Lesson uno Audio Glossary and Speaking Activities @ 31.40
Carlos González y Alejandra Fallas se acaban de mudar con su familia al vecindario Villa Celeste y están saludando y conociendo a sus vecinos.
Carlos González and Alejandra Fallas have just moved with their family to the neighborhood Villa Celeste and are greeting and getting to know their neighbors
Bien gracias. ¿Y ustedes?,
Fine, thanks. And you?[formal, plural]
Bien gracias. ¿Y usted?,
Fine, thanks. And you?[formal, singular]
Bien gracias. ¿Y tú? ,
Fine, thanks. And you?[informal, singular]
¿Cómo están ustedes?
How are you? [formal, plural]
¿Cómo está usted?
How are you? [formal, singular]
¿Cómo estás?
How are you? [informal, singular]
¿Qué tal?
How's it going?
Soy
I am....
Estoy mal
I'm not well.
Estoy bien
I'm well.
Es un placer.
It's a pleasure.
Le presento a...
Let me introduce you to.... [formal,singular]
Les presento a
Let me introduce you to.... [plural]
Te presento a
Let me introduce you to....[informal, singular]
Me llamo
My name is....
Mi nombre es....
My name is....
el castellano
Spanish language
el español
Spanish language
los Estados Unidos
United States
¿Cómo se llama usted?
What's your name? [Formal singular]
¿Cómo te llamas?
What's your name? [informal,singular]
solo
alone, only
el aspect
aspect
chao
bye
el curso
course
la cultura
culture
A,
found in the common Spanish word casa, is the easiest vowel sound to make. For the other four vowel sounds, focus on keeping the vowel sound short and uniform.
buenas tardes
good afternoon
buenas noches
good evening, good night
buen día
good morning
buenos días
good morning
Adios
good,bye
hola
hello
importante
important
introductorio
introductory
bastante bien
just fine
la lengua
language
igualmente
likewise
U
makes the sound pronounced in "rule." It's not "uwwww."
O
makes the sound pronounced in "toll." It's not "owwww."
E
makes the sound pronounced in the English word "take." It's not "eyyyy." You don't close it off at the end as you often do in English.
I
makes the sound pronounced in the word "fee." It's not "iyyyy."
mucho gusto
nice to meet you
no muy bien
not very well
mal
not well
encantada
pleased to meet you [speaker feminine]
encantado
pleased to meet you [speaker masculine]
nos vemos
see you
hasta luego
see you later
hasta pronto
see you soon
hasta mañana
see you tomorrow
regular
so,so
más o menos
so,so,more or less
gracias
thank you
están
they are, (The word están is the present form of estar, in the third person plural)
muy
very
muy bien gracias,
very well, thank you
bienvenidos
welcome [plural]
bien
well