yo = I, me (optional)

y yo = [E-yo] = and I

¿Qué? = [Kay?] = What?

[Kay kee-yedae?] -and- [Kay kee-yed-oosted?] = What do you want?

comer = [coe-mell] = eat

comemos = [coe-may-mose] = we eat from lesson 17

nada = [nah-dah] = nothing (and in sentences describing no possesion)

no tengo nada = I dont have anything.

algo = [ahl-go] = something (kind of like "I'll go" but more of a "ahhh" sound

to start)

vamos = [bah-mos] = lets go/leave, (you and 1 other leaving)(actually "we go")

nos vamos = [no-ss bah-mos] = we are going/leaving (you and others leaving)

from lesson 20. nos is short for nosotros, meaning we/us. see lesson 16.

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Leccion 6

  

Hola Juan.

Ahh buenas tardes, Maria. ¿Cómo estás?

No muy bien Juan. Por favor. ¿Tienes un peso?

No, yo no tengo 

Pero tienes dólares, ¿no?

Discúlpeme María. No tengo pesos ni dólares.

Usted es norteamericano, ¿no?

Sí, soy norteamericano pero no tengo dólares.

Adiós, Juan.

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Hi Juan.

Ahh good afternoon Maria. How are you?

Not very well Juan. Please. Do you have a peso?

No, I don't have. (any)

But you have dollars, no?

Excuse me Maria. I have no pesos and no dollars.

You are North American, no?

Yes, I am North American but I have no dollars.

Goodbye, Juan.

mucho = [moocho] = much, alot

cuánto? = [quanto?] = how much? How many?

pero = [peydo] = but

Quiero = [key-yay-do] = I want

¿Quiere? = [kee-yedae?] = do you want?

queremos = [kay-day-mose] = we want (from lesson 16)

está bein = [esta-vee-N] = thats fine, ok, alright, etc.

[inny] or [N-eh] = in a (said fast and sounds almost the same as "in a" in

english)

Español I- Lección 5/30

Lección 5

  

Perdón, señora.

¿Sí señor?

¿Dónde está el Hotel Colón? 

El Hotel Colone está aquí señor.

Y el restaurante Bolivar, ¿dónde está?

allí, esta allí

¿Dónde?

allí señor allí

ahh sí, entiendo. Gracias señora

Adiós señor 

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Excuse/pardon me maam.

Yes, sir?

Where is the Hotel Colone? (actually "Hotel Columbus" but it sounds too

different so its Colone to me, haha)

The Hotel Colone is over here sir.

And the Boliva Restaurant, where is it?

It's over there.

where?

Over there, over there.

Ahhh yes, I understand. Thank you, ma'am.

Goodbye sir.

¿sabe? = [sah-vey] = do you know?

sabemos = [sah-vey-mose] = we know (from lesson 17)

[no sah-vey-mose] = we dont know (from lesson 17)

Sé [say] = know, I know

[no say] = I dont know

por favor = [poor-fahvor] = please

tiene = you have, do you have, has (sounds like TNA)

tengo - I have, got, own

tenemos = [day-nay=mose] = we have, we own (from lesson 16)

dólare = [dough-la] = dollar

dólares = [dough-la-diss] = dollars

Español I- Lección 4/30

Leccion 4

 

Lesson 4

Buenas noches señorita. ¿Cómo está usted? ¿Señorita entiende?

 Soy  norteamericano, pero hablo español un poco. Soy el Sr. Jones de Chicago. ¿Entiende usted?

No entiendo Soy un norteamericano de Los Ángeles. Adiós señor.

Buenas Noches señorita

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Good evening miss. How are you? Miss? Do you understand? I am a North American,

but I speak Spanish a little. I am Mr. Jones from Chicago. Do you understand?

No, I don't understand. I am a North American from Los Angeles. Goodbye, sir.

Good night miss

GOOD EVENING --- buenas noches
THE EVENING-------La noche

encantado = [in-con-tah-doe] = glad to meet you (masc)

MEANS "DELIGHTED"

encantada = [in-con-tah-dah] = glad to meet you (fem)

(OK, for the last time, ah together is always ahhh like the a in car and tardy,

and NOT the a from cat or master. Say them slow to understand better and

remember it)

pero = [pey-doh] = but

done-day stou sted = where are you? (OK, for the last time... DONE RHYMES WITH

"BONE"!!!!!)

aquí = [ah-kee] = here, it's here

allí = [ah-yee] = there, it's there

está aquí = [estah-kee] = its here, its over here

está allí = [estah-yee] = its there, its over there

Español I- Lección 3/30

Leccion 3

 

Lesson 3

Buenos días señor.

Buenos días.

¿Cómo está usted señor? ¿Bien?

No maam, no muy bien. No entiendo español.

Sí, sí lo entiendes bien señor. Tu hablas muy bien.

Gracias señora.

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Good morning sir.

Good Morning.

How are you? Well?

No ma'am, not very well. I don't understand Spanish.

Yes, yes you understand well sir. You speak very well.

Thank you maam.

Español I- Lección 2/30

Lección 2

 

Señor, señor!

¿Sí?

¿Hablas español señor?

No señorita, discúlpeme, no hablo español.

¿Entiendes un poco el español?

Sí un poco.

¿Habla usted Inglés?

Si, hablo inglés.

Ahh eres de América del Norte.

Sí señorita.

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Sir, sir!

Yes?

Do you speak Spanish sir?

no miss, excuse me, I don't speak Spanish.

Do you understand Spanish a little?

Yes, a little.

Do you speak English?

Yes, I speak English.

Ahh, you are from North America.

Yes miss.