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MICHEL THOMAS SPANISH (BASI

C) COURSE, 8 CDs

TRANSCRIPT

This is an approximate transcript of the course, since Michel often changed his mind in the middle of a sentence to be translated, or adapted his sentences for the

students. The booklet that accompanied Michel's courses was wholly inadequate,so I have written this transcript. I have found it useful, so maybe other peoplewill, too.

Naturally, it would be foolish totry to learn the language using this transcript, without buying the recordings.

Note that English is my native language, so I don't guarantee that there are no mistakes. Tracks and track times in the recording are shown in brackets.

Version 2, Aug 11th2006

Transcribed by JK

CD 1 (68.43)

(1) 6.34

(2) 7.43

(-ible words stay


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the same in Spanish, but the pronunciation changes a little: the last but one syllable is stressed)

possible posible

(-able words stay the same in Spanish)

probable probable

acceptable aceptable

it is es

it is possible es possible

it is probable es probable

it is terrible es terrible

it is acceptable es aceptable

for me para m

for you para usted

for you para usted

it is for me es para m

it is not no es

it is not for you no es para usted

it is for me es para m

it is not for you, it is for me no es para usted, es para m

it is not possible for me no es possible para m

it i

s possible for you es possible para usted

it is acceptable for me es aceptable para m

(3) 6.25

(to ask a question in Spanish, you just use inflection)

it is acceptable for you es aceptable para usted

is it acceptable for you? es aceptable para usted?

isn't it acceptable for you? no es aceptable para usted?

why por qu

(porque also means "because")

why isn't it acceptable for you? por quno es aceptable para usted?

(in the above sentence, infl

ection is not necessary because there is a question word; but you can still useit)

like that, that way as

it is like that es as

it is not like that no es as

it is not possible that way no es posible as

it is not acceptable for me that way no es aceptable para m as

why isn't it acceptable for you that way? por qu no es aceptable para usted as?

I'm sorry lo siento

I yo
(in Spanish, "I" is understood)
(lo siento literally means "Ifeel it")

but pero

I'm sorry, but... lo siento, pero...

I'm sorry, but it is not acceptable for me that way lo siento, pero no es aceptable para m as

I'm sorry, but it is not possible that way lo siento, pero no es posible as

(4) 3.44

(English words ending -ent or -ant, end


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n>-ente or -ante in Spanish)

different diferente

important importante

it is important for me es importante para m

it is not different that way no es diferente as

good bueno

very muy

it is very good es muy bueno

it is not very good no es muy bueno

it is not very different that way no es muy diferente as

but it is very important for me pero es muy importante para m

(in Spanish, there is never more than one stress on any given word. Ingeneral, if the word ends with a vowel, the stress will be on the penultimate syllable)

important importante

restaurant restaurante

(5) 5.12

I have tengo

(the -o in tengo expresses "I". yo tengo would mean "I have" with the "I"

emphasised)

I don't have no tengo

I'm sorry lo siento

I have tengo

I have it lo tengo

I don't have it no lo tengo

I want quiero

I want it lo quiero

I don't want it that way no lo quiero as

I need necesito

I need it lo necesito

I don't need it no lo necesito

now ahora

hour hora

I want it lo quiero

but I don't need it now pero no lo necesito ahora

I want it but I don't need it now loquiero pero no lo necesito ahora

(6) 6.22

constant constante

evident evidente

urgent urgente

it is very urgent es muy urgente

I needit now, it is very urgent lo necesito ahora, es muy urg

ente

I have tengo

I have it lo tengo


you have tiene

you have (emphasise "you") usted tiene

what qu

what do you have? qu tiene?

what do you have for menow? qu tiene para m ahora?


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span class="T3">I have tengo

I have it lo tengo


you have tiene

what do you have? qu tiene?

I have it lo tengo

you have tiene

you have it lo tiene

do you have it? lo tiene?

you don't have it nolo tiene

don't you have it? no lo tiene?

don't you have it for me now? no lo tiene par m ahora?

why don't you have it for me now, because I need it now? por qu no lo tiene para m ahora, por qu o necesito ahora?

(7) 4.13

I want quiero

I want it lo quiero

I want it now lo quiero ahora

I don't want it no lo quiero

I want quiero

you want quiere

I want quiero

you want quiere

what do you want? qu quiere?

I want it lo quiero

I don't want it no lo quiero

you want quiere

you want itlo quiere

do you want it? lo quiere?

why don't you want it that way? por qu no lo quiere as?

to know saber

I want to know quiero saber

I don't want to know no quiero saber
I want to know why you don't have it for me now quiero saber por qu no lo tiene para m ahora
(8) 7.50

I can puedo

you can puede

to do, to make hacer

to do like that hacer as

what do you want to do now? qu quiere hacer ahora?

(when there is a consonant at the end of the word, the stress will be on the final syllable)


to eat comer

something algo

I want something quiero algo

I have something for you tengo algo para usted

I want to eat quiero comer

I want to eat something now quiero comer algo ahora

I have tengo

I am hungry (lit. I have hunger) tengo hambre

man hombre


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="Standard">I want to eat something now because I am hungry quiero comer algo ahora por qu tengo hambre

what do you want to eat? qu quiere comer?

I am hungry tengo hambre

you are hungry tiene hambre

are you hungry? tiene hambre?

are you hungry? do you want to eat something now? tiene hambre? quiere comer algo ahora?

why don't you want to eat? por qu no quiere comer?

(9) 3.05

(English words ending -ary, end -ario in Spanish)

necessary necesario

it is not necessary for me now because I don't need it no es necesariopara m ahora por qu no lo necesito

and y

I'msorry, but I don't have it and I don't want it because I don't need it now lo siento, pero no lo tengo y no lo quiero pero no lo necesito ahora

contrary contrario

on the contrary al contrario

vocabulary vocabulario

(10

) 8.53

(in Spanish, b and v have the same sound)

to see ver

(lo is hooked onto the end of the "fullverb")

to see it verlo

I want to see it quiero verlo

I don't want to see it no quiero verlo

I want quiero

I want it lo quiero


I don't wa

nt to see it no quiero verlo

do you want to see it? quiere verlo?

why don't you want to see it? por qu no quiere verlo?

I can puedo

you can puede

I cannot see it no puedo verlo

(whenever you have two or three consecutive verbs, the second and third verbs are in the full form of the verb, i.e. infinitive)

can you see it? puede verlo?

what can you see? qu puede ver?

why can't you see it? por qu no puede verlo?


to see ver

to see it verlo


to do it hacerlo

I don't want to do it that way no quiero hacerlo as

because I cannot do it por qu no puedo hacerlo

why can't you do it that way? por qu no puede hacerlo as?


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andard">I want to know why you can't do it that way quiero saber por qu no puede hacerlo as

(11)4.29

(words in English ending -ance or -ence, end -ancia or -encia in Spanish)

difference diferencia

importance importancia

influence influencia

preference preferencia

the difference la diferencia

a difference una diferencia

what difference? qu diferencia?

the preference la preferencia

a preference una preferencia

what preference? qu preferencia?

do you have a preference? tiene una preferencia?

what preference do you have? qu preferencia tiene?

for what restaurant do you have a preference? para qu restaurante tiene una preferencia?

tonight esta noche

(esta noche literally means "this night")

it is for tonight es para esta noche

for what restaurant do you have a preference tonight? para qu restaurantetiene una preferencia esta noche?

(12) 4.13

where dnde

where do you want to eat? dnde quiere comer?

the dinner la cena

to dinecenar

where do you want to have dinner tonight? dnde quiere cenaresta noche?

do you have a prefere

nce? tiene una preferencia?

what preference do you have? qu preferencia tiene?

for what restaurant doyou have a preference tonight? para qu restaurante tieneuna preferencia esta noche?

(words ending -ion in English, end -in in Spanish)

opinion opinin

(words ending -tion in English, end -cin in Spanish)

condition condicin

position posicin

reservation reservacin

the reservation la reservacin

a reservation una reservacin

do you have a reservation for me for tonight? tiene una reservacin para m para estanoche?

(end of recording)

CD 2 (57.46)

(1) 4.23

condition condicin

the condition la condicin

a condition u


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na condicin

what condition qu condicin


the reservation la reservacin

a reservation una reservacin

what reservation qu reservacin

of de

do you have the confirmation of the reservation for me for tonight? tienela confirmacin de la reservacin para m para esta noche?

what kind qu tipo

what type of reservation do you have for me tonight?qu tipo de reservacin tiene para m para esta noche?/p>

what kind of reservation do you want? qu tipo de reservacin quiere?

(2) 6.22

(there are close to 1200 words that end-ion, that are similar in bothEnglish and Spanish. There are just a few exceptions)

translation traduccin

I need a translation necesito una traduccin

can you makea translation for me? puede hacer una traduccin para m?

(puede "can you?" - a question with inflection - is also used for "w

ill you please?" - a polite suggestion without inflection)

will you make a translation for me puede hacer una traduccin para m

please por favor

can you make a translation for me? puede haceruna traduccin para m?


to do it hacerlo

will you please do it for me puede hacerlo param

today hoy

can you do it for me today? puede hacerlo para m hoy?

will you make a translation for me puede hac

er una traduccin para m

please por favor

explanation explicacin

to give dar

will you give an explanation puede dar unaexplicacin

can you give an explanation? puede dar una explicacin?

(3) 8.16

(verbs derived from nouns, which are similar in both English and Spanish, add -ar in Spanish)

formation formacin

to form formar

to conform conformar

to confirm confirmar
(in English, the "to" form of the verb, i.e. the infinitive, is expressed in Spanish by an ending -ar,-er, -ir. Since all these words end with -r, you must hit the ending)
to speak hablar

to eat comer

to come venir

to leave salir

exit


8/34

>salida

(the "nose" rule: if a word ends with a vowel or with the letters n or s, the stress is on the penultimate smbol. Otherwise, it is on the last syllable. If there is an exception to this rule, there is an accent over the stressed syllable, for example, all words ending -in)

Merida Mrida

Mexico Mjico


situation situacin

impression impresin

what impression do you have of the situation? qu impresin tiene de la situacin?

like that, that way as

(4) 5.07

here aqu

will you make a reservation for me puede hacer una reservacin para m

why can't you make a reservation for me? por qu no puede hacer una reservacin para m?

why can't you do it? por qu no puede hacerlo?

to know saber

to see ver

I want to know it quiero saberlo

I want to see it qu

iero verlo

to see you verle

to see them verlos

to see them (only females) verlas

I want to see them quiero verlos

I want to see them (only females) quiero verlas


I want to see you quiero verle

to see me verme

(two types of "me")

for me para m

(5) 5.37

to understand com

prender

to understand it comprenderlo

to understand you comprenderle

to understand them comprenderlos

to understand them (only females) comprenderlas

to understand me comprenderme

can you understand me? puede comprenderme?

why can't you understandme? por qu no puede comprenderme?

to say, to tell decir

to tell it decirlo

to tell you decirle

to tell me decirme

can you tellme? puede decirme?

why can't you tell me now? por qu no puede decirme ahora?

I want to know it quiero saberlo

to buy comprar

I want to buy something here quiero comprar algoaqu

what do you want to buy here?qu quiere comprar aqu?


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class="T3">why don't you want to buy it? por qu no quierecomprarlo?

(6) 7.27

expensive caro

it is very expensive es muy caro

I have tengo

you have tiene

do you have it? lo tiene?

why don't you have itfor me? por qu no lo tiene para m?

to have tener

I want to have it because I need it quiero tenerlo por qu lo necesito

I have tengo

you have tiene

to have tener

I have to, I must tengo que

I have to do it tengo que hacerlo

to leave salir

I haveto leave tengo que salir

soon pronto

I have to leave soon tengo que salirpronto

you have tiene

you have to

tiene que

you have to do it tiene que hacerlo

when cuando

when do you have to do it? cuandotiene que hacerlo?


to tell it decirlo

to tell you decirle

to tell me decirme

will you tell me puede decirme

can you tell me? puede decirme?

willyou tell me why you cannot do it that way puede decirme

por qu no puede hacerlo as

(7) 4.09

(words ending in -ical in English, end -ico inSpanish)

political poltico

economical econmico

philosophical filosfico

logical lgico

it is not logical but it is very practical that way no es lgico pero es muy prctico as

("the political situation" in Spanish is "the situation political", and in this case "political" ends with -a, because la situacin is a fe

male word)

the political situation la situacin poltica

the economical situation la situacin econmica

the political and economical situation la situacin poltica y econmica

in Spain en Espaa

in Mexico en Mjico

in Argentina enArgentina

what impression do youhave of the political and economical situation in Spain now?


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="T4">qu imprecin tiene de la situacin poltica y econmica en Espaa ahora? (8) 5.22

how much cuanto

when cuando

will you tell me how much it is puede decirme cuanto es

because I need it por qu lo necesito

and I want to have it y quiero tenerlo

and I want to buy it y quiero comprarlo

if si

if it is not very expensive si no es muy caro

Iam estoy

I am busy estoy ocupado

I am busy (female speaking) estoy ocupada

tired cansado

I am tired estoy cansado

I am tired(female speaking) estoy cansada

house casa

married (lit. "housed) casado

I am estoy

I am not very busy today no estoy muy ocupado (ocupada) hoy

(9)

5.21

you are est

you are busy est ocupado

you are busy (speaking to a female) est ocupada

are you busy now? est ocupado ahora?

are you busy now? (speaking to a female) est ocupada ahora?

to be estar

this house esta casa

this table esta mesa

where are you now? dnde est ahora?

how cmo

how are you? cmo est?

hello,good day (lit. good days) buenos das

hello, how are you? buenos das, cmo esta?

are you busy now? est ocupado (ocupada) ahora?

are you tired? est cansado (cansada)?

to be estar

(10) 5.42

I am going voy

I am going to... voy a...

I am going to eat now voy a comer ahora

I am goingto buy it voy a comprarlo

I am not going to buy it because it's very expensive no voy a comprarlo porque es muy caro

I am going to tell you voy a decirle

late tarde

very late muy tarde

it is very late es muy tarde

more ms

later (lit. more late) ms tarde

more or less ms o menos


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class="Standard">to be estar

I am going to be here later voy a estar aqu ms tarde

(end ofrecording)

CD 3 (59.18)
(1) 7.19
I'm going to voy a

I'm going to do it voy a hacerlo

I'm not going to do it now because I'm going to be very busy todayno voy a hacerlo ahora porque voy a estar muy ocupado hoy

to call llamar

I'm going to call you later voy a llamarle ms tarde

can you call me later? puede llamarme mstarde?

at what time a qu hora

at what timecan you call me? a qu hora puede llamarme?

I'm going to call you voy a llamarle

you are going va

you are going to va a

at what time are you going to call me? a qu hora va a llamarme?

at what time are you going to be here tonight? a qu hora va a estar aqu esta noche?

where are you going to be later?

dnde va a estar ms tarde?

at what time are you going to be here? a quhora va a estar aqu?

(2) 5.18

(with all verbs, the "you" form also applies to "he", "she" and "it")

he is going to, she is going to, it is going to va a

you are going to do it va a hacerlo

he is going to do it va a hacerlo
she is going to do it va a hacerlo
(in conversation, the context makes it clear who is being talked about, but you can add a pronoun as a clarifier)

where is he? dnde est?, dndet l?

where are you? dnde est?, dnde est usted?


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dy? a qu hora va a estar listo?

I want to know at what time it is going to be ready becauseI need it and I have to have it today if it is possible quiero saber a qu hora va a estar listo porque lo necesito y tengo que tenerlo hoy si es posible

I want quiero

I want it lo quiero

I need it lo necesito

will you tell me when it is going to be ready puede decirme cuando va a estar listo

(4) 3.46

all, everything todo

everythingis going to be ready for you today todo va a estar listo para usted hoy

nothing nada

tomorrow maana

nothingis going to be ready for you today but everything is going to be ready tomorrownada va a estar listo para usted hoy pero todo va a estar listo maana

I am ready estoy listo

he isready est listo, l est listo

she is ready est lista, elle est lista

everything is ready todo est listo

(5) 6.12

it is possible es posible

it is very important esmuy importante

it is necessary es necesario

(in Spanish there are two verbs for "to be", estar and ser. estar means "a state of being" and it expresses "to be" as how one is, where one is. serexpresses the characteristic of who one is and what oneis)

I am estoy, soy

you are, he is, she is, it is est, es

how are you? cmo est?

how is he? cmo est (l)?

how is she? cmo est (ella)?

where are you? dnde est?

where is he? dnde est (l)?

where is she? dnde est (ella)

where is it? dnde est?

I know s

I don't know no s

I don't know where it is no s dnde est

Iknow it lo s

I don't know it no lo s

I know s

I don't know no s

I don't know where it is no s dndeest

(6) 7.06

howis Pablo today? cmo est Pablo hoy?

sick enfermo

Pablo is sick today Pablo estenfermo hoy

Pablo is a sick person Pablo es enfermo

to arrive llegar


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>drunk borracho

Pablo is drunk Pablo est borracho

Pablo is a drunkard Pablo es borracho

dressed vestido

well-dressed bien vestido

Pablo is well-dressed today Pablo est bien vestido hoy

Pablo is a good dresser Pablo es bien vestido

I am a professor soy profesor

I am ready estoy listo

clever listo

I am clever soy listo

he is clever (l) es listo

she is clever (ella) es listo

she is ready (ella) est listo

(7) 4.45

to speak hablar

to buy comprar

to take tomar

to form formar

to conform conformar

to confirm confirmar

will you confirm the reservation for me puede confirmar la reservacin para m

to prepare preparar

will you prepare the dinner for me puede preparar la cena para m

will you accept the condition puede aceptarla condicin

much, very much mucho

many thanks muchas gracias

I want very much to accept the condition but I'm sorry, I cannot accept it because it isnot acceptable for me that way quiero mucho aceptar lacondicin pero lo siento, no puedo aceptarlo porque no es aceptable para m as

(8) 7.07

(new definition of "noun", "adjective

", "verb")

to speak hablar

to buy comprar

to understand comprender

to eat comer



to prepare preparar

to acceptaceptar

(9) 5.58

to come venir

with me conmigo

(the -go ending is only used with "me")

with you con usted

with himcon l

with hercon ella

with me conmigo

willyou speak Spanish with me puede hablar espaol conmigo

can you come with me? puede venir conmigo?

(after the verbs of coming and going, a following verb is preceded by ato, for example voy a...)

to come


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lass="T4">venir

can you come and see itwith me tonight? puede venir a verlo conmigo esta noche?

(10) 6.12

to go ir

I'm going voy

I want to go and see it with you quiero ir a verlo con usted

I must go and see it tengo que ir a verlo

I must speak with you tengo que hablar con usted

I'm sorry but I cannot see you today because I am going to be very busylo siento pero no puedo verle hoy porque voy a estar muyocupado

to buy comprar

I must buy it tengo que comprarlo

but I cannot buy it because it is very expensive pero no puedo comprarlo porque es muy caro

(end of recording)

CD 4 (61.37)


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s="Standard">do you understand me? me comprende?

why don't you understandme? por qu no me comprende?

(3) 4.50

to sell vender

I am selling it lo vendo

I'm not sellingit no lo vendo

I don't sell it no lo vendo

you are selling it lo vende

why don't you sell it? por qu no lo vende?

towrite escribir

I'm writing escribo

I'm writing every day (all the days) escribo todos los dias

(4) 7.58

I like (it pleases me) me gusta

I like to see it megusta verlo

but I don't like to do it non me gusta hacerlo

I like to go and see it me gusta ir a verlo

I like very much me gusta muy bien

much pleasure mucho gusto

I like very much to write me gusta mucho

escribir

I like me gusta

you like le gusta

you like? le gusta?

I like to write me gusta escribir

I write escribo
you write, he writes, she writes escribe
why don't youwrite to me? por qu no me escribe?

(5) 6.43

to know saber

you know sabe

do you know where itis? sabe dnde est?

why don't you know it? por qu no lo sabe?


why don't you do it? por qu no lo hace?

to leave salir

at what time are you leaving? a qu hora sale?

at what time do you leave? a qu hora sale?

(In Spanish, there is an "-ing"tense, but only for expressing what one is doing right now)

I am (in the process of) leaving estoy saliendo

(you could not say estoy saliendo maana)
at what time are you leaving? a qu hora sale?
what are you doing today? qu hace hoy?

what are you doing tonight? qu hace estanoche?

what are you doing right now? qu est haciendo?

what are you writing? qu escribe?

what are you in the process of writing? qu est escribiendo?

(6) 6.35


what are you saying?


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4">qu dice?

("what" in the middle of a sentence is lo que)

I'm sorry but I don't understand what you're saying lo siento pero no comprendo lo que dice

I don't know what you want no s lo que quiere

itis not what I want no es lo que quiero

what do you want? qu quiere?

what do you want to say? qu quiere decir?

(the combination "wantto say" in Spanish is used for "mean")

Idon't understand very well what you mean (lit. what you want to say) no comprendo muy bien lo que quiere decir

you don't understand what I mean no comprende lo que quiero decir

because that's not what I mean porque no es lo que quierodecir

(7) 8.35

to speak hablar

I speak hablo

to prepare preparar

I am preparing it lo preparo

but I don't accept it pero no lo acepto

(Spanish verbs can be divided into two tracks, the -ar verbs, and on the other track, the -er and -ir in verbs)

(the ending for "I" on both tracks is -o)

I'm preparing preparo

I am preparing it lo preparo

to accept aceptar

I amaccepting it lo acepto

(the ending for "you", "he", "she" and "it" for non -ar verbs is -e)

to understandcomprender

you understand comprende

to leave salir

you are leaving sale

to do hacer

you are doing hace

to write escribir

you are writing escribe

to saydecir

youare saying dice

(the ending for "you","he", "she" and "it" for -ar verbs is -a)

you speak habla

he speaks, she speaks, it speaks habla

do you speak English? habla ingls?

(8) 7.03

who, whom quin

who speaks English here? quin habla ingls aqu?

nobody nadie

nobody speaks English here nadiehabla ingls aqu

everybody todo el mundo

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erybody speaks Spanish here todo el mundo habla espaol aqu

why don't you speak Spanish withme? por qu no habla espaol conmigo?

to buy comprar

I am buying it lo compro

I don't buy it no lo compro

I am not buying it no lo compro

why don't you buy it? por qu no lo compra?

I don't know why I am not buying it no s porque no lo compro

to sell vender


I'm not selling it because I don't want to sell it no lo vendo porque no quiero venderlo

(9) 2.54

I speak hablo

you speak, he speaks, she speaks, it speaks habla

(the ending for "they" is the ending for "you", plus an -n)

they speak hablan

they understand comprenden

they are doing it lo hacen

they are buying it lo compran

they are selling it lo venden

(10) 3.58

(that same ending is also used with "you plural" meaning "you all")

why don't you sell it? (asking one person) por qu no lo vende?

why don't you sell it? (asking several people) por qu no lo venden?

why don't you do it? por qu no lo hace?

why don't you do it? (plural) por qu no lo hacen?

why don't they do it? por qu no lo hacen?

(end of recording)

CD 5 (59.03)

(1) 8.54

to speak hablar

to eat comer


to come venir

to leave salir


to say,to tell decir

I want quiero

you want quiere

I can puedo

to speak hablar

I speak hablo

I don't speak no hablo

I understand comprendo

I don't understand no comprendo

you understand comprende

do you understand it? lo comprende?

do you understand me? me comprende?

don't youunderstand me? no me comprende?

why don't you understand me? por q


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u no me comprende?

they understandcomprenden

you speak habla

(2) 6.24
(all Spanish vowels are pronounced clearly, regardless of whether they are stressed or not)
I speak hablo

(there are afew cases where the ending for "I" is not -o)

I am going voy

I am estoy, soy

to give dar

Igive doy

I know s

Idon't know no s

I don't know it no lo s

you are speaking, he is speaking, she is speaking habla



you understand, he understands comprende

(3) 3.39

to buy comprar

why don't you buy it? por qu no lo compra?

to sell vender

I am selling it lo vendo


why don't you sell it? (plural) por qu no lo venden?

they are not selling it no lo venden

whydon't you buy it? por qu no lo compra?

they are not buying it no lo compran

why don't you buy it? (plural) por qu no lo compran?

(4)4.43

("you" for family and friends is t. The ending is -as or -es)

do you speak English? (friend) hablas ingls?

why don't you speak Spanish with me? (friend) por qu no hablas espaol conmigo?

(for the imperative, you switch tracks)

speak Spanish with me! hable espaol conmigo!

(5) 5.54

the book el libro

buy the book! compre el libro!

("this" is este with masculine nouns, and esta with feminine nouns. "that" is almost the same: ese and esa)

this book este libro

this night, tonight esta noche

this house esta casa

this table esta mesa

that book ese libro

that table esa mesa

this (without a noun) esto

I want to see this quiero ver esto

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an>voy a comprar esto

I want to see that quiero ver eso

why don't you buy this book? por qu no compra este libro?

buy that book! compre ese libro!

he is not buying it l no lo compra

don't buy it! no lo compre!

(6) 4.25

to sell vender


don't sell it! no lo venda!

don't sell it!(plural) no lo vendan!

don't sell it! (friend) no lo vendas!

sell that book! venda ese libro!

buy that book! compre ese libro!

don't buy it! no lo compre!

don't buy it! (plural) no lo compren!

don't buy it! (friend) no lo compres!

(7) 6.30

(for a positive command, pronouns are hooked on to the verb)

buy it! comprelo!

buy it! (plural)

comprenlo!

them los

buy them! (talking to several people) comprenlos!
don't buy them! (talking to several people) no los compren!
to take tomar

why don't you take it? por qu no lo toma?

don't take it! nolo tome!

take it! tomelo!

eat it! comalo!

(8) 5.30

(the ending for "we" is -mos, added to the infinitive without the final -

r)

we speak hablamos

to speak hablar

I want to speak with you (friend) quiero hablar contigo

to eat comer

to leave salir

to speak hablar

we speak hablamos

to eat comer

we eat comemos

we are leaving salimos

we are coming venimos

we are selling vendemos

to sell vender

we are selling vendemos

to write escribir

we are writing escribimos

to have tener

we have tenemos
we are doing it


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="T4">lo hacemos

we are not doingit no lo hacemos
we do not do it that way no lo hacemos cos
to tell, to say decir

we are telling you le decimos

(9) 5.27

(there is one exception)

to go ir

we go vamos

I go voy

you go, he goes va

I am going to voy a

you are going to, he is going to va a

they are going to van a

you are going to (plural) van a

you are going to (friend) vas a

we are going to vamos a

we are going to leave soon vamos a salir pronto

to arrive llegar

at what time are we going to arrive in Madrid? a qu hora vamos a llegar a Madrid?

we are doing it lo hacemos

they are doing it lo hacen

why don't you do it? (friend)por qu no lo haces?

I have tengo

(though some verbs which end not just with -o, but with -go, when talking about "I")

to come venir

I come vengo

to leave salir

I am leaving salgo

I have tengo

I come vengo
I am leaving salgo
to put, to pose poner

to oppose oponer

to suppose suponer

to compose componer

I put pongo

I am putting it here lo pongo aqu

I have tengo

I come vengo

I am leaving salgo

I am putting pongo

I suppose supongo

(10) 4.43

("to do" and "to say" are related. They both have the -go ending, and additionally are shortened)

to do hacer

to say, tell decir

I do hago

I tell digo

I have tengo

I come vengo

I am le


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aving salgo

I am putting pongo

I am doing it lo hago

I am telling you le digo

to bring traer

I am bringing traigo

I am bringing it lo traigo

Iam putting it lo pongo

I am coming vengo

I am leaving salgo



I am bringing it lo traigo

I am putting it lo pongo

where are you putting it? dnde lo pone?

where are you putting it? (plural)dnde lo ponen?

where are you putting it? (friend) dnde lo pones?

we are putting it here lo ponemos aqu

(11) 2.49

(in the imperative, the -go verbs turn into -ga verbs)

come with me! venga conmigo!

don'tleave! no salga!

don't leave! (plural) no salgan!

don't leave! (friend) no salgas!

don't put it here! no lo ponga aqu!

put it here! pongalo aqu!

can you put it here, will you please put it here puede ponerlo aqu

(end of recording)

CD 6 (60.36)

(1) 7.33

I leave salgo

I have tengo

I put pongo

I'm doing, I am making hago

I'm saying, I am telling digo

I am coming vengo

I suppose supongo

I have tengo

I bring traigo

bring it! traigalo!

bring me something!traigame algo!

don't put it here! no lo ponga aqu!

there all

put it there! pongalo all!

don't put it here, put it there! no lo ponga aqu, pongalo all!


do it! hagalo!
don't do it! no lo haga!
say it in Spanish! digalo en espaol!

tell me! digame!

don't tell me now! no me diga ahora!


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ss="Standard">don't tell me! (friend) nome digas!

to call llamar

call me later please! llameme ms tarde por favor!

call me! llameme!

(in the imperative, the only time you don't switch tracks is when speaking to "you, friend". You also miss out the last -s)

call me! (friend) llamame!

call me! llameme!
(2) 6.06
to have tener

we have tenemos

to do hacer

we aredoing it lo hacemos

to have tener

you have tiene

they have, you all have tienen

you have (friend) tienes

we have tenemos

I have tengo

to havetener

youhave tiene

(in Spanish, when you push down on the letter -e-, it caves in and becomes -ie-. For "I have", this doesn't happen because the -g- holds up the letter -e)

to come venir

we are coming venimos

he is coming viene

they are coming vienen

you are coming (friend) vienes

I am coming vengo

to start comencar

I

am starting comienco

you are starting, he is starting, she is starting, it is starting comienca

atwhat time are you starting? a qu hora comienca?

at what time are you all starting? a qu hora comiencan?

at what time are you starting? (friend) a qu hora comiencas?

at what time do we start? a qu hora comencamos?

(3) 6.35
to begin, to start empezar
I am starting empiezo

at what time are you starting? at what time is it starting? a qu hora em

pieza?

to think pensar

I think pienso

what do youthink? qu piensa?

what do you think of the situation? qu piensa de lasituacin?

we think pensamos

(pensar is also used in the sense of thinkingforward, or planning)

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dard">when do you plan on leaving? cundopiensa salir?



to understand entender

I understand entiendo

(entender is used more often than comprender)

I don't understand it no lo entiendo

I don't understand you no le entiendo

I don't understand you (friend) no te entiendo

do you understand me? (friend) me entiendes?

we don't understand no entendemos

(usually you can deduce that the whole verb contains the sound -e-, if the present tense verb contains -ie-)

I wantquiero

you want, he wants quiere

they want, you all want quieren

you want (friend) quieres

you all want quieren

to want querer

we want queremos

(4) 6.08

(in a similar situation, the letter -o- caves in and becomes -ue-)

I can puedo

you can, he can puede

they can, you all can pueden

you can (friend) puedes

to be able to poder

we can podemos

the power el poder

to find, to encounter encontrar

I find encuentro

I don't find it no lo encuentro

to remember recordar

I remember recuerdo

to comeback volver

I am coming back soon vuelvo pronto

at what time are you coming back? a qu hora vuelve?

are you all coming back? vuelven?

are you coming back? (friend) vuelves?

we are coming back soon volvemos pronto

to come back regresar

(5) 7.39

to lift up, to raise levantar

I am lifting it up lo levanto

why don't you lift it up? por qu no lo levanta?

I am lifting myself up, I lift me up me levanto

I am getting up me levanto


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lass="T3">us nos

we are getting up, we are lifting us up nos levantamos

you are getting up (friend) te levantas

at what time are you getting up? (friend) a qu hora te levantas?

himself, herself, yourself, themselves, oneself se

he is getting up se levanta

at what time are you getting up? a qu hora se levanta?

at what time are you all getting up? a qu hora se levantan?

they are getting up soon se levantan pronto

I am going to get up soon voy a levantarme pronto

I have to get up tengo que levantarme

weare going to get up soon vamos a levantarnos

we have to get up tenemos que levantarnos

I have tengo

I haveto get up tengo que levantarme

we have to get up tenemos que levantarnos

at what time do we haveto get up? a qu hora tenemos que levantarnos?
(6) 5.33
to remain quedar

to give dar

to stay,to remain oneself quedarse

I am staying me quedo

I am not staying no me quedo

how much cuanto

how much time cuanto tiempo

I don't know how long I am staying no s cuanto tiempo me quedo

I don't know how long I am going to stay no s cuanto tiempo voy a quedarme
I don't know how long I can stay no s cuanto tiempo puedo quedarme
we are staying nos quedamos

a few days unos das
we are going to stay here a few days vamos a quedarnos unos das
(el da is actually a masculine word, and so is el problema "the problem". la mano is feminine)

are la mano "the hand" and el problema "the problem")

(7) 4.08

there is, there are hay

people gente

the people la gente

many people mucha gente

there are many people here hay mucha gente aqu

what is there? what is going on? qu hay?

no problem,there is no problem no hay problema

I don't know how long we are going to stay here no s cuanto tiempo vamos a quedarnos aqu

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a little un poco

a little more todava un poco

late tarde

later ms tarde

a little later un poco ms tarde

yet (in a negative sense) todava

I don't know yet, still I don't know todava no s

I don't know yet how long I am going to stay todava no s cuanto tiempo voy a quedarme

(8) 6.53

to see ver

we see vemos

we see it lo vemos

he doesn't see it, you don't see it no lo ve

I see veo

they see it no ven

we see it lo vemos

we see ourselves nos vemos

we don't see ourselves no nos vemos

("ourselves" in Spanish also means "each other")

we see each other, we meet nos vemos

at what time

do we meet? at what time do we see each other? a qu horanos vemos?

at what time do we meet tomorrow? a qu hora nos vemos maana

(in Spanish, the present tense can be used to express the future; so, "we meet next week" is correct Spanish, although it is incorrect English)

to call llamar

I will call you tomorrow, I call you tomorrow le llamo maana

to buy comprar

I am buying compro

I am buying it lo compro
I am buying them loscompro
I am telling digo

I am saying it lo digo


I am telling you (friend) te digo

I am calling llamo

I am calling you le llamo

I am calling you (friend) te llamo

I call you tomorrow le llamo maana

(in Spanish, you use "going" to express the future even more than in English)

I am going to call you tomorrow voy a llamarle maana

(9) 6.26

we are staying a few days, we will be stay

ing a few days nos quedamos unos das

we are going to stay a few days vamos a quedarnos unos das

at what time do we meet tomorrow? at what time do we see each other tomorrow? a qu hora nos vemos maana?

at what time are we going to see each other? at what time are we goingto meet tomorrow? a qu hora vamos a vernos maana?

(in the future tense, you can also say "I will see": for "I will", you start with the whole verb)

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will speak hablar

I will eat later comer ms tarde

I will buy it lo comprar

I will sell it lo vender

to take tomar

I will take itlo tomar

we will take it lo tomaremos

I will take it lo tomar
we will take it lo tomaremos
I will start comencar

we will startlo comencaremos

I will eat comer

we will eat comeremos

I will speak with you hablar con usted

we will speak hablaremos

(10) 3.30

to wait, to hope esperar
I will wait esperar
we will wait esperaremos

to stay, to remain oneself quedarse

I am staying, I am remaining myself me quedo

to speak hablar

I am speaking hablo

to stay quedarse

I am staying me quedo

I am staying here tomorrow me quedo aqu maana

I will stay me quedar

I am going to stay voy a quedarme

(end of recording)

CD 7 (62.38)

(1) 4.49

(often, the easiest way to talk about the futureis to use "going")

I will start, I am going to start voy a comencar, voy a empezar
I will buy it, I am going to buy it voy a comprarlo
wewill buy it, we are going to buy it vamos a comprarlo

I will call you later voy a llamarle ms tarde

we will call you later vamos a llamarle ms tarde

at what time will you call me? a qu hora va a llamarme?

at what time are you going to call me? (plural) a quhora van a llamarme?

they are going to call me later van a llamarme ms tarde
at what time will you call me? (friend) a qu hora vas a llamarme?
you are going to call me va a llamarme

you are going to call me (plural) van a llamarme

you are going to call me (friend) vas a llamarme

they are going to call me van a llamarme

we are going to call you vamos a llamarle

(2) 4.39

to stay, to remain oneself quedarse

I amstaying me quedo


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ass="T3">we are staying nos quedamos

they are staying se quedan

she is staying se queda

I am not staying no me quedo

I am going to stay voy a quedarme

how long are you going to stay? cunto tiempo va a quedarse?

how long are you going to stay? (plural) cunto tiempo van a quedarse?

I don't know yet how longwe are going to stay todava no s cuanto tiempo vamos a quedarnos

I will stay me quedar

we will stay nos quedaremos

(3) 4.39

(the future tense ending for everything else starts with -r-)

I will buy it lo comprar

we will buy it lo compraremos

he will buy it lo comprar

you will buy it lo comprar

where will you buy it? (plural) dnde lo comprarn?

where will you buy it? (friend) dnde lo comprars?

too, too much demasiado

they won't buy it because it's too expensive no lo comprarn porque es demasiado caro

I will be here estar aqu
we will be here tomorrow estaremos aqu maana
he will behere estar aqu

it will be ready for you tomorrow estar listo para usted maana

they will be here soon estarn aqu pronto

they are going to be here soon van a estar aqu pronto

("it will be" can come from ser)

it will be ser

it won't be possible no ser posible

I will go see it ir a verlo

we will go see it iremos a verlo

(4) 5.43

(the -go verbs, in the future, use the ending -dre- instead of -re-)

I have tengo

I will have tendr

we will have tendremos
he will have, you will have tendr
they will have, you al

l will have tendrn

you will have (friend) tendrs

to leave salir
I leave salgo
I will leave saldr

we will leave saldremos

he will leave saldr

they will leave, you all will leave saldrn

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I put pongo

I will put pondr

we will put pondremos

they willput, you all will put pondrn

you will put (friend) pondrs

(with the two friends, digo and hago, you drop the -go- and add the ending -re-)

I will do har

we will do haremos

he will do har

they will do harn

you will do (friend) hars

I will tell dir

I will tell you later le dir ms tarde

I will tell it lo dir

I will tell you le dir

I will tell you (friend) te dir

we will tell diremos

he will tell you le dir

he will tell me me dir

when will you tell me? cundo me dir?

when will you tell me? (friend) cundo me dirs?

when will you all tell me? cundo medirn?

(5) 7.32

(for "would", you have a similar ending to the future: -ra)

it willbe necessary ser necesario

it would be necessary sera necesario

it wouldn't be necessary no sera necesario

itwouldn't be possible that way no sera posible as

I will do it lo har

I would do it lo hara

I wouldn't do it that way no lo hara as

they wouldn't do it no lo haran

why wouldn't you do it? (friend) por qu no lo haras?

I tell digo

I will tell you le dir

I wouldn't tell you no le dira

he wouldn't tell me no me dira

he won't leave today l no saldr hoy

he wo

uldn't leave l no saldra

he will have it for you l lo tendr para usted

but he wouldn't have it today pero l no lo tendra hoy

(6) 9.53

I like, it pleases me me gusta

I like to see it me gusta verlo

I like very much to see it me gusta mucho verlo

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">you like, it pleases you le gusta, te gusta

you like? it pleases you? le gusta?

we like, it pleases us nos gusta

to please gustar

it would please me me gustara
I would like to see you me gustara verle
I would like to go see it with you me gustarair a verlo con usted

to send mandar

he issending it lo manda

(with "it -to me", the personal word comes first)

heis sending it to me me lo manda

he is not sending it to me today no me lo manda hoy

but he will send it to me tomorrow pero me lo mandar maana
(both words can be hooked onto the end of the "whole" verb)
he is going to send it to me tomorrow va a mandrmelo maana

he is sending it to me tomorrow me lo manda maana

he wouldn't send it to me today no me lo mandara hoy

(7) 7.51

I am sending it lo mando

I am sending you something le mando algo

I amsending you something (friend) te mando algo

I am sending it to you (friend) te lo mando

I am sending them to you (friend) te los mando

("it - to you" is not le lobut se lo)

I am sending it to you se lo mando

I am going to send it to you voy a mandrselo

(se lo can mean "it - to you", or "it to him", "it to her", "it to them", "it to

all of you". If the context is not clear, you could clarify with voy a mandrselo a usted, or voy a mandrselo a l etc)

will you send it to me? can you send it to me? puede mandrmelo?

can yousend it to him? puede mandrselo (a l)?

(8) 4.42

I like to see it, it pleases me to see it me gusta verlo

I would like to see it me gustara verlo

I would like, I may want, I might want quisiera

I would like to see it, I might want to see it quisiera verlo

I want to see it

quiero verlo

it would please me to see it me gustara verlo

I like to see it me gusta verlo

I might want to see it quisiera verlo

it won't be necessary no ser necesario

it wouldn't be necessary no sera necesario

(9) 6.05

(to go into the past tense in Spanish, you dive. To say "I bought something" you say "I have bought something". After "have", you dive into the


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past with "bought", which in Spanish ends with -ado with the -ar track, and ends with -ido withthe other track)

spoken hablado

left salido

eatencomido

sold vendido

bought comprado

spoken hablado

taken tomado

to live vivir

lived vivido

(there are two Spanish verbs for "to be"; similarly,there are two verbs for "to have". The other verb is haber, and it is used for diving into the past. In the present tense, this verb is like the future tense endings, but with the -r- replaced with a -h-)

(10) 3.47

I have bought something he comprado algo

we have bought hemos comprado

(to say "we have bought it",the "it" comes before "have")

we have bought it lo hemos comprado

he has bought it lo ha comprado

he has not bought it no lo ha comprado

where haveyou bought it?, where did you buy it? dnde lo ha comprado?

to sell vender

he has sold it lo ha vendido

(there are a few exceptions)

made, done hecho

I have done it lo he hecho

we have done it lo hemos hecho

said dicho

he has told me me ha dicho

you have not told me no me ha dicho

I told you, I have told you le he dicho

(end of recording)

CD 8 (55.02)

(1) 5.06

to wait esperar

I am waiting espero

to find out, to inform oneself informarse

I want to inform myself quiero informarme

I want tofind out where it is quiero informarme donde est

to wait esperar

I am waiting espero

you are waiting, he iswaiting, she is waiting espera

wait! espere!

why are you waiting? por qu espera?

why are you waiting? por qu espera?

whydon't you wait? por qu no espera?

(2) 5.03

(in Spanish, "to wait for" is "to wait, to await")
I am awaiting you, I am waiting for you le espero
I am


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waiting for you (friend) te espero

he is waiting for you (l) le espera

she is waiting for you (ella) le espera

they are waiting for me me esperan

why are you all waiting? por qu esperan?

why are you waitingfor me? (friend) por qu me esperas?

we are waiting esperamos

why don't you wait for me? por qu no me espera?

why don't you wait for me? (friend) por qu no me esperas?

why don't you wait for me? (plural) por qu no me esperan?

wait! espere!

wait for me here! espereme aqu!

(3) 6.32

we are waiting for you le esperamos

shall we wait for you?we are waiting for you? le esperamos?

("let's" is the imperative for "we...")

let's wait! esperemos!

we are waiting esperamos
let's wait! esperemos!
let's wait here! esperemos aqu!

we are buying it lo compramos

we are not buying it no lo compramos

let's not buy it! nolo compremos!

we are selling itlo vendemos

let's sell the house! vendamos la casa!

don't wait for me! no meespere!

wait for me! espereme!

I am waiting right now, I am in the process of waiting estoy esperando

I have waited he esperado

I have lefthe salido

I am waiting right now estoy esperando


I am rightnow in the process of doing it lo estoy haciendo

(4) 7.20

(there is alsoin Spanish an -ing tense in Spanish, corresponding to "was -ing" and "were so-ing"; we'll call it the "wing tense". For the -ar track, the ending is -aba)

I was waiting esperaba

I was speaking hablaba

I was buying it lo

compraba

I was preparing it lo preparaba

(for the other tracks, the ending is -a)

I was leaving sala

I was eating coma

I was doing it lo haca

I was buying it lo compraba

I was selling it lo venda

I was preparing it


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4">lo preparaba

he was preparingit lo preparaba

you were preparing it lo preparaba

you were preparing it (friend) lo preparabas

they were preparing it lo preparaban

I was doing it lo haca

he was doing it lo haca

you were doing it lo haca

you were doing it (friend) lo hacas

they were doing it lo hacan

he was telling me me deca

I have not understood what you were saying no he comprendido lo que deca

(5) 4.23

(in Spanish, the "wing" tense expresses a straight linein the past, but it can also express a broken line in the past, which in English is "I used to do it" or "I did it very often", "I did it every day", "I did itall the time")

he did it every day lo haca todos los das

done, made hecho

(in Spanish, you can also dive after "to be")

it is done est hecho

I have done it lo he hecho

I prepared it, I have prepared it lo he preparado

dinner is prepared la cena est preparada

I accepted the condition, I have accepted the condition he aceptado la condicin

(6) 5.06

told dicho

I have told you le he dicho

you haven't told me no me ha dicho

why haven't you told me? por qu nome ha dicho?

seen visto

I have seen it lo he visto

I haven't seen it yet, I still haven't seen it todava nolo he visto

put puesto

where did you putit? where have you put it? dnde lo ha puesto?
we have put it here lo hemos puesto aqu
to forget olvidar

I won't forget it no lo olvidar

sure seguro

I am sure estoy seguro

that we won't forget it que no lo olvidaremos

I didn't forget it, I haven't forgotten it no lo he olvidado

(7) 4.13

to leave salir

to leave something behind dejar

message recado

I have left a message for you he dejado un recado para usted

to spend time pasar (el tiempo)

we have spent much time hemos pasado mucho tiempo

we didn't spend muchtime, we have not spent much time no hemos pasado mucho


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tiempo

a good idea una idea

that is a verygood idea eso es una beuna idea

it is not a bad idea no es una mala idea

how much time did you spend? cunto tiempo ha pasado?

prefer preferir

I prefer prefiero
I prefer staying here prefiero quedarme aqu
(8) 2.26

to feel like tener ganas de

I feel like staying here tengo ganas de quedarme aqu

withall of you con ustedes

I feel like being here with all of you tengo ganas de estar aqu con ustedes

(9) 7.30

I would like to see it me gustara verlo

I would like to make a reservation me gustara hacer una reservacin

how long do you plan on staying? cunto tiempo piensa quedarse?

to ask preguntar

I would like to ask you me gustara preguntarle

I would ask you later le preguntara ms tarde

I will ask you later le preguntar ms tarde
I'm going to call you later voy a llamarle ms tarde
I will call you later le llamar ms tarde

(whenever "to" implies "in order to", in Spanish you must use para)

I am calling you in order to know le llamo para saber

I am going to call you later voy a llamarle ms tarde

I will call you later le llamar mas tarde

...to ask you, in order to ask you para preguntarle

with us (others) con nosotros

if you can come see it with us tonight si puede venir a verlo con nosotros esta noche

(10)7.20

at what time do we arrive tomorrow?a qu hora llegamos maana?

(to say "I have just seen it", in Spanish you say "I just finishedfrom seeing it": acabo de... which translates "I have just..."; this is a quick and painless way to speak in the past tense)

I have just left acabo de salir

he has just left acaba de salir

it makes hace

(hace is also used for "ago")

tenminutes ago (lit. it makes ten minutes) hace diez minutos

he has just left ten minutes ago acabo de salir hace diez minutos

I have just seen it acabo deverlo

I have just arrived here two days ago acabo de llegar aqu hace dos das

I have just arrived here two weeks ago acabo de llegar aqu hace dos semanas


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