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MICHEL THOMAS SPANISH (BASIC) 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 thistranscript. I have found it useful, so maybe other people will, too.

Naturally, it would be foolish to try to learn the language using this transcript, withoutbuying 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 11th 2006

Transcribed by JK

CD 1 (68.43)

(1) 6.34(2) 7.43

(-ible words stay 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 possibleit is probable es probableit is terrible es terrible

it is acceptable es aceptable

for me para mfor 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 mit is not possible for me no es possible para m

it is 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?


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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 qu no es aceptable para usted?

(in the above sentence, inflection is not necessary because there is a question word; but

you can still use it)like that, that way as

it is like that es as

it is not like that no es asit 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 "I feel it")

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

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

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

(4) 3.44

(English words ending -entor -ant, end-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 muyit 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 asbut 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. In general, 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 sientoI have tengo

I have it lo tengo

I don't have it no lo tengo

I want quiero


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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 ahorahourhora

I want it lo quiero

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

(6) 6.22

constant constante

evident evidente

urgent urgente

it is very urgent es muy urgente

I need it now, it is very urgent lo necesito ahora, es muy urgente

I have tengoI have it lo tengo

I don't have it no lo tengoyou have tiene

you have (emphasise "you") usted tiene

what quwhat do you have? qu tiene?

what do you have for me now? qu tiene para m ahora?

I have tengo

I have it lo tengo

I don't have it no lo tengo

you have tiene

what do you have? qu tiene?I have it lo tengo

you have tiene

you have it lo tienedo you have it? lo tiene?

you don't have it no lo 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 lo necesito ahora?

(7) 4.13I want quiero

I want it lo quiero

I want it now lo quiero ahoraI don't want it no lo quiero

I want quiero

you want quiere

I want quiero


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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 it lo quieredo you want it? lo quiere?

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

to know saberI 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 param ahora

(8) 7.50

I can puedo

you can puede

to do, to make hacerto 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 do, to make hacer

to eat comersomething 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 hambreman hombre

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 necesarioit is not necessary for me now because I don't need it no es necesario para m ahora por

qu no lo necesito

and y


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I'm sorry, 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 andv have the same sound)

to see ver

(lo is hooked onto the end of the "full verb")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 want 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 puedoyou 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 verloto do, to make hacer

to do it hacerlo

I don't want to do it that way no quiero hacerlo asbecause I cannot do it por qu no puedo hacerlo

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

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 importanciainfluence influencia

preference preferencia

the difference la diferenciaa difference una diferencia

what difference? qu diferencia?

the preference la preferencia

a preference una preferencia


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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 restaurante tiene unapreferencia esta noche?

(12) 4.13

where dnde

where do you want to eat? dnde quiere comer?

the dinnerla cena

to dine cenar

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

do you have a preference? tiene una preferencia?what preference do you have? qu preferencia tiene?

for what restaurant do you have a preference tonight? para qu restaurante tiene unapreferencia 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?

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CD 2 (57.46)

(1) 4.23

condition condicin

the condition la condicin

a condition una condicin

what condition qu condicinreservation reservacin

the reservation la reservacin

a reservation una reservacinwhat reservation qu reservacin

ofde

do you have the confirmation of the reservation for me for tonight? tiene laconfirmacin 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?

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 both English andSpanish. There are just a few exceptions)

translation traduccin

I need a translation necesito una traduccincan you make a translation for me? puede hacer una traduccin para m?

(puede "can you?" - a question with inflection - is also used for "will 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 hacer una traduccin para m?

to do, to make hacerto do it hacerlo

will you please do it for me puede hacerlo para m

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

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

please por favor

explanation explicacin

to give dar

will you give an explanation puede dar una explicacin

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-arin

Spanish)formation formacin

to form formar

to conform conformar

to confirm confirmar


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(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 speakhablar

to eat comer

to come venir

to leave salirexit salida

(the "nose" rule: if a word ends with a vowel or with the letters n or s, the stress is

on the penultimate symbol. Otherwise, it is on the last syllable. If there is an exceptionto this rule, there is an accent over the stressed syllable, for example, all words ending

-in)

Merida Mrida

Mexico Mjico

reservation reservacin

situation situacin

impression impresin

what impression do you have of the situation? qu impresin tiene de la situacin?like that, that way as

(4) 5.07here 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 reservacinpara 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


to see you verleto see them verlos

to see them (only females) verlas

I want to see them quiero verlosI 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) 5.37to understand comprender

to understand it comprenderlo

to understand you comprenderleto understand them comprenderlos

to understand them (only females) comprenderlas

to understand me comprenderme

can you understand me? puede comprenderme?


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why can't you understand me? por qu no puede comprenderme?

to say, to tell decir

to tell it decirlo

to tell you decirle

to tell me decirme

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

I want to know it quiero saberlo

to buy comprarI want to buy something here quiero comprar algo aqu

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

why don't you want to buy it? por qu no quiere comprarlo?

(6) 7.27expensive caro

it is very expensive es muy caro

I have tengo

you have tienedo you have it? lo tiene?

why don't you have it for 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 tengoyou have tiene

to have tener

I have to, I must tengo que

I have to do it tengo que hacerlo

to leave salir

I have to leave tengo que salir

soon prontoI have to leave soon tengo que salir pronto

you have tiene

you have to tiene queyou have to do it tiene que hacerlo

when cuando

when do you have to do it? cuando tiene que hacerlo?

to say, to tell decir

to tell it decirlo

to tell you decirle

to tell me decirmewill you tell me puede decirme

can you tell me? puede decirme?

will you tell me why you cannot do it that way puede decirme por qu no puedehacerlo as

(7) 4.09

(words ending in -icalin English, end-ico in Spanish)

political poltico


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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 female word)the political situation la situacin poltica

the economical situation la situacin econmica

the political and economical situation la situacin poltica y econmicain Spain en Espaa

in Mexico en Mjico

in Argentina en Argentina

what impression do you have of the political and economical situation in Spain now?qu imprecin tiene de la situacin poltica y econmica en Espaa ahora?

(8) 5.22

how much cuanto

when cuandowill you tell me how much it is puede decirme cuanto es

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

and I want to buy it y quiero comprarlo

ifsiif it is not very expensive si no es muy caro

I am 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 cansadahouse casa

married (lit. "housed) casado

I am estoyI 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 mesawhere are you now? dnde est ahora?

how cmo

how are you? cmo est?

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


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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 voyI am going to... voy a...

I am going to eat now voy a comer ahora

I am going to buy it voy a comprarloI 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 tardemore or less ms o menos

to be estarI am going to be here latervoy a estar aqu ms tarde

(end of recording)


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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 today no voy a hacerlo

ahora porque voy a estar muy ocupado hoyto call llamar

I'm going to call you latervoy a llamarle ms tarde

can you call me later? puede llamarme ms tarde?at what time a qu hora

at what time can 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 qu hora 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 hacerlohe 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?, dnde est l?

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

where is she? dnde est?, dnde est ella?he is going to be here soon (l) va a estar aqu pronto

she is going to be here soon (ella) va a estar aqu pronto

what do you want? qu quiere (usted)?what does he want? qu quiere (l)?

what does she want? qu quiere (ella)?

what do you have? qu tiene (usted)?

what does he have? qu tiene (l)?

what does she have? qu tiene (ella)?

what do you have? qu tiene (usted)?

(3) 5.35ready listo

I am ready estoy listo

I am ready (female) estoy listaare you ready? (female) est lista?

are you ready? est listo?

at what time are you going to be ready? a qu hora va a estar listo?

at what time is it going to be ready? a qu hora va a estar listo?


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I want to know at what time it is going to be ready because I 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 ytengo que tenerlo hoy si es posible

I want quiero

I want it lo quiero

I need it lo necesitowill you tell me when it is going to be ready puede decirme cuando va a estar listo

(4) 3.46

all, everything todoeverything is going to be ready for you today todo va a estar listo para usted hoy

nothing nada

tomorrow maana

nothing is 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


he is ready est listo, l est listo

she is ready est lista, elle est listaeverything is ready todo est listo

(5) 6.12it is possible es posible

it is very important es muy importante

it is necessary es necesario

(in Spanish there are two verbs for "to be", estarandser. estarmeans "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 one is)

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

I know it lo s

I don't know it no lo sI know s

I don't know no s

I don't know where it is no s dnde est(6) 7.06

how is Pablo today? cmo est Pablo hoy?

sickenfermo

Pablo is sick today Pablo est enfermo hoy


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Pablo is a sick person Pablo es enfermo

to arrive llegar

drunkborracho

Pablo is drunkPablo est borracho

Pablo is a drunkard Pablo es borracho

dressed vestidowell-dressed bien vestido

Pablo is well-dressed today Pablo est bien vestido hoy

Pablo is a good dresserPablo es bien vestidoI am a professorsoyprofesor


cleverlisto

I am cleversoy listo

he is clever(l)es listo

she is clever(ella) es listo

she is ready (ella) est listo

(7) 4.45to speakhablar

to buy comprarto take tomar

to form formar

to conform conformarto 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 aceptar la condicin

much, very much mucho

many thanks muchas graciasI want very much to accept the condition but I'm sorry, I cannot accept it because it is not

acceptable for me that way quiero mucho aceptar la condicin pero lo siento, no

puedo aceptarlo porque no es aceptable para m as

(8) 7.07

(new definition of "noun", "adjective", "verb")

to speakhablar

to buy comprar

to understand comprender

to eat comer

to do, to make hacerto say, to tell decir

to prepare preparar

to accept aceptar(9) 5.58

to come venir

with me conmigo

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


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with you con usted

with him con l

with hercon ella

with me conmigo

will you 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 a to, for example

voy a...)

to come venircan you come and see it with 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 busy lo siento perono puedo verle hoy porque voy a estar muy ocupado

to buy comprarI 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)


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CD 4 (61.37)

(1) 3.17

where is it? dnde est?

how much is it? cuanto es?

where are you? dnde est?

to find encontrarI cannot find it no puedo encontrarlo

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

can you/will you tell me where it is because I cannot find it puede decirme dnde estporque no puedo encontrarlo

(2) 9.44

(with the present tense, there is always a stress on the penultimate syllable. That stress is

a signal to Spanish ears that you are in the present tense - there are just a few exceptions,e.g. est)

to speakhablar

I speakhablo

to buy comprarI buy, I am buying compro

I buy it, I am buying it lo comproI'm not buying it no lo compro

to sell vender

I am selling it lo vendoI'm not selling it no lo vendo


I understand comprendo

I understand it very well lo comprendo muy bien

I don't understand it very well no lo comprendo muy bien


I understand comprendoI understand it lo comprendo

I don't understand it no lo comprendo

I don't understand you no le comprendoI understand comprendo

you understand comprende

you understand it lo comprende

do you understand it? lo comprende?

why don't you understand it? por qu no lo comprende?

do you understand me? me comprende?

why don't you understand me? por qu no me comprende?(3) 4.50

to sell vender

I am selling it lo vendoI'm not selling it 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?


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to write 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 me gusta verlobut 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 bienmuch 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 escribewhy don't you write to me? por qu no me escribe?

(5) 6.43to know saber

you know sabe

do you know where it is? 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 esta noche?

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

to say, to tell decirwhat are you saying? 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 quedice

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

it is not what I want no es lo que quiero

what do you want? qu quiere?


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what do you want to say? qu quiere decir?

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

I don'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 quiero decir(7) 8.35

to speakhablar

I speakhabloto 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 -arverbs, and on the other track, the-erand -irin verbs)

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

I'm preparing preparo

I am preparing it lo preparoto accept aceptar

I am accepting it lo acepto(the ending for "you", "he", "she" and "it" for non -arverbs is -e)


you understand comprendeto leave salir

you are leaving sale

to do hacer

you are doing hace

to write escribir

you are writing escribe

to say deciryou are saying dice

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

you speakhablahe 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 nadie habla ingls aqueverybody todo el mundo

everybody speaks Spanish here todo el mundo habla espaol aqu

why don't you speak Spanish with me? 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


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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) 2.54I speakhablo

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

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

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?

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CD 5 (59.03)

(1) 8.54

to speakhablar

to eat comer


to come venirto leave salir


to say, to tell decirI want quiero

you want quiere

I can puedo

to speakhablar

I speakhablo

I don't speakno hablo


I don't understand no comprendoyou understand comprende

do you understand it? lo comprende?do you understand me? me comprende?

don't you understand me? no me comprende?

why don't you understand me? por qu no me comprende?they understand comprenden

you speakhabla

(2) 6.24

(all Spanish vowels are pronounced clearly, regardless of whether they are stressed ornot)

I speakhablo

(there are a few cases where the ending for "I" is not -o)I am going voy

I am estoy, soy

to give darI give doy

I know s

I don't know no s

I don't know it no lo s

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


I understand comprendoyou understand, he understands comprende

(3) 3.39

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

to sell vender

I am selling it lo vendo



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

they are not selling it no lo venden

why don'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 bookel libro

buy the book! compre el libro!

("this" is este with masculine nouns, andesta with feminine nouns. "that" is almost the

same: ese andesa)

this bookeste librothis night, tonight esta noche

this house esta casathis table esta mesa

that bookese libro

that table esa mesathis (without a noun) esto

I want to see this quiero ver esto

I'm going to buy this 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 compradon't buy it! no lo compre!

(6) 4.25

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

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


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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! no lo 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 speakhablamos

to speakhablar

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

to eat comer

to leave salir

to speakhablar

we speakhablamos

to eat comerwe eat comemos

we are leaving salimoswe are coming venimos

we are selling vendemos

to sell venderwe are selling vendemos

to write escribir

we are writing escribimos

to have tener

we have tenemos


we are doing it lo hacemoswe are not doing it no lo hacemos

we do not do it that way no lo hacemos cos

to tell, to say decirwe 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 vaI am going to voy a

you are going to, he is going to va a

they are going to van ayou 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


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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 vengoto 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 suponerto compose componer

I put pongoI am putting it here lo pongo aqu

I have tengo

I come vengoI 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 hacerto say, tell decir

I do hago

I tell digoI have tengo

I come vengo

I am leaving salgo

I am putting pongo

I am doing it lo hago

I am telling you le digo

to bring traerI am bringing traigo

I am bringing it lo traigo

I am putting it lo pongoI am coming vengo

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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't leave! 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)


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CD 6 (60.36)

(1) 7.33

I leave salgo

I have tengo

I put pongo

I'm doing, I am making hagoI'm saying, I am telling digo

I am coming vengo

I suppose supongoI 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!I am doing it lo hago

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!

don't tell me! (friend) no me 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) 6.06to have tener

we have tenemos

to do hacer

we are doing it lo hacemos

to have tener

you have tiene

they have, you all have tienenyou have (friend) tienes

we have tenemos

I have tengoto have tener

you have tiene

(in Spanish, when you push down on the letter -e-, it caves in and becomes -ie-. For "I

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to come venir

we are coming venimos

he is coming viene

they are coming vienen

you are coming (friend) vienes

I am coming vengoto start comencar

I am starting comienco

you are starting, he is starting, she is starting, it is starting comiencaat what 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 empieza?to thinkpensar

I thinkpiensowhat do you think? qu piensa?

what do you think of the situation? qu piensa de la situacin?

we thinkpensamos

(pensaris also used in the sense of thinking forward, or planning)I plan on leaving soon pienso salir pronto

when do you plan on leaving? cundo piensa salir?



to understand entender

I understand entiendo(entenderis used more often than comprender)

I don't understand it no lo entiendo

I don't understand you no le entiendoI 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 tenseverb contains -ie-)

I want quiero

you want, he wants quierethey want, you all want quieren

you want (friend) quieres

you all want quierento want querer

we want queremos

(4) 6.08

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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 podemosthe powerel poder

to find, to encounterencontrar

I find encuentroI don't find it no lo encuentro

to rememberrecordar

I rememberrecuerdo

to come backvolver

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 backregresar(5) 7.39

to lift up, to raise levantar

I am lifting it up lo levantowhy 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

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, oneselfse

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

we are going to get up soon vamos a levantarnos

we have to get up tenemos que levantarnos

I have tengoI have to get up tengo que levantarme

we have to get up tenemos que levantarnos

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

to remain quedar

to give dar

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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 quedarmeI don't know how long I can stay no s cuanto tiempo puedo quedarme

we are staying nos quedamos

a few days unos daswe 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" andel problema "the problem")(7) 4.08

there is, there are hay

people gente

the people la gentemany people mucha gente

there are many people here hay mucha gente aquwhat 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 aquedarnos aqu

still, still more todava

a little un poco

a little more todava un poco

late tarde

laterms tarde

a little laterun poco ms tardeyet (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 aquedarme

(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 veothey see it no ven

we see it lo vemos

we see ourselves nos vemoswe 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 hora nos vemos?


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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 comprarI am buying compro

I am buying it lo compro

I am buying them los comproI 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 staying a few days nos quedamos unos das

we are going to stay a few days vamos a quedarnos unos dasat 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 going to 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)

to speakhablarI will speakhablar

I will eat latercomer ms tarde

I will buy it lo comprarI will sell it lo vender

to take tomar

I will take it lo tomar

we will take it lo tomaremos

I will take it lo tomar

we will take it lo tomaremos

I will start comencarwe will start lo comencaremos

I will eat comer

we will eat comeremosI will speak with you hablar con usted

we will speakhablaremos

(10) 3.30

to wait, to hope esperar


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I will wait esperar

we will wait esperaremos

to stay, to remain oneselfquedarse

I am staying, I am remaining myselfme quedo

to speakhablar

I am speaking habloto stay quedarse

I am staying me quedo

I am staying here tomorrow me quedo aqu maanaI will stay me quedar

I am going to stay voy a quedarme

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CD 7 (62.38)

(1) 4.49

(often, the easiest way to talk about the future is 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

we will buy it, we are going to buy it vamos a comprarloI will call you latervoy a llamarle ms tarde

we will call you latervamos 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 qu hora van a llamarme?

they are going to call me latervan 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 oneselfquedarseI am staying me quedo

we are staying nos quedamos

they are staying se quedanshe 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 long we 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 aquwe will be here tomorrow estaremos aqu maana

he will be here estar aqu

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

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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 tengoI will have tendr

we will have tendremos

he will have, you will have tendr

they will have, you all will have tendrn

you will have (friend) tendrs

to leave salir

I leave salgo

I will leave saldrwe will leave saldremos

he will leave saldrthey will leave, you all will leave saldrn

you will leave (friend) saldrs

I put pongoI will put pondr

we will put pondremos

they will put, you all will put pondrn

you will put (friend) pondrs

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

I will do har

we will do haremoshe will do har

they will do harn

you will do (friend) harsI will tell dir

I will tell you laterle 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 dirhe 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 me dirn?

(5) 7.32

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

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it would be necessary sera necesario

it wouldn't be necessary no sera necesario

it wouldn'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 asthey wouldn't do it no lo haran

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

I tell digoI 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 wouldn'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) 9.53I like, it pleases me me gusta

I like to see it me gusta verloI like very much to see it me gusta mucho verlo

I don't like to stay here no me gusta quedarme aqu

you like, it pleases you le gusta, te gustayou 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 gustara ir a verlo con usted

to send mandarhe is sending it lo manda

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

he is sending it to me me lo mandahe 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) 7.51I am sending it lo mando

I am sending you something le mando algo

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

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

("it - to you" is notle lo butse lo)

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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, orvoy a

mandrselo a letc)

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

can you send 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 verloI would like, I may want, I might want quisiera

I would like to see it, I might want to see it quisiera 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 "Ihave bought something". After "have", you dive into the past with "bought", which in

Spanish ends with -ado with the -artrack, and ends with -ido with the other track)

spoken habladoleft salido

eaten comido

sold vendido

bought comprado

spoken hablado

taken tomado

to live vivirlived 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 verbis 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 compradohe has not bought it no lo ha comprado

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

to sell venderhe has sold it lo ha vendido

(there are a few exceptions)

made, done hecho

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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)


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CD 8 (55.02)

(1) 5.06

to wait esperar

I am waiting espero

to find out, to inform oneselfinformarse

I want to inform myselfquiero informarmeI want to find out where it is quiero informarme donde est

to wait esperar

I am waiting esperoyou are waiting, he is waiting, she is waiting espera

wait! espere!

why are you waiting? por qu espera?

why are you waiting? por qu espera?

why don'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 esperoI am waiting for you (friend) te espero

he is waiting for you (l) le esperashe 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 waiting for 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 leesperamos

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 compramoslet's not buy it! no lo compremos!

we are selling it lo vendemos

let's sell the house! vendamos la casa!don't wait for me! no me espere!

wait for me! espereme!

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

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I have left he salido

I am waiting right now estoy esperando


I am right now in the process of doing it lo estoy haciendo

(4) 7.20

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

I was waiting esperaba

I was speaking hablabaI 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 vendaI was preparing it lo preparaba

he was preparing it lo preparabayou were preparing it lo preparaba

you were preparing it (friend) lo preparabas

they were preparing it lo preparabanI 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 line in 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", "Idid it every day", "I did it all 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 preparadodinner is prepared la cena est preparada

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

(6) 5.06told dicho

I have told you le he dicho

you haven't told me no me ha dicho

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seen visto

I have seen it lo he visto

I haven't seen it yet, I still haven't seen it todava no lo he visto

put puesto

where did you put it? where have you put it? dnde lo ha puesto?

we have put it here lo hemos puesto aquto forget olvidar

I won't forget it no lo olvidar

sure seguroI 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) 4.13to leave salir

to leave something behind dejar

message recado

I have left a message for you he dejado un recado para ustedto spend time pasar (el tiempo)

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

tiempo

a good idea una ideathat is a very good 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?

preferpreferir

I preferprefiero

I prefer staying here prefiero quedarme aqu

(8) 2.26to feel like tener ganas de

I feel like staying here tengo ganas de quedarme aqu

with all of you con ustedesI 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 askpreguntar

I would like to ask you me gustara preguntarleI would ask you laterle preguntara ms tarde

I will ask you laterle preguntar ms tarde

I'm going to call you latervoy a llamarle ms tardeI will call you laterle llamar ms tarde

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

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

I am going to call you latervoy a llamarle ms tarde


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I will call you laterle llamar mas tarde

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

with us (others) connosotros

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 finished from 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")ten minutes 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 de verlo

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

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