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Lesson 32

Bienvenidos a España Lesson 32 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. In this week's lesson Mark and Kara arrive in Spain, and their first linguistic challenge is to find out the easiest way to get to their hotel in Santiago de la Ribera. Follow the conversation with the dialogue which is given below. The language study section following the dialogue will help you get to grips with the language covered in the dialogue. Conversation A Hola, buenos días. B Buenos días. Bienvenidos a Murcia San Javier. ¿En qué puedo ayudarles? A Vamos a Santiago de la Ribera. ¿Hay un autobús que va allí? B Sí, el autobús número 17 va a Santiago de la Ribera. La parada de autobuses está a la derecha, saliendo del aeropuerto. A Muy bien. ¿Se puede ir también en taxi? B Claro que sí. Ustedes van a tardar unos quince minutos en taxi. A Y ¿cuánto tiempo tardaríamos en autobús? B Una media hora en autobús. A ¿Cuánto cuesta el billete de autobús? B Los billetes de autobús cuestan €1,40. El taxi cuesta entre 10 y 15 euros. A Muy bien. Creo que vamos a ir en taxi. Es más cómodo y más rápido. B Que tengan una buena estancia aquí en España A Muchas gracias The language notes which follow will explain any new vocabulary or constructions contained in the conversation. However, you should try to listen to the conversation a few times before studying the explanations below. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 32 page 1 In this edition: arriving at the airport and getting to the hotel July 9th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 32 Notes Language Notes hola, buenos días hello, good morning. Note that it's very common to combine hola with another greeting, eg. hola, buenas tardes, etc. bienvenidos welcome This is the masculine / general plural version. If you were speaking to a male you would use bienvenido, to a female bienvenida, to a group of males or a mixed group bienvenidos and to a group of females bienvenidas. ¿hay un autobús que va allí? is there a bus which goes there? allí means "there", as opposed to aquí, meaning "here". There is also a word in Spanish meaning "over there", ie. further away than allí. This word is allá. la parada de autobuses está a la derecha the bus stop is on the right Note a la derecha is "on the right" or "to the right" saliendo del aeropuerto going out of the airport / "on your way out of the airport" ¿se puede ir...? can one go? claro que sí yes, of course compare claro que no tardar to take / delay used with time phrases van a tardar una hora you (plural, polite) are going to take an hour unos quince minutos around 15 minutes ¿cuánto tiempo tardaríamos...? how long would we take... Verbs ending in -aría, -ería or - iría often have a sense of "would". Compare me gustaría..., meaning "I would like..." (una) media hora half an hour ¿cuánto cuesta...? how much is...? el billete de autobús the bus ticket los billetes de autobús cuestan... the bus tickets cost... note the plural verb cuestan, compared to el taxi cuesta... creo que... I think that... lit. "I believe that..." es más cómodo y más rápido it's more comfortable and quicker In Spanish más is combined with an adjective to form the comparitive que tengan una buena estancia... have a nice stay (plural, polite) Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 32 page 2

Lesson 36

De compras Lesson 36 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. This week's lesson involves two shopping situations: in the first dialogue Mark buys postcards in an estanco, and in the second dialogue Kara and her mother go shopping for shoes. Although the conversations refer to buying specific items, the vocabulary and language used is similar to most shopping situations. Transcripts of the dialogues are provided below and you can find further explanations of the language covered overleaf. The dialogue-only mp3 files are listed on the members' page of the website or in the podcast feed. In these dialogues the roles are as follows: A: Mark B: Estanco employee C: Kara D: Kara's mother E: Shoe shop assistant Dialogue 1 A ¡Buenas! B Hola. A ¿Tienen tarjetas postales? B Sí, están allí al lado de las revistas. A Gracias Mark goes to look at the postcards, selects some and returns to the desk. B Muy bien. ¿Quiere usted sobres para las tarjetas? A Sí, por favor. B ¿Y eso es todo? A Necesito también sellos. B ¿Para dónde? A Uno para Canadá, dos para Gran Bretaña y uno para España. B Muy bien. ¿Necesita algo más? A No, no. Ya está. B Pues entonces son €4,30 en total. A Aquí tiene. B Gracias, y aquí tiene la vuelta. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 36 page 1 In this edition: shopping for postcards and for shoes August 13th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 36 Notes Dialogue 1 A Muchas gracias. B A usted. Que tenga un buen día. In dialogue 2, Kara and her mother are shopping for shoes. As we learned in a previous episode, Kara's mother doesn't speak much Spanish. In this dialogue, however, she tries her best to speak a little Spanish to the shop assistant. Dialogue 2 E Buenos días. D Hola. C Buenos días. E ¿En qué puedo ayudarles? C Sólo estamos mirando. E Muy bien. ¿Si necesitan algo, me lo dicen? C/D Gracias. Kara and her mother look at the shoes. C Por favor, mi madre quisiera probarse estos zapatos. ¿Tiene una treinta y ocho? E Un momento... [Shop assistant finds the size 38] Aquí tiene. D Gracias E ¿Cómo están? D "They're a bit big". C ¿Tiene la treinta y siete? E Voy a ver. [Goes to look for the size 37] Lo siento. Se nos ha agotado la treinta y siete. C No importa. D ¿Y éstos? E Éstos sí que tengo en la treinta y siete. Un momentito. [Goes to look for the size 37] Aquí tiene. D Gracias. [Tries them on] Están bien. C ¿Cuánto valen? E Éstos valen cuarenta y cinco euros. C [Repeats to her mother] Cuarenta y cinco euros D "Forty-five?" C Sí. D Muy bien. C Se los lleva. E Muy bien. ¿Quieren acompañarme a la caja? C ¿Podemos pagar con tarjeta de crédito? E Claro que sí. Necesito su pasaporte o DNI. C Aquí tiene. E Gracias. C Gracias. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 36 page 2 The language notes which follow will explain any new vocabulary or constructions contained in the conversation. However, you should try to listen to the conversation a few times before studying the explanations below. Language Notes: Dialogue 1 buenas "hello" buenas is short for buenas tardes and is commonly heard in the afternoon, eg. when going into a shop una tarjeta postal postcard están allí they are over there aquí means "here"; allí means "there". In some Spanishspeaking areas you may also hear allá, meaning "(further) over there". al lado de beside una revista magazine un sobre envelope ¿eso es todo? is that all? un sello stamp ya está that's it; that's fine; that's all pues entonces... well, in that case... son €4,30 en total that's 4.30 in total Notice that in Spanish a plural verb is used: you say son 4,30 as opposed to es... In Spain you may also hear this price as cuatro con treinta, literally "four with thirty", ie. four euros with thirty cents. la vuelta change que tenga un buen día have a nice day Language Notes: Dialogue 2 sólo estamos mirando we are just looking mirando is the gerund form, translated as "-ing" in English mi madre quisiera... my mother would like... probarse algo to try something on un zapato shoe estos zapatos these shoes ¿tiene una treinta y ocho? do you have a (size) 38? ¿cómo están? how are they? how do they feel? same construction as ¿cómo estás?, this time applied to the shoes voy a ver lit. "I'm going to see"; "I'll have a look" voy a + infinitive = "I'm going to..." se nos ha agotado... we've run out of... no importa it doesn't matter Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 36 page 3 Language Notes: Dialogue 2 éstos these ones Note that éstos means "these ones" when it has an accent; if it doesn't have an accent it has to come with a noun: estos zapatos = "these shoes", whereas éstos = "these ones" sí que tengo... I do indeed have (them) sí que can be placed before any verb to make it more emphatic: sí que estoy cansado, "I am indeed tired". It's often used in answer to a question. un momentito a little moment ¿cuánto valen? how much are they an alternative to ¿cuánto cuestan? se los lleva she'll take them To say "I'll take them" use me los llevo. ¿quieren acompañarme...? would you like to accompany me... la caja the cash desk / checkout claro que sí of course DNI identification document abbreviated form of documento nacional de identificación Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 36 page 4 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua International 2007

Lesson 26

Deme cuatro lonchas de jamón Lesson 26 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. A common situation for holiday-makers in a Spanish-speaking country is visiting the market. During the lesson we will cover some important grammar points including the use of the demonstrative adjectives este and esta. En el mercado As with previous shopping-based lessons we'll be reusing the words and phrases we've covered already: quiero ... I want ... quisiera ... I would like ... We'll use the words queso (cheese) and jamón (ham) in our examples while shopping at the market. If you are buying meat then you'll need to know the word for "a slice": una loncha a slice You can therefore ask for: cuatro lonchas de jamón four slices of ham It is, of course, more polite to say: quisiera cuatro lonchas de jamón I would like four slices of ham Another common way of asking for food in the market situation is by using the word póngame. Literally this means "put me..." in the sense of laying down slices of meat for weighing. póngame cuatro lonchas de jamón "give me" four slices of ham An alternative is: deme cuatro lonchas de jamón give me four slices of ham The word deme literally means "give me". If talking about cheese rather than ham, you're more likely to use the word un trozo, meaning "a piece": deme un trozo de queso, por favor give me a piece of cheese, please You should be aware that while these phrases may sound a little abrupt when written in an 1 In this edition: shopping for food and gifts in the market May 7th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 26 Notes isolated way in this guide, they will sound very natural in the market situation. Cheese (and other products!) can be bought by the kilo or half kilo, so you could say: un kilo de queso a kilo of cheese medio kilo de queso half a kilo of cheese Note that you say medio kilo and not un medio kilo. If you're not sure what something is, you could ask for: un poco de eso a little of that You could also ask: ¿qué es eso? what is that? Note the use of eso for "that". We'll be coming back to this later. You can ask: ¿puedo probarlo? can I try it? You may remember probar from ¿puedo probármelo?, meaning "can I try it on?" Look at the conversation below which is based on the content of the recording where Kara is at the market and is interested in the jamón serrano, cured ham. Mark plays the part of the market stall holder. Kara: ¿Qué es eso? Mark: Es jamón serrano. Kara: ¿Puedo probarlo? Mark: Claro. Kara: Está riquísimo. Quisiera un poco de eso. Mark: ¿Vale así? Kara: Un poco más ... ¡ya! Mark: Muy bien. So, in this conversation, Kara asks if she can try the jamón serrano and comments on the fact that it's riquísimo, delicious. She decides she would like to buy some: quisiera comprar un poco de eso I would like to buy a little of that The market stall holder starts to cut some slices of ham and asks: ¿vale así? is that enough? Kara asks for a little more, un poco más. Equally, she could have said: un poco menos a little less When the amount is just right, Kara says ¡ya! The word ya normally means "already", but in this context it is used to suggest that the required amount has been reached. This and that We've already come across the word eso in this lesson, meaning "that". To say "this" you use the word esto. Note that this refers to something general and not, for example, "this bag". In a market situation you could point to something and say "I would like this": quisiera esto I would like this Alternatively, if something is further away, you could say: quisiera eso I would like that However, if you want to say "this bag" or "this bracelet" then you need to use different words. For masculine words, you use este, and for feminine words you use esta: este bolso this bag Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 26 page 2 esta pulsera this bracelet This table may help to clarify things: general esto masculine este (bolso) feminine esta (pulsera) Bartering It's very common to barter in Spanish markets, and you can use your language skills to help you get a better price for the items you want to buy. You should be aware that bartering for food items is not generally considered appropriate, but for gift items, eg. bags, jewellery, some clothes, etc. it's acceptable. You may wish to begin by saying: es muy caro it is very expensive You also know the word demasiado, meaning "too": es demasiado caro it is too expensive Note that if you refer to a specific item, the word caro may have to change to cara: este bolso es demasiado caro this bag is too expensive esta pulsera es demasiado cara this bracelet is too expensive You may want to ask if the seller has something cheaper: ¿tiene algo más barato? do you have something cheaper? To accept a price, simply use the phrase me lo llevo I'll take it If you do not achieve the price you're looking for, you can simply say: lo siento I'm sorry CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 26 - Basic Vocabulary el jamón ham el queso cheese la loncha slice el trozo piece póngame give me deme give me un kilo de a kilo of medio kilo de half a kilo of un poco de a little of Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 26 page 3 ¿qué es eso? what is that? ¿puedo probarlo? can I try it? el jamón serrano serrano ham, cured Spanish ham más more menos less un poco más a little more un poco menos a little less vale así that's enough; that's the right amount ¡ya! lit. already; "perfect" esto this (general) este this (masculine) este bolso this bag esta this (feminine) esta pulsera this bracelet es muy caro it's very expensive es demasiado caro it's too expensive ¿tiene algo más barato? do you have something cheaper? me lo llevo I'll take it lo siento I'm sorry CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 26 - Bonus Vocabulary un gramo gramme trescientos gramos de ... three hundred grammes of ... eso es todo that's all ¿dónde está la sección de ... ? where is the ... section? productos lácteos dairy frutas y verduras fruit and vegetables congelados frozen food ¿puedo comprar ... aquí? can I buy ... here? un abanico a fan (los) artículos de cuero leather goods un paraguas an umbrella unas gafas de sol sunglasses Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 26 page 4

Lesson 23

El aire acondicionado no funciona Lesson 23 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. Continuing the theme of hotels and accommodation, lesson 23 looks at problems you may encounter in a hotel. Hay un problema... As you make progress in your learning of Spanish, you'll realise that many of the constructions you've learned in previous lessons can be reused and combined with new words to create new phrases. As an example of this, in the phrase "there is a problem with the room" there is only one word which we've not yet learned in Coffee Break Spanish: "problem". In Spanish the word for "problem" is problema. Although it ends in -a it is a masculine word. Other similar words include telegrama ("telegram"), programa ("programme"), drama ("drama"), etc. hay un problema con la habitación there is a problem with the room There are obviously a number of possible problems with your room, but we're going to concentrate on a few problems which allow us to reuse certain constructions and items of vocabulary. We came across the word "too" when we learned to say that food was too cold or too hot, etc. This word is demasiado. We can now use it to describe our room: la habitación es demasiado pequeña the room is too small la habitación es demasiado ruidosa the room is too noisy la habitación es demasiado cara the room is too expensive In each of the above cases, we use the word es from the verb ser to describe the permanent state of the room: it's unlikely that the room is going to get any smaller, and from its location next to the street it may well be the case that the room will always be noisy. When we're describing the temporary state of a room, we use está, from estar: la habitación está sucia the room is dirty Note that in all the above examples, the adjective has to agree with the feminine noun: it's la habitación, so you have to say pequeña, ruidosa, cara and sucia, as opposed to pequeño, ruidoso, caro and sucio. If you need to complain about the temperature in the room, you use a slightly different form. In this case, you have to use the same construction you used when talking about the weather: en la habitación hace demasiado frío in the room it's too cold 1 In this edition: dealing with problems in hotels April 15th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 23 Notes en la habitación hace demasiado calor in the room it's too hot Both these phrases can be changed around: hace demasiado frío en la habitación it's too cold in the room It's not working... In Spanish the word you use to say if things work or not is funcionar, literally "to function". This is a regular -ar verb, so to say "it functions" or "it works", you say funciona. The negative version of this is: no funciona it doesn't work You may therefore need to be able to say: la ducha no funciona the shower doesn't work la televisión no funciona the television doesn't work el aire acondicionado no funciona the air conditioning doesn't work Other situations may involve you not being able to do something. To say "I can't..." you use the negative version of the verb poder: no puedo I can't / I cannot ... This phrase is always followed by an infinitive: no puedo abrir la ventana I can't open the window no puedo encender la luz I can't switch on the light no puedo encender la televisión I can't switch on the television no puedo acceder internet I can't access the internet There may be things missing in your room, eg. soap, towels, etc. We have already learned to say "there is..." or "there are...": hay... there is / there are ... As with every verb in Spanish you can make this negative by adding no in front: no hay... there is not / there is no ... no hay jabón there is no soap no hay toallas there are no towels no hay papel higiénico there is no toilet paper no hay agua caliente there is no hot water Note that no hay literally means "there is not...", but in the cases above it has the meaning "there is not any..." or "there isn't any...". ¡Algo huele mal! The word huele, from the verb oler means "he/ she/it smells", so you may need to say: la habitación huele mal the room smells (bad) el baño huele mal the bathroom smells (bad) Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 23 page 2 CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 23 - Basic Vocabulary un problema problem hay un problema... there is a problem demasiado too pequeño / pequeña small ruidoso / ruidosa noisy sucio / sucia dirty limpio / limpia clean caro / cara expensive la habitación es pequeña the room is small la habitación está sucia the room is dirty el aire acondicionado air conditioning la televisión television funcionar to function / work funciona it works no funciona it doesn't work no puedo... I can't... abrir to open la ventana window encender to switch on la luz light acceder to access acceder internet to access the internet no hay... there isn't... / there aren't... una toalla towel el jabón soap el papel higiénico toilet paper / toilet tissue el agua caliente hot water oler to smell huele (mal) it smells (bad) CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 23 - Bonus Vocabulary ¿puedo ver la habitación? can I see the room? ¿está incluido el desayuno? is breakfast included? ¿a qué hora se sirve el desayuno? when is breakfast served? el desayuno se sirve de las siete a las diez breakfast is served from 7 until 10 Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 23 page 3 ¿puedo cargar esto a mi habitación? can I charge this to my room? ¿me puede pedir un taxi? can you order me a taxi? ¿me puede dar otra manta? can you give me another blanket? ¿tengo que dejar la llave en la recepción? do I have to leave the key in reception? ¿me da la llave para la habitación número 115, por favor? can you give me the key for room 115, please? ¿a qué hora tengo que dejar la habitación? when do I have to check out? Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 23 page 4 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua International 2007

Lesson 31

Estamos en el avión Lesson 31 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. This week's lesson marks the start of unit 4 which will allow listeners to review the language covered in the previous units through dialogues recorded in Spain. The lesson was a review of previously covered material and featured a conversation between Mark and Kara recorded during their flight to Spain. From lesson 31 onwards, the pdf guide will take a slightly different form. The dialogues included in the lesson will be given and a list of words and phrases used will be provided, along with an explanation of any language points. In the case of lesson 31, there was no dialogue. The notes which follow refer to the various words and phrases used in Mark and Kara's review discussion. Language Notes estamos en el avión we are in the plane Note the use of the verb estar because it's a temporary situation. vamos a España we are going to Spain The word vamos means "we are going". It comes from the verb ir, meaning "to go", and it's an irregular verb. ¿quién está con nosotros? who is with us Again, note the use of estar tu madre está con nosotros your mother us with us The word nosotros means "us". no habla español she doesn't speak Spanish There's no word for "she" - it's obvious who we're talking about. tratar de + infinitive to try to do something eg. trato de hablar español - I'm trying to speak Spanish. ¿estás listo/a? are you ready? listo for masculine and lista for feminine empecemos let's begin ¿dónde está...? where is parar to stop Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 31 page 1 In this edition: review of previously learned language through tests. July 2nd, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 31 Notes Language Notes la parada de autobuses the bus stop Note that the singular of autobuses is autobús, with an accent. The plural version doesn't need an accent because it automatically has the stress on the second-last syllable. está a la derecha it's on the right está a la izquierda it's on the left cerca de near to lejos de far from ¿está cerca de aquí? is it near here? ¿el hotel está lejos de aquí? is the hotel far from here? Note that el hotel comes first. ¡por favor! lit. "please" used to attract the attention of the waiter / waitress ¡oiga! lit. "listen!" used in some Spanish-speaking countries in a cafe/bar situation una cerveza a beer una caña a glass of draught beer un café con leche a white coffee un (café) cortado a coffee with a dash of milk la cuenta, por favor the bill, please ¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? can you bring us the bill please Note that you have to raise your voice at the end of this phrase: otherwise it means "someone is bringing us the bill". ¡tráiganos la cuenta! bring us the bill This is the command form. It's still polite, and is used as an alternative to ¿nos trae la cuenta? el café the cafe el restaurante the restaurant la oficina de turismo the tourist information office la farmacia the chemist's / pharmacy el estanco tobacconist's This is where you would buy cigarettes, tobacco, and also stamps, particularly in Spain. una tarjeta postal a postcard un sello a stamp ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? lit. "In what can I help you?" Note that if talking to more than one person, the shop assistant will say ¿en qué puedo ayudarles? ¿en qué puedo servirle? how can I help you? lit. "In what can I serve you?". Again, this would become ¿en qué puedo servirles? if more than one person is involved. ¿algo más? anything else? / something else? The word más means "more". Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 31 page 2 Language Notes ¿necesita algo más? do you need anything else? ¿quiere algo más? do you want anything else? ¿quisiera algo más? would you like anything else? gracias thank you muchas gracias thank you very much note that gracias literally is feminine plural, hence muchas gracias. It's important to note that it's not muchos gracias* muchísimas gracias "very many thanks" de nada not at all / don't mention it nada literally means "nothing" no hay de qué not at all / don't mention it used in same way as de nada as a response to gracias buenos días good morning / good day buenas tardes good afternoon / good evening buenas noches good night ¡buenas! general daytime greeting shortened form, common when eg. entering a shop In future lessons we will include the dialogue associated with the lesson in these notes. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 31 page 3 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua International 2007

Lesson 35

Lo que hay de interés... Lesson 35 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. This week's lesson involves a conversation at the tourist information office in Santiago de la Ribera. Mark and Kara want to find out more about the area and talk to the employee who works there. The conversation is listed below and you can find further explanations of the language covered overleaf. The dialogue-only mp3 file is listed on the members' page of the website or in the podcast feed. In this conversation the roles are as follows: A: Mark B: Kara C: Empleado de la Oficina de Turismo (tourist information office employee) Conversation A/B Hola. C Hola, buenos días. ¿En qué puedo ayudarles? B Necesitamos alguna información sobre la ciudad. C Bueno, ¿ya tienen un mapa de la ciudad? B No, no tenemos un mapa. C Muy bien. Aquí tienen. Les enseño lo que hay de interés en el mapa de la ciudad. B Gracias. C Aquí está la Oficina de Turismo. La plaza mayor está al lado. Mañana hay un mercadillo de artesanía en la plaza. B ¿Ah sí? A mi madre le gusta mucho todo lo de artesanía. C Muy bien. Pues, a unos quinientos metros de la plaza mayor, tienen el Museo del Mar. En el Museo se pueden ver colecciones de caracola, marina, cosas típicas de la zona, y mucho más. Es muy interesante. B ¿Está abierto hoy? C Pues, hoy es martes, y está cerrado. Está abierto de miércoles a domingo. A Quizás vayamos mañana, entonces. ¿Cuánto cuesta la entrada? C Es gratuito. No hay que pagar. B Muy bien. A ¿Qué se puede hacer por la noche? Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 35 page 1 In this edition: at the tourist information office August 6th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 35 Notes Conversation C Bueno, depende de lo que quieran ustedes. A ¿Dónde están los mejores restaurantes? C Pues, miren en el plano. Estamos aquí, y aquí está el puerto. Si le gusta el pescado y el marisco hay muchos restaurantes, y muy buenos, en esta zona. B ¿Puede recomendar un restaurante en particular? C Bueno, todos los restaurantes son muy buenos. A ¿Dónde podemos averiguar qué hay esta noche? C Les doy la guia del ocio que les enseñará todo lo que hay. ¿La quieren en inglés o en castellano? B No importa. A En castellano: así podemos practicar nuestro castellano. C Muy bien, aquí tiene. B Pues, muchas gracias. C A ustedes. Que lo pasen bien aquí en la región. The language notes which follow will explain any new vocabulary or constructions contained in the conversation. However, you should try to listen to the conversation a few times before studying the explanations below. Before we look at the vocabulary and constructions used in this lesson, you should note one point in particular. In this conversation the employee at the tourist information office changed between using the formal singular form of "you" (usted) and the formal plural form of "you" (ustedes) quite often. This makes sense because at particular times he was addressing Kara, or Mark, depending on who asked the question, eg. aquí tiene.... At other times he was addressing both Kara and Mark, eg. les doy la guia del ocio... ¿la quieren en inglés...? This may seem a little strange, but in the context of the natural conversation it makes sense in that the employee was changing the form of the verb based on the person or persons he was addressing. Language Notes necesitamos we need from the verb necesitar, "to need" alguna información some information infers "some pieces of information" sobre la ciudad about the town sobre literally means "above". It can also be used when talking about approximate times, eg. sobre las diez, "about ten o'clock" ¿ya tienen...? do you already have Note that "ya" comes before the verb in this example un mapa map The normal word for "map" when referring to a map of a town is plano, but the employee used the word mapa here. Note that mapa is masculine, although it ends in -a. aquí tienen here you are Note the plural verb form les enseño literally "I show to you"; here: "I'll show you..." The word les here means "to you", and it's the formal/plural form. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 35 page 2 Language Notes lo que hay what there is literally "that which there is" de interés of interest en el mapa on the map Note that en often means "on" as opposed to "in" un mercadillo a little market The suffix -illo makes a noun 'smaller' artesanía crafts un mercado de artesanía a crafts market a mi madre le gusta mucho... my mother likes ... a lot This is quite complicated. To say "she likes..." you would say le gusta... If you want to specifiy who it is doing the 'liking', you need to say a mi madre le gusta... That a is vital. todo lo de everything about / connected to pues... well... el Museo del Mar the Museum of the Sea se pueden ver can be seen una colección collection caracol seashell The word used in this conversation was caracola, referring to "large shells" marina seascapes The word marina generally means anything to do with the sea. It can mean a fleet of ships, eg. the Navy. In this situation it refers to "seascapes", paintings of the sea. cosas típicas typical things ¿está abierto hoy? is it open today? de miércoles a domingo from Wednesday to Sunday quizás vayamos... perhaps we'll go... Normally you use the word vamos for "we go". When it follows quizás, meaning "perhaps", you have to use a slightly different version of the word. In this case you use vayamos. ¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? how much is the entry ticket? gratuito free of charge no hay que pagar you don't have to pay por la noche at night, in the evening depende de lo que quieran ustedes it depends on what you want los mejores restaurantes the best restaurants miren en el plano look at the map Note that the employee uses the word plano on this occasion. si le gusta... if you like Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 35 page 3 Language Notes el pescado fish el marisco shellfish hay muchos restaurantes, y muy buenos, en esta zona there are lots of restaurants - and lots of good ones - in this area averiguar to check ¿qué hay esta noche? what is happening tonight? les doy I (will) give (to) you la guia del ocio the entertainment guide les enseñará will show you todo lo que hay everything that's on ¿la quieren en inglés...? do you want it in English? The la here refers back to the guia which is feminine. no importa it doesn't matter así podemos practicar... that way we can practise... que lo pasen bien have a good time Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 35 page 4 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua International 200

Lesson 40

Los idiomas de España Lesson 40 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. Following on from last week's podcast in which Mark spoke to Bea about learning English, this week's episode features a discussion between Mark and Alfonso about languages and language-learning.. A transcript of the dialogue is provided below and you can find further explanations of the language covered overleaf. The dialogue-only mp3 file is listed on the members' page of the website or in the podcast feed. In these dialogues the roles are as follows: A: Mark B: Alfonso Dialogue A Bueno, Alfonso, ¿qué idiomas hablas? B Bueno, yo soy español, así que hablo español y un poquito de inglés. A Y ¿es importante para ti hablar otros idiomas? B Para mí particularmente sí, porque trabajo en turismo y a mí me exigen hablar inglés. A ¿Estudiaste el inglés en el colegio? B Sí, es obligatorio. En España es obligatorio estudiar inglés en el colegio y en el instituto también. A Entonces, ¿a qué edad se empieza a estudiar un idioma aquí en España? B Cuando yo era pequeño, hace veinte años, empezábamos a estudiar inglés con ocho o nueve años. Ahora se empieza antes, quizá con seis años. A Y ¿piensas tú que esto es importante? B Sí, claro que es importante. Tenemos que entendernos, ¿no? A ¿En España se hablan otros idiomas también? B Sí. Además del español en Galicia se habla el gallego; en el País Vasco, vasco; en Cataluña, catalán; en Valencia, valenciano; en las Islas Baleares, balear. Son muchos otros idiomas. A Y ¿también han venido muchas personas a vivir en España? B Sí, especialmente en los últimos años ha venido mucha gente de Europa, de África, de muchos sitios. Por eso ahora en España se hablan muchos otros idiomas, como inglés, como alemán, francés, árabe, ruso. A Muy bien, pues muchas gracias, Alfonso. B Gracias a ti. Hasta ahora Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 40 page 1 In this edition: talking about languages and languagelearning September 17th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 40 Notes The language notes which follow will explain any new vocabulary or constructions contained in the conversation. However, you should try to listen to the conversation a few times before studying the explanations below. Language Notes el idioma language You can also use the word lengua for "language", but idioma works in most situations. Note that it's masculine! hablas you speak from the verb hablar. yo soy español I am Spanish Remember that Alfonso could just have said soy español, but here he is stressing "I", in comparison to Mark. así que so A very common phrase used to link two statements. un poquito de... a little Also: un poco de, but poquito is "even smaller" than poco. para ti for you es importante + infinitive it is important to do... trabajo en turismo I work in the tourist industry a mí me exigen "they insist that I..." Here a mí means "to me"; me also means "to me". When you use a phrase like me exige(n) or me gusta(n) you can add a mí as emphasis. Consider me gusta el cine español, meaning "I like Spanish cinema". Now consider a mí me gusta el cine español, pero tú prefieres el cine francés. Here the a mí stresses the "I", although the Spanish construction involves you saying "to me is pleasing", so you can't say yo as in yo soy español. ¿estudiaste? did you study? This is an example of a past tense. Specifically it's the preterite tense which is used for completed actions in the past. We'll be covering more verbs in future units. el colegio school Normally in Spain colegio refers to primary school, and instituto refers to secondary. The general word for "school" is escuela. These words can have different meanings depending on which Spanish-speaking area you're in. es obligatorio it's obligatory ¿a qué edad...? at what age? Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 40 page 2 Language Notes se empieza 'one' begins This could be translated by "one" or "you": "at what age does one begin studying..." or "at what age do you begin studying..." cuando yo era pequeño when I was little Era is an example of another past tense. In this case it's the imperfect tense which is used when describing things in the past. empezábamos we used to start Another imperfect tense. con ocho o nueve años at eight or nine years old Note that in Spanish you say "with eight or nine years" as opposed to "at". quizá perhaps You can also say quizás: there is no difference between these words: quizá is more common in some areas. tenemos que entendernos we have to understand each other se hablan are spoken además de in addition to gallego Galician vasco Basque catalán Catalan valenciano Valencian balear Balearic han venido muchas personas lots of people have come This is another example of a past tense. This tense is the perfect tense which translates "has/have done something". un sitio a place por eso for that reason You will have noticed that this conversation includes a number of different ways of speaking in the past. Three different tenses are included in the dialogue: perfect, preterite and imperfect. Don't feel overwhelmed with the fact that there are three different ways of talking about the past: consider the following phrases in English: I studied Spanish (when I was yougner) I have studied Spanish (in Spain) I have been studying Spanish (all morning) I used to study Spanish (but now I study French) I did study Spanish (for three years, but I never did improve) I was studying Spanish (when the phone rang) I would study Spanish (every afternoon, back in the good old days at Oxford...) The good news is that in Spanish there are only three tenses which cover all of the above situations! We'll be learning lots more about talking in the past in future units of Coffee Break Spanish. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 40 page 3 Note that in the following conversation all Catalan is in bold text. Transcript of discussion with Teresa about Catalan Mark Hello, Teresa. Teresa Hello everybody. I'm Teresa and I'm from Mallorca. Mark Bueno, Teresa, tú hablas catalán, ¿verdad? Teresa Sí, hablo catalán. Mark Y ¿hablas catalán todo el tiempo, por ejemplo en casa, y también en el colegio? Teresa Sí. Mark ¿Casi siempre hablas el catalán? Teresa Sí. Mark Muy bien. Entonces, ¿nos puedes decir algo en catalán? Por ejemplo, ¿te puedes presentar en catalán? Teresa Sí. Hola. Soc na Teresa. Visc a Mallorca i m'encanta aprendre idiomes. Mark Ok, entonces Teresa, tú has dicho que te llamas Teresa, que vives en Mallorca. ¿Cómo se dice eso en catalán: "vivo en Mallorca". Teresa Visc a Mallorca. Mark Visc a Mallorca. ¿Así? Teresa Sí. Mark Muy bien. Y ¿cómo se dice "muy bien" en catalán? Teresa Molt bé. Mark Molt bé. Y si yo quisiera decir "me llamo Mark", ¿qué diría? Teresa Jo em dic Mark. Mark "Em dic"? Así que, jo em dic Mark. Teresa Sí. Mark Molt bé. Y si, por ejemplo, nuestros oyentes de Coffee Break Spanish quisieran decir que no hablan mucho catalán pero les gustaría aprender más, por ejemplo "yo no hablo mucho catalán, pero me gustaría aprender más", ¿cómo se diría eso en catalán? Teresa Jo no parlo molt bé el catalá, pero m'agradaria aprendre-lo més. Mark Jo no parlo molt bé el catalá, pero m'agradaria aprendre-lo més. Muchas gracias. ¿Cómo se dice 'muchas gracias' en catalán? Teresa Móltes gràcies. Mark Pues, moltes gràcies, Teresa. For your convenience, here's a translation of the above conversation. Transcript of discussion with Teresa about Catalan Mark Hello, Teresa. Teresa Hello everybody. I'm Teresa and I'm from Mallorca. Mark So, Teresa, you speak Catalan, don't you? Teresa Yes, I speak Catalan. Mark And do you speak Catalan all the time, for example at home and in school? Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 40 page 4 Transcript of discussion with Teresa about Catalan Teresa Yes Mark So you almost always speak Catalan? Teresa Yes Mark Great. So, can you say something in Catalan? For example, can you introduce yourself in Catalan? Teresa Yes. Hi. I'm Tereas. I live in Mallorca and I love learning languages. Mark OK, so Teresa, you said that you're called Teresa, that you live in Mallorca. How do you say that in Catalan: "I live in Mallorca"? Teresa Visc a Mallorca. Mark Visc a Mallorca. Like that? Teresa Yes Mark Very good. And how do you say "very good" in Catalan? Teresa Molt bé. Mark Molt bé. And if I wanted to say "my name is Mark", what would I say? Teresa Jo em dic Mark. Mark "Em dic"? So, jo em dic Mark. Teresa Yes Mark Molt bé. And if, for example, our Coffee Break Spanish listeners wanted to say that they don't speak much Catalan, but that they'd like to learn more, for example "I don't speak much Catalan, but I would like to learn more", how would that be said in Catalan? Teresa Jo no parlo molt bé el catalá, pero m'agradaria aprendre-lo més. Mark Jo no parlo molt bé el catalá, pero m'agradaria aprendre-lo més. Thank you very much. How do you say "thank you very much" in Catalan? Teresa Móltes gràcies. Mark Well, moltes gràcies, Teresa. All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua Ltd 2007 Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 40 page 5

Lesson 29

Necesita tomar estos comprimidos Lesson 29 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. This lesson continues where the previous lesson left off and covers more language which will help you if you're not feeling well and have to visit a doctor or a pharmacist. Recap In last week's lesson we learned a number of body parts and the phrase me duele / me duelen. This allowed us to explain where the pain was. Have a look at these examples and see if you remember how they are formed: me duele la cabeza I have a sore head / my head hurts me duele el hombro I have a sore shoulder / my shoulder hurts We also covered the phrase: ¿dónde le duele? where is it sore? / where does it hurt? A little more pain... In this week's lesson we'll be learning an alternative way to talk about parts of your body which are sore. We already know that the word duele(n) has something to do with pain. It comes from the verb doler which can be translated literally as "to hurt". Doler is linked to the Spanish noun el dolor, meaning "pain". So in addition to saying me duele la cabeza, we can also say: tengo dolor de cabeza I have a headache (lit. "I have pain of head") tengo dolor de estómago I have a sore stomach (lit. "I have pain of stomach") It may seem a little silly to be learning two ways of saying the same thing. However, now that we know what the phrase for "headache" or "sore stomach" is, we can now ask "do you have something for a headache" in a pharmacy situation: ¿tiene algo para el dolor de cabeza? do you have something for a headache? Dolor de cabeza, dolor de garganta, etc. can be added to a list of illnesses and complaints. Here is a list of some possible problems: la tos cough una infección infection un sarpullido rash la diarrea diarrhoea una quemadura de sol sunburn 1 In this edition: more aches and pains, illnesses and useful language for a visit to the pharmacy May 28th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 29 Notes All of these words can be combined with ¿tiene algo para...? in a pharmacy situation: ¿tiene algo para la tos? do you have something for a cough? ¿tiene algo para la diarrea? do you have something for diarrhoea? Other symptoms Before we learn some likely responses from the doctor or pharmacist, here are some further symptoms you may need to describe. estoy mareado/a I feel dizzy / queasy Note that mareado is an adjective and therefore changes its ending depending on who is feeling dizzy. Note also that because feeling dizzy or queasy is thankfully a temporary feeling, you use the verb estar. If there are things that you can't do because of your illness, you can use the phrase: no puedo ... I cannot ... Here are some examples using this: no puedo dormir I can't sleep no puedo respirar I can't breathe Your prescription Having explained your symptoms to the doctor or the pharmacist you may be given one or more of the following items: una píldora pill un comprimido pill, tablet una crema cream If the doctor or pharmacist wants you to take or use the above items, he or she is likely to say: necesita tomar esto you need to take this They may be more specific and use a phrase like: necesita tomar estas píldoras you need to take these pills necesita tomar estos comprimidos you need to take these tablets necesita poner esta crema you need to put on this cream We've already covered the various ways to say "this" and "these", but here is a reminder of the forms. First, let's consider the general word for "this". This is used when you're not referring to something specifically. esto this (general) When you're being specific about something, ie. saying "this cream", "these pills", etc. you use the following forms: este this (masc sing) esta this (fem sing) estos these (masc plur) estas these (fem plur) If you're given a cream or tablets then it's important to know how often you need to take them. You can ask: ¿cuántas veces al día? how many times per day? The word vez means "time", as in "occasion": ¿cuántas veces al día? - "how many times per day". You may therefore hear something like: necesita tomar estas píldoras cuatro veces al día you need to take these pills four times daily Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 29 page 2 necesita tomar estos comprimidos dos veces al día you need to take these tablets twice daily It is also possible that the doctor or pharmacist specifies: antes de comer before eating después de comer after eating Note that in Spanish to say "after doing something" or "before doing something" you use the phrase antes de or después de followed by the infinitive. Now, you may be wondering why the infinitive isn't translated as "to eat" in this situation. It is in fact very common for the "-ing" form of the verb in English to be translated by the infinitive in Spanish. Think of the phrase me gusta cantar. You should remember that this means "I like to sing". It can also, however, be translated as "I like singing", but the infinitive cantar is always used in Spanish. Let's practise the construction "before/after doing something" with a short exercise. You already know many infinitives, so you can now see how much new language you can create by translating these short phrases. Answers can be found at the end of this week's guide. 1. "before singing" 2. "after buying a coffee" 3. "before drinking a glass of wine" 4. "after listening to music" 5. "before turning right" Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 29 page 3 CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 29 - Basic Vocabulary el dolor pain el dolor de cabeza headache el dolor de estómago stomach ache ¿tiene algo para ....? do you have something for ...? la tos cough una infección infection un sarpullido rash la diarrea diarrhoea una quemadura de sol sunburn mareado/a dizzy, queasy no puedo ... I cannot ... dormir to sleep respirar to breathe una píldora pill un comprimido tablet una crema cream necesita tomar esto you need to take this necesita tomar estos comprimidos you need to take these tablets necesita tomar estas píldoras you need to take these pills necesita poner esta crema you need to put on this cream ¿cuántas veces al día? how many times a day? dos veces al día twice daily tres veces al día three times daily una vez one time / once antes de + infinitive before doing something después de + infinitive after doing something CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 29 - Bonus Vocabulary tengo alergía a I'm allergic to ... tengo alergía a los antibióticos I'm allergic to antibiotics tengo alergía a la penicilina I'm allergic to penicillin tengo alergía al polen I have hay fever estoy embarazada I'm pregnant necesito darle una inyección I need to give you an injection tiene que ir al hospital you heed to go to hospital ¿es algo grave? is it serious? Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 29 page 4 no es nada grave it's nothing serious tengo fiebre I have a temperature / fever necesita terminar el tratamiento you must finish the course (antibiotics) tengo el tobillo hinchado my ankle is swollen* pica mucho it itches a lot / it's very itchy Answers to exercise 1. antes de dormir 2. después de comprar un café 3. antes de beber una copa de vino 4. después de escuchar música 5. antes de girar / doblar a la derecha Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 29 page 5 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua International 2007

Lesson 38

Se siente un poco mareada Lesson 38 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. In this episode Kara's not feeling too good. Mark and Kara visit the pharmacy to get some medication. A transcript of the dialogue is provided below and you can find further explanations of the language covered overleaf. The dialogue-only mp3 file is listed on the members' page of the website or in the podcast feed. In these dialogues the roles are as follows: A: Mark B: Pharmacist C: Kara Dialogue A Buenas tardes. B Hola. ¿En qué puedo servirles? A Mi amiga no se siente bien. B ¿Cuál es el problema? A Se siente un poco mareada y tiene un sarpullido en la cara. B Sí, ya veo. C Me duele la garganta también. B ¿Se siente así desde hace cuántos días? C Dos días. B ¿Ha comido algo diferente de lo normal? A Comimos paella el otro día y era la primera vez que comió pulpo, pero no sé si podría ser eso. B No lo sé. Puede ser una reacción al pulpo. ¿Ha tomado mucho sol? A Bueno sí. También nadamos en el mar. B ¿Podría estar embarazada? C No. B Bueno, no es nada grave. Le doy estos medicamentos. Dos veces al día antes de comer. No debe beber alcohol. También le doy una crema para el sarpullido. C Muchas gracias. A Gracias Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 38 page 1 In this edition: asking for information in the hotel; getting around town August 27th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 38 Notes The language notes which follow will explain any new vocabulary or constructions contained in the conversation. However, you should try to listen to the conversation a few times before studying the explanations below. Language Notes mi amiga no se siente bien my friend doesn't feel well Sentirse is a reflexive verb, meaning "to feel". To say "I don't feel well" you say no me siento bien. ¿cuál es el problema? what's the problem? literally "which is the problem?" mareado/a dizzy / nauseous un sarpullido rash la cara face ya veo I see This literally means "I already see", and in this context it could be translated as "I can see that" me duele... ... hurts la garganta throat me duele la garganta I have a sore throat / my throat hurts Note that it's la garganta, literally "the throat", as opposed to mi garganta, "my throat". Literally this construction means "to me hurts the throat". así this way / like this desde hace cuántos días for how many days desde hace implies "since", eg. me siento así desde hace tres días: "I've been feeling like this since three days ago", or "I've been feeling like this for three days ¿ha comido...? have you eaten? This is an example of the perfect tense algo diferente de lo normal something different from normal comimos we ate la paella paella traditional Spanish dish made of rice with saffron, vegetables, seafood and/or meat, depending on the region era it was la primera vez the first time no sé si podría ser eso I don't know if it could be that no lo sé I don't know Note that in Spanish it's more natural to say "I don't know it" una reacción reaction el pulpo octopus tomar el sol to sunbathe ¿ha tomado mucho sol? have you been out in the sun? nadar to swim Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 38 page 2 Language Notes embarazada pregnant note, this does not mean "embarrassed"! ¿podría estar embarazada? could you be pregnant? grave serious le doy I give to you here: "I'll give you..." estos medicamentos these medicines dos veces al día twice daily antes de... before... followed by an infinitive no debe... you must not... una crema cream Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 38 page 3 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua Network 2007

Lesson 22

Tengo una reserva Lesson 22 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. In lesson 22 we'll be dealing with accommodation, and specifically with booking into hotels. Introductory dialogue In the opening section of this week's show, Mark and Kara had the following conversation: Kara: Buenos días a todos, y buenos días, Mark. Mark: Hola, Kara. ¿Cómo estás hoy? Kara: Yo, muy bien. Y tú, ¿qué tal estás? Mark: Fenomenal, porque hoy hace muy buen tiempo aquí en Escocia. Bueno, no hace mucho calor, pero hace sol y estamos contentos. From previous lessons you should have understood most of this conversation, although the final sentence may cause more difficulty. Bueno in this phrase simply means, "well...". Mark said no hace mucho calor - "it's not very warm"; pero hace sol - "but it's sunny". He also said estamos contentos. This means "we are happy". The word estamos comes from the verb estar, which, as you know, is one of the two verbs in Spanish meaning "to be". Note that contentos has to agree with the subject "we": the basic word for "happy" is contento, but contentos is the (masculine) plural form. I have a reservation... We're learning how to book into hotels this week, both in situations where you already have a reservation, and in situations where you simply turn up at the hotel and hope to find accommodation. To say that you have a reservation you use the phrase: tengo una reserva I have a reservation You may equally want to say "we have a reservation". Following the correct pattern of verb changes, this is as follows: tenemos una reserva we have a reservation The other situation is that you may not have a reservation: no tengo reserva I don't have a reservation no tenemos reserva we don't have a reservation Note in both these phrases there's no word for "a" here: in the situation where you don't have something in Spanish you're more likely to drop the article. Note the following example: no tengo coche I don't have a car 1 In this edition: checking into hotels. April 8th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 22 Notes no tengo un coche I don't have "one" car Where you say no tengo un coche, it's almost inferred that you don't have one car: you have two or three or four cars, etc. So to say "I don't have a car", you simply say no tengo coche. If you tell the receptionist that you have a reservation, it's very likely that you'd then be asked for your name, using the polite form: ¿Cómo se llama (usted)? What is your name? (formal) Deciding on a room In this week's lesson we'll be re-using lots of language from previous lessons. To begin with, let's learn the word for "a room": una habitación a room In some parts of Latin America, you may hear the word: un cuarto a room The most basic way of saying that you would like a room is by using the word quiero, meaning "I want": quiero una habitación I want a room You can make this more polite by using quisiera, "I would like": quisiera una habitación I would like a room Equally, you could ask, "do you have a room?": ¿tiene una habitación? do you have a room? Note here that quiero and quisiera both refer to "I", whereas tiene is the "you, formal" form. There are various types of rooms you may require: una habitación individual a single room una habitación doble a double room con cama de matrimonio with a double bed You may also hear: con cama matrimonial with a double bed If you're looking for a twin room, you need to specify: una habitación doble con dos camas a twin room (literally double room with two beds) Putting these room types together with the words we learned earlier to request the room, you could use: quiero una habitación individual I want a single room quisiera una habitación doble con cama de matrimonio I would like a double room (with a double bed) ¿tiene una habitación doble con dos camas? do you have a twin room? There are other ways to specify the type or room you want and the facilities you want or need in your room. una habitación con baño a room with a bath una habitación con ducha a room with a shower Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 22 page 2 una habitación con vistas al mar a room with a sea view una habitación con vistas a la montaña a room with a mountain view How many nights? You may be asked the question: ¿para cuántas noches? for how many nights? To answer this question, you can specify the number of nights or weeks. Remember both noche ("night") and semana ("week") are feminine: para una noche for one night para dos noches for two nights para una semana for one week para dos semanas for two weeks How much? It's important to be able to ask how much something costs. The basic phrase you need is: ¿cuánto cuesta? how much does it cost? You can add in "per night", or "per week", or indeed "per person": ¿cuánto cuesta por noche? how much is it per night? ¿cuánto cuesta por semana? how much is it per week? ¿cuánto cuesta por persona? how much is it per person? Sample conversation The following conversation is included in the bonus podcast for lesson 22. For further discussion of alphabet, please see notes for lesson 24. In the dialogue below, the abbreviaion Rec. stands for recepcionista, meaning "receptionist". Rec: Buenos días, señor. ¿En qué puedo ayudarle? Mark: Tengo una reserva. Rec: ¿En nombre de quién? Mark: Pentleton. Me llamo Mark Pentleton. Rec: ¿Cómo se escribe su apellido, por favor? Mark: P-E-N-T-L-E-T-O-N Rec: Aquí está. Bueno, usted necesita una habitación para dos noches, ¿verdad? Mark: Sí, una habit ación doble con cama de matrimonio. Rec: ¿Quiere una habitación con baño o con ducha? Mark: Prefiero una habitación con ducha. ¿Tiene una habitación con vistas al mar? Rer: A ver... Sí, tenemos una habitación con vistas al mar, pero esta habitación no tiene ducha. Tiene baño. Mark: Hmm. Bueno, prefiero la habitación con vistas al mar. Rec: Muy bien. ¿Me da su pasaporte, por favor? Mark: Aquí tiene. Rec: Muchas gracias. There are a number of words and phrases in this dialogue which are explained in the bonus vocabulary below. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 22 page 3 CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 22 - Basic Vocabulary una reserva a reservation tengo una reserva I have a reservation no tengo reserva I don't have a reservation tenemos una reserva we have a reservation quiero... I want quisiera... I would like ¿tiene...? do you have una habitación a room un cuarto a room (LAm) una habitación individual a single room a double room ... con dos camas lit. "with two beds" = twin room ... con cama de matrimonio lit. "with marriage bed" = double room ... con cama matrimonial lit. "with marraige bed" = double room con baño with a bath con ducha with a shower con vistas al mar with a sea view con vistas a la montaña with a mountain view ¿para cuántas noches? for how many nights? para una noche for one night para dos noches for two nights para una semana for one week para dos semanas for two weeks ¿cuánto cuesta? how much does it cost? ... por noche / por semana per night / per week ... por persona per person una habitación doble CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 22 - Bonus Vocabulary ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? el nombre the name ¿en nombre de quién? in which name? el apellido surname ¿cómo se escribe? how is it written / spelled? esta habitación this room no tiene ducha doesn't have a shower ¿me da...? will you give me...? su pasaporte your passport Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 22 page 4

Lesson 33

Tengo una reserva Lesson 33 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. This week's lesson is a role play in which Kara plays the character of Jane Johnson, arriving at the Hotel Estrella in Santiago de la Ribera. The conversation transcript is provided below. It is followed by the language study section which explains any new vocabulary or constructions included in the conversation. As usual you can find the conversation on the members' area of the website or in the podcast feed. Conversation A Buenas tardes. Bienvenido al hotel Estrella. B Hola, me llamo Jane Johnson. Tengo una reserva. A A ver... Sí, sí. Aquí está. Bueno, ¿me pueden dar sus pasaportes, por favor? B Sí. Aquí tiene. A Usted ha reservado una habitación individual y una habitación doble con cama de matrimonio, ¿verdad? B No, debería ser una habitación doble con cama de matrimonio y una habitación doble con dos camas. A Hmm. ¿Usted se llama Jill Johnson? B No. Soy Jane Johnson. A Aaah! Me he equivocado. Tenemos otra reserva a nombre de Jill Johnson. ¡Qué casualidad! A ver... aquí está su reserva. Una habitación doble con dos camas y una habitación doble con cama de matrimonio. B Es así. A Perfecto. Bueno, ¿prefiere usted vistas al mar o vistas a la montaña? B Vistas al mar si es posible. A Sí, es posible. SIn embargo, para una habitación con vistas al mar hay que pagar un suplemento. B ¿Cuánto es el suplemento? A El suplemento es de diez euros por noche y por habitación. B Hmm. Y ¿las habitaciones con vistas a la montaña no tienen suplemento? A No, no tienen suplemento. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 33 page 1 In this edition: arriving at the hotel and solving some reservation problems. July 23rd, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 33 Notes Conversation B Bueno, no tiene mucha importancia. Estamos aquí cuatro noches así que cuarenta euros son muchos. Preferimos entonces una habitación con vistas a la montaña. A Muy bien. ¿Me pueden firmar esta ficha, por favor? B Claro que sí. A Gracias. Las habitaciones están en el tercer piso. Hay ascensor aquí a la izquierda. B Muy bien. Muchas gracias. A Que lo pasen bien aquí en el Hotel Estrella. B Gracias. The language notes which follow will explain any new vocabulary or constructions contained in the conversation. However, you should try to listen to the conversation a few times before studying the explanations below. Language Notes a ver... let's see... a very common phrase used to create some 'thinking time', or to fill a space in a conversation. aquí está here it is! ¿me pueden dar sus pasaportes? can you give me your passports? el pasaporte is the word for "passport" aquí tiene here you are used when handing something over usted ha reservado... you have reserved... ¿verdad? is that correct? debería ser... it ought to be... equivocarse to make a mistake me he equivocado I've made a mistake otra reserva another reservation Note that otra agrees with the noun: reserva is feminine so otro becomes otra. ¿prefiere usted...? do you prefer...? vistas al mar sea view In Spanish you're more likely to use this in the plural, ie. vistas al mar, whereas in English we are more likely to say "a sea view". la montaña the mountain si es posible if it is possible The word si means "if". Try not to get this confused with sí (with an accent), meaning "yes". sin embargo however hay que + infinitive you have to ... / it is necessary to... un suplemento a supplement por noche per night por habitación per room Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 33 page 2 Language Notes no tiene mucha importancia it's not very important literally: "it does not have much importance" estamos aquí cuatro noches we're here for four nights Note that you don't need a word for "for" here. entonces (here) therefore preferimos we prefer preferir to prefer firmar to sign una ficha a registration card el tercer piso the third floor The word for "third" is tercero. However it is shortened to tercer when the word which follows is a masculine singular noun. The same happens with primero meaning "first". un ascensor lift, elevator que lo pasen bien have a good time Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 33 page 3 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua International 2007

Level I word list Spanish to English

The translations provided here are based on the original context in which the word was used in the course, so these word lists should be used in conjunction with the lesson guides provided. In some cases, further explanations of the words and phrases used are given in the lesson notes.. Please note that any full phrases which are given as questions will come at the end of the Spanish version of this word list as they begin with ¿ Spanish English a ver si te gusta let's see if you like it a ver si te queda bien let's see if it fits / suits you a ver... let's see... abanico (m) fan abogado / abogada lawyer (m/f) abril April abrir open abuela (f) grandmother abuelo (m) grandfather acampar camp acceder access acceder internet access the internet actor / actriz actor / actress además de + infinitive as well as... / in addition to... adiós goodbye aeropuerto (m) airport agosto August agua (f) (but EL agua) water agua caliente (m) hot water agua mineral (f) mineral water ahora now aire acondicionado (m) air conditioning al lado de beside Alemania (f) Germany alemán German alérgico / alérgica allergic alérgico a las nueces allergic to nuts algo something ama de casa (f) housewife amiga (f) friend (f) Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 1 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Level 1 Wordlist Spanish-English Spanish English amigo (m) friend (m) antes de + infinitive before doing something año (m) year apellido (m) surname apellido (m) surname aprender learn aprender learn aprender español learn Spanish aquí here aquí tiene here you are arquitecto / arquitecta architect (m/f) arroba @ (at) artículos de cuero (m, pl) leather goods así así so so Australia (f) Australia autor / autora author (m/f) ayer yesterday ayuntamiento (m) town hall árabe Arabic bailar dance baja en grasas low fat baja en sodio low sodium banco (m) bank baño (m) bath bar (m) bar barra (f) slash bastante quite biblioteca (f) library bien well boca (f) mouth bocadillo (m) sandwich (Sp) bocadillo de jamón (m) ham sandwich bolsa (f) bag brazo (m) arm buenas noches good evening (arriving), good night (departing) buenas tardes good afternoon (also early evening) buenísimo excellent bueno... well... buenos días good morning cabeza (f) head cafetería (f) café / coffee shop Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 2 Spanish English café (m) coffee café (m) coffee café carajillo (m) liqueur coffee café con leche (m) white coffee café descafeinado (m) decaffeinated coffee café negro (m) black coffee (LAm) café solo (m) black coffee (Sp) cajero (automático) (m) cash machine / ATM caliente hot calor (m) heat camarero / camarera waitor / waitress cambiar change camisa (f) shirt camiseta (f) t-shirt campana (f) bell camping (m) campsite Canadá (m) Canada cantar sing caña (f) half pint of beer caravana (f) caravan carne (f) meat carne roja (f) red meat carnicero / carnicera butcher (m/f) caro / cara expensive carpa (f) tent (LAm) carpintero / carpintera carpenter (m/f) carta (f) menu carta en inglés (f) English menu castellano Spanish / 'Castillian' castillo (m) castle catedral (f) cathedral catorce 14 centro comercial (m) shopping centre cerca near cerrar close cerveza (f) beer chao bye (informal) - from Italian ciao charlar chat cheque de viaje (m) a travelers' cheque cheque de viajero (m) travelers' cheque (alternative) China (f) China chino / china Chinese Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 3 Spanish English chocolate (m) chocolate cien 100 (eg. before a noun) cien perros 100 dogs ciento 100 ciento cuarenta y cinco 145 cinco five cincuenta 50 cincuenta y uno 51 cine (m) cinema ciudad (f) town / city cobrar cash cobrar un cheque cash a cheque coca cola (f) coke cocinar cook cocinero / cocinera cook (m/f) codo (m) elbow comer eat comer eat comisaría (f) police station como I eat comprimido (m) tablet con cama de matrimonio lit. "with marriage bed" = double room con cama matrimonial lit. "with marraige bed" = double room con dos camas lit. "with two beds" = twin room con gas sparkling con... with... concretamente exactly / precisely congelados frozen food conocer know someone contar tell contigo with you coñac (m) brandy copa (f) lit. a glass; here "a drink" cortado (m) black coffee with a little milk cosita (f) little thing crema (f) cream creo que sí I think so cuarenta 40 cuarenta y uno 41 cuarto (m) room (LAm) cuatro four cuatrocientos 400 Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 4 Spanish English cubos de la basura (m, pl) bins / waste disposal area cuello (m) neck cuenta (f) account / bill cuéntame tell me cuéntame un poco so, tell me... dedo (m) finger dejar leave del (de + el) of the / from the demasiado too deme give me dentista (m/f) dentist (NB no change in ending) dependiente (m/f) shop assistant deporte (m) sport desde bien niño from a very early age despacio slowly después de + infinitive after doing something detalle (m) detail diarrea (f) diarrhoea diciembre December diecinueve 19 dieciocho 18 dieciséis 16 diecisiete 17 diez ten dime una cosa tell me something dinero (m) money Dios (m) God día (m) day DNI (m) ID doblar turn doble a la derecha turn right doble a la izquierda turn left doce 12 documento nacional de identificación (m) national identification document dolor (m) pain dolor de cabeza (m) headache dolor de estómago (m) stomach ache domingo Sunday dormir sleep dos two dos mil siete 2007 Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 5 Spanish English dos puntos colon dos veces al día twice daily doscientos 200 ducha (f) shower duchas (f, pl) showers / shower block el cajero se ha tragado mi tarjeta the ATM has swallowed my card el deporte más importante the most important sport el desayuno se sirve de las siete a las diez breakfast is served from 7 until 10 el fútbol es el deporte más importante en España football is the most important sport in Spain el libro más interesante the most interesting book en este momento at the moment / at this time en frente de opposite / facing en la terraza ... on the terrace en tu tiempo libre in your free time encantado / encantada pleased to meet you encender switch on enero January enfermero / enfermera nurse (m/f) ensalada (f) salad entender understand entiende (usted) you understand (formal) entiendes you understand (informal) entiendo I understand envolver wrap eres mi hijo you are my son (informal) es demasiado caro it's too expensive es demasiado grande it is too big es demasiado pequeño it is too small es justo lo que quería it's just what I wanted es la primera vez que hemos venido a Escocia this is our first time in Scotland es muy caro it's very expensive escocés / escocesa (m/f) Scottish (m/f) Escocia (f) Scotland escuchar música listen to music escuela (f) school eso es todo that's all espalda (f) back España (f) Spain español / española Spanish esperar hope (/ wait / expect) Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 6 Spanish English espero I hope espero que te guste I hope you like it esta this (feminine) esta habitación this room esta pulsera this bracelet estación (f) season estación (f) station estadio (m) stadium estamos listos para pedir we're ready to order estamos llenos we are full estar / ser be (different uses) estar con mi familia be with my family estará bien it will be good está... it is... este this (masculine) este bolso this bag este día this day esto this (general) estoy aprendiendo español I'm learning Spanish estoy buscando ... I'm looking for... estoy casado/a I am married (m/f) estoy desempleado / desempleada I'm unemployed / out of work (m/f) estoy embarazada I'm pregnant estoy enfermo/a I'm ill estoy jubilado/a I'm retired estoy mirando I am looking estómago (m) stomach estudiante (m/f) student estupendo great, brilliant él vive en Valencia he lives in Valencia ésta es... this is... (f) éste es... this is... (m) falda (f) skirt fanta naranja (f) orange fanta (fizzy orange) farmacia (f) pharmacy / chemist's fatal awful fábrica (f) factory febrero February fenomenal great, brilliant festejar celebrate firmar sign firmo I sign Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 7 Spanish English fontanero / fontanera plumber (m/f) fotografía (f) photography francés French Francia (f) France frío cold frío (m) coldness frutas y verduras fruit and vegetables fuera ... outside fumar smoke funciona it works funcionar work / function gafas de sol (f, pl) sunglasses Gales (m) / País de Gales (m) Wales ganar win gane quien gane whoever wins garganta (f) throat genial great ginebra (f) gin gira a la derecha / izquierda turn right / left (alternative) girar turn gracias thank you gramo (m) gramme granjero / granjera farmer (m/f) guapo / guapa good-looking, pretty guión (m) hyphen guión bajo / subraya underscore güisqui (m) whisky habitación doble (f) double room habitación f) room habitación individual (f) single room habla usted español you speak Spanish (formal) hablar speak hablas español you speak Spanish (informal) hablo español I speak Spanish hablo un poco de español I speak a little Spanish hace buen tiempo it's nice weather hace calor it's warm hace frío it's cold hace mal tiempo it's bad weather hace sol it's sunny hace viento it's windy hacer do (/make) Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 8 Spanish English halal halal hambre (f) hunger hasta la próxima until the next time hasta la semana que viene until next week hasta luego see you later hasta mañana see you tomorrow hasta otra until another time hasta pronto see you soon hay niebla there's fog / it's foggy hay que... you have to... / it is necessary to... hay un problema there is a problem hay una tormenta there's (currently) a storm he pedido ... I ordered... hemos cerrado we are closed hermana (f) sister hermano (m) brother hermano mayor (m) older brother hija (f) daughter hijo (m) son hola hello Holanda (f) Holland / the Netherlands hombre de negocios (m) business man hombro (m) shoulder hospital (m) hospital hoy today huele (mal) it smells (bad) iglesia (f) church igual all the same igual que en el Reino Unido the same as the UK infección (f) infection ingeniero / ingeniera engineer (m/f) Inglaterra (f) England inglés English (language) interesante interesting invierno (m) winter invitar invite ir al cine go to the cinema ir de compras go shopping Irlanda (f) Ireland Italia (f) Italy italiano / italiana Italian jabón (m) soap Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 9 Spanish English jamón (m) ham jamón serrano (m) serrano ham, cured Spanish ham japonés Japanese Japón (m) Japan jerez (m) sherry jersey (m) jumper jueves Thursday jugar play (eg. sport) jugar al fútbol play football (soccer) jugar al golf play golf jugar al tenis play tennis julio July junio June kosher kosher la casa más vieja the oldest house la habitación es pequeña the room is small la habitación está sucia the room is dirty leche (f) milk leer read lejos far libre free limonada (f) lemonade limpio / limpia clean listo / lista ready literatura (f) literature llamarse to be called (lit. "to call oneself") lleno/a full llover rain llueve it's raining lo pasaremos bien we'll have a good time lo siento I'm sorry lo siento, no entiendo I'm sorry, I don't understand loncha (f) slice los Estados Unidos (m) the United States los jóvenes suelen jugar... young people tend to play... los Países Bajos (m) the Netherlands / Holland luego then lunes Monday lunes, el quince de enero de dos mil siete Monday, 15th of January, 2007 luz (f) light madre (f) mother Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 10 Spanish English maestro / maestra teacher (m/f) mamá mum / mom / mummy / mommy mañana tomorrow mareado/a dizzy, queasy marido (m) husband marisco (m) shellfish martes Tuesday marzo March mayo May más more más more más o menos more or less me duele aquí I'm sore here / it hurts here me duele la cabeza my head hurts / I have a sore head me duele la garganta my throat hurts / I have a sore throat me duele la oreja my ear hurts / I have a sore ear me duele... (to me) it hurts... me duelen las orejas my ears hurt / I have sore ears me duelen las piernas my legs hurt / my legs are sore me encanta... I love... (lit. "... enchants me") me gusta I like (it) me gusta la comida española I like Spanish food me gusta la comida... I like ... food me gusta mi trabajo I like my job me gusta mucho cantar I really like singing / to sing me gusta mucho... I really like... me gustan tus ojos I like your eyes me llamo... my name is... / I'm called... me lo llevo I'll take it me queda bien it fits me me sabe decir si... can you tell me if... (formal) me suena mucho tu cara your face seems very familiar / I recognise you me tengo que ir I have to go mecánico / mecánica mechanic (m/f) medio kilo de half a kilo of mejicano / mejicana Mexican (used outwith Mexico) menos less menú (m) menu (LAm) menú del día set menu menú en inglés (m) English menu (LAm) menú para los niños (m) children's menu Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 11 Spanish English mercado (m) market mes (m) month mexicano / mexicana Mexican (used in Mexico) mi dirección de correo electrónico es... my email (address) is... mi email es... my email (address) is... mi hermano my brother mi marido my husband mi padre my father mi vida my life mi... my... miércoles Wednesday mil 1000 mirar look mire look mucho gusto pleased to meet you (phrase stays same for male & female) mujer (f) wife / woman mujer de negocios (f) business womam muñeca (f) wrist museo (m) museum muy bien very well música (f) music nacer be born nariz (f) nose Navidad (f) Christmas Navidades (f, pl) Christmas season / period necesita firmar aquí you need to sign here necesita poner esta crema you need to put on this cream necesita terminar el tratamiento you must finish the course (antibiotics) necesita tomar esto you need to take this necesita tomar estos comprimidos you need to take these tablets necesito cambiar dinero I need to change money necesito darle una inyección I need to give you an injection negociar con do business with nevar snow nieva it's snowing niñito (m) little boy niño (m) boy no no no como carne ni pescado I don't eat meat or fish no como ningún producto animal I don't eat animal products no entiendo I don't understand Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 12 Spanish English no eres de aquí, ¿verdad? you're not from here, are you? no es nada grave it's nothing serious no estoy bien I'm not well no estoy seguro/a I am not sure no funciona it doesn't work no hablo español I don't speak Spanish no hay problema not a problem no hay... there isn't... / there aren't... no he pedido esto I didn't order this no lo tengo muy claro I'm not sure, lit. "I don't have it very clear" no me gusta I don't like it no me gusta mi trabajo I don't like my job no me gusta mucho... I don't really like... no me llamo... I am not called... no me puedo quejar I can't complain no me queda bien it doesn't fit me no me siento bien I'm not feeling well no me siento bien - estoy enfermo/a I don't feel well - I'm ill no puedo ... I cannot ... no puedo mover ... I can't move... no puedo mover la rodilla I can't move my knee no puedo... I can't... no soy de aquí I am not from here no soy... I am not... no tenemos mesas we don't have any tables no tengo reserva I don't have a reservation no tiene ducha doesn't have a shower no trabajo I don't work no, no soy de Barcelona no, I'm not from Barcelona Nochebuena (f) Christmas Eve nombre (m) name nos vemos see you (lit. "we'll see each other") novecientos 900 noventa 90 noviembre November Nueva Zelanda (f) New Zealand nueve nine nuevo / nueva new número (m) number ochenta 80 ocho eight ochocientos 800 Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 13 Spanish English octubre October oficina (f) office oficina de turismo (f) tourist information office ojo (m) eye oler smell once 11 oreja (f) ear organizar organise / arrange otoño (m) autumn otra cerveza another beer otra de lo mismo another of the same / same again otro / otra another otro café another coffee padre (m) father país (m) country pan (m) bread papá dad / daddy papel higiénico (m) toilet paper / toilet tissue para cuatro personas for four people para dos noches for two nights para dos semanas for two weeks para mi amigo for my friend para mí for me para mí lo mismo I'll have the same para mí lo mismo que ella I'll have the same as her para mí lo mismo que él I'll have the same as him para una noche for one night para una semana for one week paraguas (m) umbrella parque (m) park partido (m) match pasaporte (m) passport pasar spend pasarlo bien have a good time patatas fritas (f) chips (UK) / French fries pedir order peluquero / peluquera hairdresser (m/f) pequeño / pequeña small pero but pero bueno but anyway... pescado (m) fish pica mucho it itches a lot / it's very itchy Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 14 Spanish English picante spicy pie (m) foot pierna (f) leg piloto / pilota pilot (m/f) piscina (f) swimming pool pisco (m) pisco (South American grape brandy) píldora (f) pill platicar (Latin American) chat plato (m) dish / plate plaza de toros (f) bull ring plaza mayor (f) main square poder conocer be able to get to know por favor excuse me (please) por favor, ¿dónde está la catedral? excuse me, where is the cathedral? por noche / por semana per night / per week por persona per person porque because Portugal (m) Portugal portugués Portuguese póngame give me practicar practise prima (f) cousin (f) primavera (f) spring primo (m) cousin (m) probadores (m, pl) fitting rooms problema (m) problem productos lácteos (m) dairy products profesor / profesora teacher (m/f) pronóstico (m) weather forecast provincia (f) province, area puerto (m) port / harbour pues well... punto (m) full-stop / period quedarse fit / suit someone quejar complain quemado burnt quemadura de sol (f) sunburn querer want queso (m) cheese Qué tiempo más asqueroso! what horrendous weather! quiero I want / I love quiero cambiar dinero I want to change money Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 15 Spanish English quiero comprar esto I want to buy this quiero organizar una transferencia I'd like to arrange a transfer quiero pasar toda mi vida contigo I want to spend all my life with you quiero practicar mi español I want to practise my Spanish quince 15 quinientos 500 quisiera cambiar dinero I would like to change money quisiera una mesa... I'd like a table... quisiera... I would like ración de tortilla (f) portion of omelette recibo (m) receipt recomendar recommend regular not so great / OK repetir repeat reserva (f) reservation respirar breath restaurante (m) restaurant riquísimo excellent (lit. "very rich") rodilla (f) knee ron (m) rum ruidoso / ruidosa noisy ruso Russian sacar take out saldo (m) balance salir go out salud (f) health sandwich (m) sandwich (LAm) sangría (f) sangria (punch based on red wine) sarpullido (m) rash satisfecho / satisfecha full (satisfied) sábado Saturday se llama... it is called... se llama... he / she is called... se llaman... they are called... secretario / secretaria secretary (m/f) sed (f) thirst seguir follow seis six seiscientos 600 semana (f) week ser to be servicios (m,pl) toilets / toilet block Coffee Break Spanish: Level 1 Wordlist (Spanish - English) page 16 Spanish English sesenta 60 setecientos 700 setenta 70 setiembre / septiembre September (can use either) sidra (f) cider siempre always siete seven siga todo derecho go straight ahead (alternative) siga todo recto go straight ahead silla (f) chair sillita para el bebé (f) baby chair sin gas still sin novedades nothing new situación (f) situation sí yes sobretodo above all, especially somos de Mallorca we are from Mallorca somos de... we are from... soy de aquí I am from here soy de Londres I'm from London soy de Madrid I'm from Madrid soy de... I'm fro

Lessons 31-35 Word List

These word lists should be used in conjunction with the lesson guides provided. In some cases, further explanations of the words and phrases used are given in the lesson notes. Please note that any full phrases which are given as questions will come at the end of the Spanish version of this word list as they begin with ¿ Spanish English a mi madre le gusta mucho... my mother likes ... a lot a ver... let's see... alguna información some information aquí está here it is! ascensor (m) lift así podemos practicar... that way we can practise... averiguar check avión (m) plane bienvenido/a welcome (singular) bienvenidos/as welcome (plural) billete de autobús (m) bus ticket cacao (m) cocoa, powdered chocolate on hot milk caracol (m) seashell chocolate (m) hot, thick chocolate drink claro que sí yes, of course colección (f) collection cosas típicas (f, pl) typical things creo que... I think that... croissant (m) croissant de interés of interest de nada not at all / don't mention it / you're welcome de viaje de negocios on a business trip debería ser... it ought to be... depende de lo que quieran ustedes it depends on what you want desayunar have breakfast disculpen forgive me / I'm sorry empecemos let's begin empezar begin / start entonces (here) therefore equivocarse to make a mistake Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 31-35 Word list page 1 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lessons 31-35 Word list Spanish English es más cómodo y más rápido it's more comfortable and quicker estamos aquí cuatro noches we're here for four nights estamos en la 210 we're in 210 estanco (m) tobacconist's estoy estudiando español I'm studying Spanish ficha (f) registration card gratuito free of charge guia del ocio (f) entertainment guide hablan ustedes muy bien español you speak very good Spanish hay que + infinitive you have to ... / it is necessary to la parada de autobuses está a la derecha the bus stop is on the right les enseño literally "I show to you"; here: "I'll show you..." lo que hay what there is los billetes de autobús cuestan... the bus tickets cost... mapa (m) map marisco (m) shellfish me he equivocado I've made a mistake media hora (una) half an hour mercadillo (m) little market mercado de artesanía (m) crafts market mi inglés es muy malo my English is very bad mi madre quisiera... my mother would like... necesitamos we need no habla español she doesn't speak Spanish no hay de qué not at all / don't mention it / you're welcome no hay que pagar you don't have to pay no importa it doesn't matter no tiene mucha importancia it's not very important otra reserva another reservation pan tostado (m) toasted bread / baguette parada de autobuses (f) bus stop parar stop periodista (m/f) journalist por habitación per room por la noche at night, in the evening por noche per night preferimos we prefer preferir prefer pues... well... que lo pasen bien have a good time Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 31-35 Word list page 2 Spanish English que tengan una buena estancia have a nice stay (plural, polite) quizás vayamos... perhaps we'll go... saliendo del aeropuerto going out of the airport / "on your way out of the airport" se pueden ver... ... can be seen si es posible if it is possible sin embargo however sobre la ciudad about the town somos tres there are three of us suplemento (m) supplement supongo que sí I suppose so tercer piso (m) third floor todo lo de everything about / connected to tratar de + infinitive try to do something tu madre está con nosotros your mother is with us unos quince minutos around 15 minutes usted ha reservado... you have reserved... vamos a España we are going to Spain van a tardar una hora you (plural, polite) are going to take an hour viaje de negocios (m) business trip zona (f) area ¡buenas! general daytime greeting ¡oiga! lit. "listen!" ¡por favor! lit. "please" ¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? how much is the entry ticket? ¿cuánto tiempo tardaríamos...? how long would we take...? ¿dónde está...? where is...? ¿está abierto hoy? is it open today? ¿están de vacaciones? are you on holiday? ¿estás listo/a? are you ready? ¿hay un autobús que va allí? is there a bus which goes there? ¿prefiere usted...? do you prefer...? ¿qué habitaciones tienen ustedes? which rooms are you in? ¿qué prefieren? what do you prefer? ¿quieren desayunar? do you want to have breakfast? ¿quién está con nosotros? who is with us? ¿verdad? is that correct? ¿ya tienen...? do you already have...? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 31-35 Word list page 3 English Spanish about the town (on the subject of) sobre la ciudad another reservation otra reserva are you on holiday? ¿están de vacaciones? are you ready? ¿estás listo/a? area zona (f) around 15 minutes unos quince minutos at night, in the evening por la noche begin / start empezar bus stop parada de autobuses (f) bus ticket billete de autobús (m) business trip viaje de negocios (m) can be seen se pueden ver... check averiguar cocoa, powdered chocolate on hot milk cacao (m) collection colección (f) crafts market mercado de artesanía (m) croissant croissant (m) do you already have...? ¿ya tienen...? do you prefer...? ¿prefiere usted...? do you want to have breakfast? ¿quieren desayunar? entertainment guide guia del ocio (f) everything about / connected to todo lo de forgive me / I'm sorry disculpen free of charge gratuito general daytime greeting ¡buenas! going out of the airport / "on your way out of the airport" saliendo del aeropuerto half an hour media hora (una) have a good time que lo pasen bien have a nice stay (plural, polite) que tengan una buena estancia have breakfast desayunar here it is! aquí está hot, thick chocolate drink chocolate (m) how long would we take...? ¿cuánto tiempo tardaríamos...? how much is the entry ticket? ¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? however sin embargo I suppose so supongo que sí I think that... creo que... if it is possible si es posible is it open today? ¿está abierto hoy? is that correct? ¿verdad? is there a bus which goes there? ¿hay un autobús que va allí? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 31-35 Word list page 4 English Spanish it depends on what you want depende de lo que quieran ustedes it doesn't matter no importa it ought to be... debería ser... it's more comfortable and quicker es más cómodo y más rápido it's not very important no tiene mucha importancia I'll show you...; literally "I show to you" les enseño I'm studying Spanish estoy estudiando español I've made a mistake me he equivocado journalist periodista (m/f) let's begin empecemos let's see... a ver... lift ascensor (m) listen! (used to call attention to waiter) ¡oiga! little market mercadillo (m) map mapa (m) my English is very bad mi inglés es muy malo my mother likes ... a lot a mi madre le gusta mucho... my mother would like... mi madre quisiera... not at all / don't mention it / you're welcome de nada not at all / don't mention it / you're welcome no hay de qué of interest de interés on a business trip de viaje de negocios per night por noche per room por habitación perhaps we'll go... quizás vayamos... plane avión (m) please! (also used to call attention to waiter) ¡por favor! prefer preferir registration card ficha (f) seashell caracol (m) she doesn't speak Spanish no habla español shellfish marisco (m) some information alguna información stop parar supplement suplemento (m) that way we can practise... así podemos practicar... the bus stop is on the right la parada de autobuses está a la derecha the bus tickets cost... los billetes de autobús cuestan... there are three of us somos tres therefore entonces Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 31-35 Word list page 5 English Spanish third floor tercer piso (m) to make a mistake equivocarse toasted bread / baguette pan tostado (m) tobacconist's estanco (m) try to do something tratar de + infinitive typical things cosas típicas (f, pl) we are going to Spain vamos a España we need necesitamos we prefer preferimos welcome (plural) bienvenidos/as welcome (singular) bienvenido/a well... pues... we're here for four nights estamos aquí cuatro noches we're in 210 estamos en la 210 what do you prefer? ¿qué prefieren? what there is lo que hay where is...? ¿dónde está...? which rooms are you in? ¿qué habitaciones tienen ustedes? who is with us? ¿quién está con nosotros? yes, of course claro que sí you (plural, polite) are going to take an hour van a tardar una hora you don't have to pay no hay que pagar you have reserved... usted ha reservado... you have to ... / it is necessary to hay que + infinitive you speak very good Spanish hablan ustedes muy bien español your mother is with us tu madre está con nosotros Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 31-35 Word list page 6

Lessons 36-40 Word list

These word lists should be used in conjunction with the lesson guides provided. In some cases, further explanations of the words and phrases used are given in the lesson notes. Please note that any full phrases which are given as questions will come at the end of the Spanish version of this word list as they begin with ¿ Spanish English a mí me exigen... they insist that I... además de in addition to al lado de beside allí over there balear Balearic buenas hello cada dos horas every two hours caja (f) till, checkout, cash desk caja (f) cash desk / checkout caminando on foot cara (f) face catalán Catalan ciencias empresariales (f, pl) lit. "business sciences" claro que sí of course coger un autobús catch a bus colegio (m) school cuando yo era pequeño when I was little desde hace cuántos días for how many days déjeme ver let me see dígame lit. "tell me" / how can I help you? DNI (m) identification document en frente opposite en total in total está a cinco minutos it's five minutes away fácilmente easily gallego Galician horario (m) timetable idioma (m) language instituto (m) lit. "institute"; here, "high school" la primera vez the first time Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 35-40 Word list page 1 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lessons 35-40 Word list Spanish English mareado/a dizzy / nauseous medicamentos (m, pl) medicines mi amiga no se siente bien my friend doesn't feel well mirar look momentito (m) little moment nadar swim no lo practico mucho I don't practise it much no lo sé I don't know no sé si podría ser eso I don't know if it could be that obligatorio obligatory paella (f) paella por eso for that reason probarse algo to try something on pues entonces... well, in that case... pulpo (m) octopus que tenga un buen día have a nice day quizá(s) perhaps reacción (f) reaction revista (f) magazine revista (f) magazine salir leave sarpullido (m) rash se hablan... ...are spoken se nos ha agotado we've run out of... se nos ha agotado... we've run out of... sello (m) stamp sello (m) stamp sitio (m) place sí que tengo... I do indeed have... sobre (m) envelope sobre (m) envelope sólo estamos mirando we're just looking sólo estoy mirando I'm just looking tarjeta postal (f) postcard tarjeta postal (f) postcard tenemos que entendernos we have to understand each other tomar el sol sunbathe trabajo en turismo I work in the tourist industry un momentito just a moment unos doscientos metros for about 200 metres va con tiempo you've got plenty of time valenciano Valencian Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 35-40 Word list page 2 Spanish English vasco Basque voy a ver I'll have a look vuelta (f) change vuelta (f) change ya está that's it, that's fine ya veo I see zapato (m) show ¿a qué edad...? at what age? ¿cómo están? how are they? how do they feel? ¿cuál es el problema? what's the problem? ¿cuánto vale? how much is it? ¿cuánto valen? how much are they? ¿cuánto valen? how much are they? ¿desde hace cuánto tiempo...? for how long....? ¿eso es todo? is that all ¿ha tomado mucho sol? have you been out in the sun? ¿hay algún supermercado...? are there any supermarkets...? ¿quieren acompañarme...? would you like to accompany me...? ¿quieren acompañarme? would you like to accompany me...? ¿se tiene que...? does one have to...? ¿tiene coche? do you have a car? ¿tiene una treinta y ocho? do you have a (size) 38? ¿todo bien? everything ok? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 35-40 Word list page 3 English Spanish are spoken (eg. Spanish and English are spoken) se hablan... are there any supermarkets...? ¿hay algún supermercado...? at what age? ¿a qué edad...? Balearic balear Basque vasco beside al lado de business sciences ciencias empresariales (f, pl) cash desk / checkout caja (f) Catalan catalán catch a bus coger un autobús change vuelta (f) change vuelta (f) dizzy / nauseous mareado/a do you have a (size) 38? ¿tiene una treinta y ocho? do you have a car? ¿tiene coche? does one have to...? ¿se tiene que...? easily fácilmente envelope sobre (m) envelope sobre (m) every two hours cada dos horas everything ok? ¿todo bien? face cara (f) for about 200 metres unos doscientos metros for how long....? ¿desde hace cuánto tiempo...? for how many days desde hace cuántos días for that reason por eso Galician gallego have a nice day que tenga un buen día have you been out in the sun? ¿ha tomado mucho sol? hello buenas how are they? how do they feel? ¿cómo están? how can I help you?, lit. "tell me" dígame how much are they? ¿cuánto valen? how much are they? ¿cuánto valen? how much is it? ¿cuánto vale? I do indeed have... sí que tengo... I don't know no lo sé I don't know if it could be that no sé si podría ser eso I don't practise it much no lo practico mucho I see ya veo I work in the tourist industry trabajo en turismo identification document DNI (m) Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 35-40 Word list page 4 English Spanish in addition to además de in total en total institute; here, "high school" instituto (m) is that all ¿eso es todo? it's five minutes away está a cinco minutos I'll have a look voy a ver I'm just looking sólo estoy mirando just a moment un momentito language idioma (m) leave salir let me see déjeme ver little moment momentito (m) look mirar magazine revista (f) magazine revista (f) medicines medicamentos (m, pl) my friend doesn't feel well mi amiga no se siente bien obligatory obligatorio octopus pulpo (m) of course claro que sí on foot caminando opposite en frente over there allí paella paella (f) perhaps quizá(s) place sitio (m) postcard tarjeta postal (f) postcard tarjeta postal (f) rash sarpullido (m) reaction reacción (f) school colegio (m) show zapato (m) stamp sello (m) stamp sello (m) sunbathe tomar el sol swim nadar that's it, that's fine ya está the first time la primera vez they insist that I... a mí me exigen... till, checkout, cash desk caja (f) timetable horario (m) to try something on probarse algo Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 35-40 Word list page 5 English Spanish Valencian valenciano we have to understand each other tenemos que entendernos well, in that case... pues entonces... we're just looking sólo estamos mirando we've run out of... se nos ha agotado we've run out of... se nos ha agotado... what's the problem? ¿cuál es el problema? when I was little cuando yo era pequeño would you like to accompany me...? ¿quieren acompañarme...? would you like to accompany me...? ¿quieren acompañarme? you've got plenty of time va con tiempo Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 35-40 Word list page 6

Lessons 6-10 Word list

These word lists should be used in conjunction with the lesson guides provided. In some cases, further explanations of the words and phrases used are given in the lesson notes. Please note that any full phrases which are given as questions will come at the end of the Spanish version of this word list as they begin with ¿ Spanish English a ver si te gusta let's see if you like it a ver si te queda bien let's see if it fits / suits you abogado / abogada lawyer (m/f) actor / actriz actor / actress algo something ama de casa (f) housewife año (m) year aprender learn aprender español learn Spanish arquitecto / arquitecta architect (m/f) autor / autora author (m/f) ayer yesterday bailar dance bueno... well... camarero / camarera waitor / waitress campana (f) bell cantar sing carnicero / carnicera butcher (m/f) carpintero / carpintera carpenter (m/f) charlar chat chino / china Chinese chocolate (m) chocolate cinco five cine (m) cinema cocinar cook cocinero / cocinera cook (m/f) comer eat cuatro four dentista (m/f) dentist (NB no change in ending) dependiente (m/f) shop assistant Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 5-10 Word list page 1 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lessons 5-10 Word list Spanish English deporte (m) sport detalle (m) detail diez ten dos two en este momento at the moment / at this time en tu tiempo libre in your free time enfermero / enfermera nurse (m/f) eres mi hijo you are my son (informal) es justo lo que quería it's just what I wanted escuchar música listen to music español / española Spanish esperar hope (/ wait / expect) espero I hope espero que te guste I hope you like it estar / ser be (different uses) estar con mi familia be with my family este día this day estoy casado/a I am married (m/f) estoy desempleado / desempleada I'm unemployed / out of work (m/f) estoy jubilado/a I'm retired estudiante (m/f) student él vive en Valencia he lives in Valencia fábrica (f) factory festejar celebrate fontanero / fontanera plumber (m/f) fotografía (f) photography granjero / granjera farmer (m/f) hablo español I speak Spanish hacer do (/make) hay que... you have to... hermano mayor (m) older brother hombre de negocios (m) business man hospital (m) hospital hoy today ingeniero / ingeniera engineer (m/f) ir al cine go to the cinema italiano / italiana Italian jugar play (eg. sport) jugar al fútbol play football (soccer) jugar al golf play golf jugar al tenis play tennis Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 5-10 Word list page 2 Spanish English leer read libre free literatura (f) literature maestro / maestra teacher (m/f) mamá mum / mom / mummy / mommy me encanta... I love... (lit. "... enchants me") me gusta la comida española I like Spanish food me gusta la comida... I like ... food me gusta mi trabajo I like my job me gusta mucho cantar I really like singing / to sing me gusta mucho... I really like... me gusta... I like... me gusta... I like... (lit. "... pleases me" me tengo que ir I have to go mecánico / mecánica mechanic (m/f) mejicano / mejicana Mexican (used outwith Mexico) mexicano / mexicana Mexican (used in Mexico) mujer de negocios (f) business womam música (f) music nacer be born Navidad (f) Christmas Navidades (f, pl) Christmas season / period negociar con do business with niñito (m) little boy niño (m) boy no me gusta mi trabajo I don't like my job no me gusta mucho... I don't really like... no trabajo I don't work Nochebuena (f) Christmas Eve nueve nine nuevo / nueva new ocho eight oficina (f) office papá dad / daddy peluquero / peluquera hairdresser (m/f) piloto / pilota pilot (m/f) platicar (Latin American) chat porque because profesor / profesora teacher (m/f) quedarse fit / suit someone querer want restaurante (m) restaurant Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 5-10 Word list page 3 Spanish English salir go out se llaman... they are called... secretario / secretaria secretary (m/f) seis six siete seven somos de Mallorca we are from Mallorca somos de... we are from... soy profesor I am a teacher (m) soy soltero/a I am single (m/f) soy tu padre I am your father (informal) soy... I am... te he traído algo I've brought you something tener have tener que (+ infinitive) have to (do something) tengo una hermana I have a / one sister tengo... I have... técnico / técnica technician (m/f) tiempo (m) time (/weather) tocar play (eg. instrument) / touch tocar el piano play the piano tocar la batería play the drums tocar la guitarra play the guitar todo bien everything's good trabajar work trabajo I work trabajo en una tienda I work in a shop traer bring tres three tu your (informal) tú you (informal) un a / one (m) una a / one (f) uno one ver la televisión watch tv viajar travel ya already zero zero ¡es genial! it's great! ¡Feliz Navidad! Happy Christmas! / Merry Christmas! ¡Próspero Año Nuevo! Happy New Year ¡Qué detalle! That was so nice of you! ¡qué pena! what a shame! Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 5-10 Word list page 4 Spanish English ¿en qué trabaja usted? what do you work as? (formal) ¿en qué trabajas? what do you work as? (informal) ¿eres profesor? are you a teacher? (informal) ¿es usted profesor? are you a teacher? (formal) ¿habla usted español? do you speak Spanish? (formal) ¿hablas español? do you speak Spanish? (informal) ¿qué te gusta hacer? what do you like to do? ¿quién? who? ¿te gusta tu trabajo? do you like your job? ¿tiene usted hijos? do you have children? (formal) ¿tienes hijos? do you have children? (informal) Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 5-10 Word list page 5 English Spanish a / one (f) una a / one (m) un actor / actress actor / actriz already ya architect (m/f) arquitecto / arquitecta are you a teacher? (formal) ¿es usted profesor? are you a teacher? (informal) ¿eres profesor? at the moment / at this time en este momento author (m/f) autor / autora be (different uses) estar / ser be born nacer be with my family estar con mi familia because porque bell campana (f) boy niño (m) bring traer business man hombre de negocios (m) business womam mujer de negocios (f) butcher (m/f) carnicero / carnicera carpenter (m/f) carpintero / carpintera celebrate festejar chat charlar chat platicar (Latin American) Chinese chino / china chocolate chocolate (m) Christmas Navidad (f) Christmas Eve Nochebuena (f) Christmas season / period Navidades (f, pl) cinema cine (m) cook cocinar cook (m/f) cocinero / cocinera dad / daddy papá dance bailar dentist (NB no change in ending) dentista (m/f) detail detalle (m) do (/make) hacer do business with negociar con do you have children? (formal) ¿tiene usted hijos? do you have children? (informal) ¿tienes hijos? do you like your job? ¿te gusta tu trabajo? do you speak Spanish? (formal) ¿habla usted español? do you speak Spanish? (informal) ¿hablas español? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 5-10 Word list page 6 English Spanish eat comer eight ocho engineer (m/f) ingeniero / ingeniera everything's good todo bien factory fábrica (f) farmer (m/f) granjero / granjera fit / suit someone quedarse five cinco four cuatro free libre go out salir go to the cinema ir al cine hairdresser (m/f) peluquero / peluquera Happy Christmas! / Merry Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad! Happy New Year ¡Próspero Año Nuevo! have tener have to (do something) tener que (+ infinitive) he lives in Valencia él vive en Valencia hope (/ wait / expect) esperar hospital hospital (m) housewife ama de casa (f) I am a teacher (m) soy profesor I am married (m/f) estoy casado/a I am single (m/f) soy soltero/a I am your father (informal) soy tu padre I am... soy... I don't like my job no me gusta mi trabajo I don't really like... no me gusta mucho... I don't work no trabajo I have a / one sister tengo una hermana I have to go me tengo que ir I have... tengo... I hope espero I hope you like it espero que te guste I like ... food me gusta la comida... I like my job me gusta mi trabajo I like Spanish food me gusta la comida española I like... me gusta... I like... (lit. "... pleases me" me gusta... I love... (lit. "... enchants me") me encanta... I really like singing / to sing me gusta mucho cantar I really like... me gusta mucho... Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 5-10 Word list page 7 English Spanish I speak Spanish hablo español I work trabajo I work in a shop trabajo en una tienda in your free time en tu tiempo libre Italian italiano / italiana it's great! ¡es genial! it's just what I wanted es justo lo que quería I'm retired estoy jubilado/a I'm unemployed / out of work (m/f) estoy desempleado / desempleada I've brought you something te he traído algo lawyer (m/f) abogado / abogada learn aprender learn Spanish aprender español let's see if it fits / suits you a ver si te queda bien let's see if you like it a ver si te gusta listen to music escuchar música literature literatura (f) little boy niñito (m) mechanic (m/f) mecánico / mecánica Mexican (used in Mexico) mexicano / mexicana Mexican (used outwith Mexico) mejicano / mejicana mum / mom / mummy / mommy mamá music música (f) new nuevo / nueva nine nueve nurse (m/f) enfermero / enfermera office oficina (f) older brother hermano mayor (m) one uno photography fotografía (f) pilot (m/f) piloto / pilota play (eg. instrument) / touch tocar play (eg. sport) jugar play football (soccer) jugar al fútbol play golf jugar al golf play tennis jugar al tenis play the drums tocar la batería play the guitar tocar la guitarra play the piano tocar el piano plumber (m/f) fontanero / fontanera read leer Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 5-10 Word list page 8 English Spanish restaurant restaurante (m) secretary (m/f) secretario / secretaria seven siete shop assistant dependiente (m/f) sing cantar six seis something algo Spanish español / española sport deporte (m) student estudiante (m/f) teacher (m/f) maestro / maestra teacher (m/f) profesor / profesora technician (m/f) técnico / técnica ten diez That was so nice of you! ¡Qué detalle! they are called... se llaman... this day este día three tres time (/weather) tiempo (m) today hoy travel viajar two dos waitor / waitress camarero / camarera want querer watch tv ver la televisión we are from Mallorca somos de Mallorca we are from... somos de... well... bueno... what a shame! ¡qué pena! what do you like to do? ¿qué te gusta hacer? what do you work as? (formal) ¿en qué trabaja usted? what do you work as? (informal) ¿en qué trabajas? who? ¿quién? work trabajar year año (m) yesterday ayer you (informal) tú you are my son (informal) eres mi hijo you have to... hay que... your (informal) tu zero zero Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 5-10 Word list page 9

Lessons 11-15 Word list

These word lists should be used in conjunction with the lesson guides provided. In some cases, further explanations of the words and phrases used are given in the lesson notes. Please note that any full phrases which are given as questions will come at the end of the Spanish version of this word list as they begin with ¿ Spanish English a ver... let's see... abril April aeropuerto (m) airport agosto August agua (f) (but EL agua) water agua mineral (f) mineral water al lado de beside alemán German aprender learn ayuntamiento (m) town hall árabe Arabic banco (m) bank bar (m) bar bastante quite biblioteca (f) library bueno... well... cafetería (f) café / coffee shop café (m) coffee café carajillo (m) liqueur coffee café con leche (m) white coffee café descafeinado (m) decaffeinated coffee café negro (m) black coffee (LAm) café solo (m) black coffee (Sp) caña (f) half pint of beer castellano Spanish / 'Castillian' castillo (m) castle catedral (f) cathedral catorce 14 centro comercial (m) shopping centre cerca near Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 1 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lessons 11-15 Word list Spanish English cerveza (f) beer chino Chinese cien 100 (eg. before a noun) cien perros 100 dogs ciento 100 ciento cuarenta y cinco 145 cincuenta 50 cincuenta y uno 51 cine (m) cinema ciudad (f) town coca cola (f) coke comisaría (f) police station con gas sparkling coñac (m) brandy cortado (m) black coffee with a little milk creo que sí I think so cuarenta 40 cuarenta y uno 41 cuatrocientos 400 del (de + el) of the / from the despacio slowly diciembre December diecinueve 19 dieciocho 18 dieciséis 16 diecisiete 17 día (m) day doblar turn doble a la derecha turn right doble a la izquierda turn left doce 12 domingo Sunday dos mil siete 2007 doscientos 200 en frente de opposite / facing enero January entender understand entiende (usted) you understand (formal) entiendes you understand (informal) entiendo I understand escocés / escocesa (m/f) Scottish (m/f) estación (f) season Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 2 Spanish English estación (f) station estadio (m) stadium estoy aprendiendo español I'm learning Spanish fanta naranja (f) orange fanta (fizzy orange) farmacia (f) pharmacy / chemist's febrero February francés French ginebra (f) gin gira a la derecha / izquierda turn right / left (alternative) girar turn güisqui (m) whisky habla usted español you speak Spanish (formal) hablar speak hablas español you speak Spanish (informal) hablo español I speak Spanish hablo un poco de español I speak a little Spanish hospital (m) hospital iglesia (f) church inglés English (language) interesante interesting invierno (m) winter italiano Italian japonés Japanese jerez (m) sherry jueves Thursday julio July junio June leche (f) milk lejos far limonada (f) lemonade lo siento I'm sorry lo siento, no entiendo I'm sorry, I don't understand lunes Monday lunes, el quince de enero de dos mil siete Monday, 15th of January, 2007 martes Tuesday marzo March mayo May me sabe decir si... can you tell me if... (formal) mercado (m) market mes (m) month miércoles Wednesday Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 3 Spanish English mil 1000 mirar look mire look museo (m) museum no entiendo I don't understand no hablo español I don't speak Spanish no hay problema not a problem novecientos 900 noventa 90 noviembre November número (m) number ochenta 80 ochocientos 800 octubre October oficina de turismo (f) tourist information office once 11 otoño (m) autumn para mi amigo for my friend para mí for me parque (m) park piscina (f) swimming pool pisco (m) pisco (South American grape brandy) plaza de toros (f) bull ring plaza mayor (f) main square por favor excuse me (please) por favor, ¿dónde está la catedral? excuse me, where is the cathedral? portugués Portuguese primavera (f) spring puerto (m) port / harbour quiero... I want... quince 15 quinientos 500 repetir repeat restaurante (m) restaurant ron (m) rum ruso Russian salud (f) health sangría (f) sangria (punch based on red wine) sábado Saturday seguir follow seiscientos 600 Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 4 Spanish English semana (f) week sesenta 60 setecientos 700 setenta 70 setiembre / septiembre September (can use either) sidra (f) cider siga todo derecho go straight ahead (alternative) siga todo recto go straight ahead sin gas still sobretodo above all, especially soy escocés / escocesa (m/f) I'm Scottish (m/f) sueco Swedish tequila (m) tequila té (m) tea té con limón tea with lemon tienda (f) shop torcer turn (/twist) trece 13 treinta 30 treinta y dos 32 treinta y tres 33 treinta y uno 31 trescientos 300 tuerza a la derecha / izquierda turn right / left (alternative) un poco de... a little... un trago de... a shot of un vaso de... a glass of... una botella de... a bottle of... una copa de... a glass of... (usually used for wine) una taza de... a cup of... vale ok veinte 20 veintidós 22 veintitrés 23 veintiuno 21 verano (m) summer viernes Friday vino (m) wine vino blanco (m) white wine vino tinto (m) red wine vodka (m) vodka zumo / jugo (m) juice Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 5 Spanish English zumo / jugo de manzana (m) apple juice zumo / jugo de naranja (m) orange juice zumo / jugo de piña (m) pineapple juice ¡salud! cheers! ¿cómo se dice... en español? how do you say... in Spanish? ¿cómo se escribe? how is it written? / how do you spell it? ¿cómo se pronuncia esta palabra? how do you pronounce this word? ¿cómo? how? ¿dónde está el museo? where is the museum? ¿dónde está la plaza mayor? where is the main square? ¿dónde está...? where is...? ¿dónde está? where is it? ¿el museo está lejos de aquí? is the museum far from here? ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? ¿entiende (usted)? do you understand? (formal) ¿entiendes? do you understand? (informal) ¿está cerca de aquí? is it near here? ¿está lejos de aquí? is it far from here? ¿hablas español? Do you speak Spanish? (informal) ¿hay alguien que hable inglés? does anyone speak English? ¿hay... por aquí? is there a ... near here? ¿la catedral está cerca de aquí? is the cathedral near here? ¿lo digo bien? am I saying it right? ¿puede (usted) escribirlo, por favor? can you write it down please? (for) ¿puede (usted) hablar más despacio? can you speak more slowly? (for) ¿puede (usted) repetir? can you repeat? (for) ¿puedes escribirlo, por favor? can you write it down please? (inf) ¿puedes hablar más despacio? can you speak more slowly? (inf) ¿puedes repetir? can you repeat? (inf) Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 6 English Spanish 11 once 12 doce 13 trece 14 catorce 15 quince 16 dieciséis 17 diecisiete 18 dieciocho 19 diecinueve 20 veinte 21 veintiuno 22 veintidós 23 veintitrés 30 treinta 31 treinta y uno 32 treinta y dos 33 treinta y tres 40 cuarenta 41 cuarenta y uno 50 cincuenta 51 cincuenta y uno 60 sesenta 70 setenta 80 ochenta 90 noventa 100 ciento 145 ciento cuarenta y cinco 200 doscientos 300 trescientos 400 cuatrocientos 500 quinientos 600 seiscientos 700 setecientos 800 ochocientos 900 novecientos 1000 mil 2007 dos mil siete 100 (eg. before a noun) cien 100 dogs cien perros a bottle of... una botella de... a cup of... una taza de... a glass of... un vaso de... Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 7 English Spanish a glass of... (usually used for wine) una copa de... a little... un poco de... a shot of un trago de... above all, especially sobretodo airport aeropuerto (m) am I saying it right? ¿lo digo bien? apple juice zumo / jugo de manzana (m) April abril Arabic árabe August agosto autumn otoño (m) bank banco (m) bar bar (m) beer cerveza (f) beside al lado de black coffee (LAm) café negro (m) black coffee (Sp) café solo (m) black coffee with a little milk cortado (m) brandy coñac (m) bull ring plaza de toros (f) café / coffee shop cafetería (f) can you repeat? (for) ¿puede (usted) repetir? can you repeat? (inf) ¿puedes repetir? can you speak more slowly? (for) ¿puede (usted) hablar más despacio? can you speak more slowly? (inf) ¿puedes hablar más despacio? can you tell me if... (formal) me sabe decir si... can you write it down please? (for) ¿puede (usted) escribirlo, por favor? can you write it down please? (inf) ¿puedes escribirlo, por favor? castle castillo (m) cathedral catedral (f) cheers! ¡salud! Chinese chino church iglesia (f) cider sidra (f) cinema cine (m) coffee café (m) coke coca cola (f) day día (m) decaffeinated coffee café descafeinado (m) December diciembre Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 8 English Spanish Do you speak Spanish? (informal) ¿hablas español? do you understand? (formal) ¿entiende (usted)? do you understand? (informal) ¿entiendes? does anyone speak English? ¿hay alguien que hable inglés? English (language) inglés excuse me (please) por favor excuse me, where is the cathedral? por favor, ¿dónde está la catedral? far lejos February febrero follow seguir for me para mí for my friend para mi amigo French francés Friday viernes German alemán gin ginebra (f) go straight ahead siga todo recto go straight ahead (alternative) siga todo derecho health salud (f) hospital hospital (m) how can I help you? ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how do you pronounce this word? ¿cómo se pronuncia esta palabra? how do you say... in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice... en español? how is it written? / how do you spell it? ¿cómo se escribe? how? ¿cómo? I don't speak Spanish no hablo español I don't understand no entiendo I speak a little Spanish hablo un poco de español I speak Spanish hablo español I think so creo que sí I understand entiendo I want... quiero... interesting interesante is it far from here? ¿está lejos de aquí? is it near here? ¿está cerca de aquí? is the cathedral near here? ¿la catedral está cerca de aquí? is the museum far from here? ¿el museo está lejos de aquí? is there a ... near here? ¿hay... por aquí? Italian italiano I'm learning Spanish estoy aprendiendo español I'm Scottish (m/f) soy escocés / escocesa (m/f) I'm sorry lo siento Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 9 English Spanish I'm sorry, I don't understand lo siento, no entiendo January enero Japanese japonés juice zumo / jugo (m) July julio June junio learn aprender lemonade limonada (f) let's see... a ver... library biblioteca (f) liqueur coffee café carajillo (m) look mirar look mire main square plaza mayor (f) March marzo market mercado (m) May mayo milk leche (f) mineral water agua mineral (f) Monday lunes Monday, 15th of January, 2007 lunes, el quince de enero de dos mil siete month mes (m) museum museo (m) near cerca not a problem no hay problema November noviembre number número (m) October octubre of the / from the del (de + el) ok vale opposite / facing en frente de orange fanta (fizzy orange) fanta naranja (f) orange juice zumo / jugo de naranja (m) park parque (m) pharmacy / chemist's farmacia (f) pineapple juice zumo / jugo de piña (m) pisco (South American grape brandy) pisco (m) police station comisaría (f) port / harbour puerto (m) Portuguese portugués quite bastante Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 10 English Spanish red wine vino tinto (m) repeat repetir restaurant restaurante (m) rum ron (m) Russian ruso sangria (punch based on red wine) sangría (f) Saturday sábado Scottish (m/f) escocés / escocesa (m/f) season estación (f) September (can use either) setiembre / septiembre sherry jerez (m) shop tienda (f) shopping centre centro comercial (m) slowly despacio Spanish / 'Castillian' castellano sparkling con gas speak hablar spring primavera (f) stadium estadio (m) station estación (f) still sin gas summer verano (m) Sunday domingo Swedish sueco swimming pool piscina (f) tea té (m) tea with lemon té con limón tequila tequila (m) Thursday jueves tourist information office oficina de turismo (f) town ciudad (f) town hall ayuntamiento (m) Tuesday martes turn doblar turn girar turn (/twist) torcer turn left doble a la izquierda turn right doble a la derecha turn right / left (alternative) gira a la derecha / izquierda turn right / left (alternative) tuerza a la derecha / izquierda understand entender vodka vodka (m) Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 11 English Spanish water agua (f) (but EL agua) Wednesday miércoles week semana (f) well... bueno... where is it? ¿dónde está? where is the main square? ¿dónde está la plaza mayor? where is the museum? ¿dónde está el museo? where is...? ¿dónde está...? whisky güisqui (m) white coffee café con leche (m) white wine vino blanco (m) wine vino (m) winter invierno (m) you speak Spanish (formal) habla usted español you speak Spanish (informal) hablas español you understand (formal) entiende (usted) you understand (informal) entiendes half pint of beer caña (f) Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 11-15 Word list page 12

Lessons 16-20 Word list

These word lists should be used in conjunction with the lesson guides provided. In some cases, further explanations of the words and phrases used are given in the lesson notes. Please note that any full phrases which are given as questions will come at the end of the Spanish version of this word list as they begin with ¿ Spanish English a ver... let's see... alérgico / alérgica allergic alérgico a las nueces allergic to nuts baja en grasas low fat baja en sodio low sodium bocadillo (m) sandwich (Sp) bocadillo de jamón (m) ham sandwich buenísimo excellent caliente hot calor (m) heat carne (f) meat carne roja (f) red meat carta (f) menu carta en inglés (f) English menu cerrar close comer eat como I eat conocer know someone contar tell contigo with you copa (f) lit. a glass; here "a drink" cuéntame tell me cuéntame un poco so, tell me... demasiado... too... en la terraza ... on the terrace ensalada (f) salad esperar wait estamos listos para pedir we're ready to order estamos llenos we are full está... it is... Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 16-20 Word list page 1 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lessons 16-20 Word list Spanish English frío cold frío (m) coldness fuera ... outside fumar smoke guapo / guapa good-looking, pretty halal halal hambre (f) hunger hay que... you have to... / it is necessary to... he pedido ... I ordered... hemos cerrado we are closed invitar invite jamón (m) ham kosher kosher listo / lista ready lleno/a full marisco (m) shellfish más more me gustan tus ojos I like your eyes me suena mucho tu cara your face seems very familiar / I recognise you menú (m) menu (LAm) menú del día set menu menú en inglés (m) English menu (LAm) menú para los niños (m) children's menu mi vida my life no como carne ni pescado I don't eat meat or fish no como ningún producto animal I don't eat animal products no eres de aquí, ¿verdad? you're not from here, are you? no he pedido esto I didn't order this no tenemos mesas we don't have any tables otra cerveza another beer otra de lo mismo another of the same / same again otro / otra another otro café another coffee para cuatro personas for four people para mí lo mismo I'll have the same para mí lo mismo que ella I'll have the same as her para mí lo mismo que él I'll have the same as him pasar spend patatas fritas (f) chips (UK) / French fries pedir order pescado (m) fish Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 16-20 Word list page 2 Spanish English picante spicy plato (m) dish / plate practicar practise productos lácteos (m) dairy products pues well... quemado burnt queso (m) cheese quiero I want / I love quiero pasar toda mi vida contigo I want to spend all my life with you quiero practicar mi español I want to practise my Spanish quisiera una mesa... I'd like a table... quisiera... I would like ración de tortilla (f) portion of omelette recomendar recommend riquísimo excellent (lit. "very rich") sandwich (m) sandwich (LAm) satisfecho / satisfecha full (satisfied) sed (f) thirst silla (f) chair sillita para el bebé (f) baby chair soy diabético / diabética I'm diabetic soy vegano I'm vegan tardar take time te invito a... I'm inviting you for... te quiero I love you tengo calor I am hot tengo frío I am cold tengo hambre I am hungry tengo sed I am thirsty todo / toda all tomar take / have tomaré I will have... tortilla (f) Spanish omelette tráigame... bring me...! tráiganos bring us tráiganos... bring us...! un poco a little una ración de... a portion of... vale OK vegetariano / vegetariana vegetarian verdad (f) truth Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 16-20 Word list page 3 Spanish English vida (f) life ¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal! ¡que aproveche! enjoy your meal! ¡venga! come on! ¿cuál es la especialidad local? what is the local speciality? ¿estás acompañado/a? are you with someone? ¿estudias o trabajas? do you study or do you work? ¿fumadores o no fumadores? smoking or non-smoking? ¿hay... is there...? ¿me trae...? can you bring me...? ¿nos conocemos? do we know each other? ¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? can you bring us the bill, please? ¿nos trae más agua? can you bring us more water? ¿nos trae más pan? can you bring us more bread? ¿nos trae más vino? can you bring us more wine? ¿nos trae más...? can you bring us more...? ¿nos trae...? can you bring us...? ¿para cuántas personas? for how many people? ¿qué están comiendo? what are they eating? ¿qué hay? what is there? ¿qué lleva este plato? what does this dish contain? ¿qué lleva? what does it contain? ¿qué me recomienda? what do you recommend? ¿qué quieres tomar? what do you want? (inf) ¿qué tal estás? how are you? (same as ¿qué tal?) ¿quiere(n) algo más? do you want anything else? ¿se puede comer aquí? is it possible to eat here? ¿se puede...? can one...? is it possible to...? ¿tardará mucho nuestra comida? will our meal be much longer? ¿te importa si me siento aquí? do you mind if I sit here? ¿tiene una mesa para cuatro personas? do you have a table for four people? ¿tiene una mesa? do you have a table? ¿tienen comida... do you have ... food? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 16-20 Word list page 4 English Spanish a little un poco a portion of... una ración de... all todo / toda allergic alérgico / alérgica allergic to nuts alérgico a las nueces another otro / otra another beer otra cerveza another coffee otro café another of the same / same again otra de lo mismo are you with someone? ¿estás acompañado/a? baby chair sillita para el bebé (f) bring me...! tráigame... bring us tráiganos bring us...! tráiganos... burnt quemado can one...? is it possible to...? ¿se puede...? can you bring me...? ¿me trae...? can you bring us more bread? ¿nos trae más pan? can you bring us more water? ¿nos trae más agua? can you bring us more wine? ¿nos trae más vino? can you bring us more...? ¿nos trae más...? can you bring us the bill, please? ¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? can you bring us...? ¿nos trae...? chair silla (f) cheese queso (m) children's menu menú para los niños (m) chips (UK) / French fries patatas fritas (f) close cerrar cold frío coldness frío (m) come on! ¡venga! dairy products productos lácteos (m) dish / plate plato (m) do we know each other? ¿nos conocemos? do you have ... food? ¿tienen comida... do you have a table for four people? ¿tiene una mesa para cuatro personas? do you have a table? ¿tiene una mesa? do you mind if I sit here? ¿te importa si me siento aquí? do you study or do you work? ¿estudias o trabajas? do you want anything else? ¿quiere(n) algo más? eat comer Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 16-20 Word list page 5 English Spanish English menu carta en inglés (f) English menu (LAm) menú en inglés (m) enjoy your meal! ¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal! ¡que aproveche! excellent buenísimo excellent (lit. "very rich") riquísimo fish pescado (m) for four people para cuatro personas for how many people? ¿para cuántas personas? full lleno/a full (satisfied) satisfecho / satisfecha glass; can also mean "a drink" copa (f) good-looking, pretty guapo / guapa halal halal ham jamón (m) ham sandwich bocadillo de jamón (m) heat calor (m) hot caliente how are you? (same as ¿qué tal?) ¿qué tal estás? hunger hambre (f) I am cold tengo frío I am hot tengo calor I am hungry tengo hambre I am thirsty tengo sed I didn't order this no he pedido esto I don't eat animal products no como ningún producto animal I don't eat meat or fish no como carne ni pescado I eat como I like your eyes me gustan tus ojos I love you te quiero I ordered... he pedido ... I want / I love quiero I want to practise my Spanish quiero practicar mi español I want to spend all my life with you quiero pasar toda mi vida contigo I will have... tomaré I would like quisiera... invite invitar is it possible to eat here? ¿se puede comer aquí? is there...? ¿hay... it is... está... I'd like a table... quisiera una mesa... I'll have the same para mí lo mismo Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 16-20 Word list page 6 English Spanish I'll have the same as her para mí lo mismo que ella I'll have the same as him para mí lo mismo que él I'm diabetic soy diabético / diabética I'm inviting you for... te invito a... I'm vegan soy vegano know someone conocer kosher kosher let's see... a ver... life vida (f) low fat baja en grasas low sodium baja en sodio meat carne (f) menu carta (f) menu (LAm) menú (m) more más my life mi vida OK vale on the terrace en la terraza order pedir outside fuera portion of omelette ración de tortilla (f) practise practicar ready listo / lista recommend recomendar red meat carne roja (f) salad ensalada (f) sandwich (LAm) sandwich (m) sandwich (Sp) bocadillo (m) set menu menú del día shellfish marisco (m) smoke fumar smoking or non-smoking? ¿fumadores o no fumadores? so, tell me... cuéntame un poco Spanish omelette tortilla (f) spend pasar spicy picante take / have tomar take time tardar tell contar tell me cuéntame thirst sed (f) too... demasiado... Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 16-20 Word list page 7 English Spanish truth verdad (f) vegetarian vegetariano / vegetariana wait esperar we are closed hemos cerrado we are full estamos llenos we don't have any tables no tenemos mesas well... pues we're ready to order estamos listos para pedir what are they eating? ¿qué están comiendo? what do you recommend? ¿qué me recomienda? what do you want? (inf) ¿qué quieres tomar? what does it contain? ¿qué lleva? what does this dish contain? ¿qué lleva este plato? what is the local speciality? ¿cuál es la especialidad local? what is there? ¿qué hay? will our meal be much longer? ¿tardará mucho nuestra comida? with you contigo you have to... / it is necessary to... hay que... your face seems very familiar / I recognise you me suena mucho tu cara you're not from here, are you? no eres de aquí, ¿verdad? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 16-20 Word list page 8

Lessons 26-30 Word list

These word lists should be used in conjunction with the lesson guides provided. In some cases, further explanations of the words and phrases used are given in the lesson notes. Please note that any full phrases which are given as questions will come at the end of the Spanish version of this word list as they begin with ¿ Spanish English abanico (m) fan además de + infinitive as well as... / in addition to... antes de + infinitive before doing something artículos de cuero (m, pl) leather goods boca (f) mouth brazo (m) arm cabeza (f) head cajero (automático) (m) cash machine / ATM cambiar change cheque de viaje (m) a travelers' cheque cheque de viajero (m) travelers' cheque (alternative) ciudad (f) town / city cobrar cash cobrar un cheque cash a cheque codo (m) elbow comprimido (m) tablet concretamente exactly / precisely congelados frozen food cosita (f) little thing crema (f) cream cuello (m) neck cuenta (f) account / bill dedo (m) finger deme give me desde bien niño from a very early age después de + infinitive after doing something diarrea (f) diarrhoea dime una cosa tell me something dinero (m) money dolor (m) pain Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 26-30 Word list page 1 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lessons 26-30 Word list Spanish English dolor de cabeza (m) headache dolor de estómago (m) stomach ache dormir sleep dos veces al día twice daily el cajero se ha tragado mi tarjeta the ATM has swallowed my card el deporte más importante the most important sport el fútbol es el deporte más importante en España football is the most important sport in Spain el libro más interesante the most interesting book es demasiado caro it's too expensive es la primera vez que hemos venido a Escocia this is our first time in Scotland es muy caro it's very expensive escuela (f) school eso es todo that's all espalda (f) back esta this (feminine) esta pulsera this bracelet estará bien it will be good este this (masculine) este bolso this bag esto this (general) estoy embarazada I'm pregnant estoy enfermo/a I'm ill estómago (m) stomach firmar sign firmo I sign frutas y verduras fruit and vegetables gafas de sol (f, pl) sunglasses ganar win gane quien gane whoever wins garganta (f) throat gramo (m) gramme hombro (m) shoulder igual all the same igual que en el Reino Unido the same as the UK infección (f) infection jamón (m) ham jamón serrano (m) serrano ham, cured Spanish ham la casa más vieja the oldest house lo pasaremos bien we'll have a good time lo siento I'm sorry Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 26-30 Word list page 2 Spanish English loncha (f) slice los jóvenes suelen jugar... young people tend to play... luego then mareado/a dizzy, queasy más more más o menos more or less me duele aquí I'm sore here / it hurts here me duele la cabeza my head hurts / I have a sore head me duele la garganta my throat hurts / I have a sore throat me duele la oreja my ear hurts / I have a sore ear me duele... (to me) it hurts... me duelen las orejas my ears hurt / I have sore ears me duelen las piernas my legs hurt / my legs are sore me lo llevo I'll take it medio kilo de half a kilo of menos less muñeca (f) wrist nariz (f) nose necesita firmar aquí you need to sign here necesita poner esta crema you need to put on this cream necesita terminar el tratamiento you must finish the course (antibiotics) necesita tomar esto you need to take this necesita tomar estos comprimidos you need to take these tablets necesito cambiar dinero I need to change money necesito darle una inyección I need to give you an injection no es nada grave it's nothing serious no estoy bien I'm not well no lo tengo muy claro I'm not sure, lit. "I don't have it very clear" no me siento bien I'm not feeling well no me siento bien - estoy enfermo/a I don't feel well - I'm ill no puedo ... I cannot ... no puedo mover ... I can't move... no puedo mover la rodilla I can't move my knee ojo (m) eye oreja (f) ear organizar organise / arrange país (m) country paraguas (m) umbrella partido (m) match pasarlo bien have a good time Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 26-30 Word list page 3 Spanish English pequeño/a small pero bueno but anyway... pica mucho it itches a lot / it's very itchy pie (m) foot pierna (f) leg píldora (f) pill poder conocer be able to get to know póngame give me productos lácteos dairy provincia (f) province, area quemadura de sol (f) sunburn queso (m) cheese quiero cambiar dinero I want to change money quiero organizar una transferencia I'd like to arrange a transfer quisiera cambiar dinero I would like to change money respirar breath rodilla (f) knee sacar take out saldo (m) balance sarpullido (m) rash siempre always situación (f) situation tarjeta de crédito (f) credit card tengo alergia a I'm allergic to ... tengo alergia a la penicilina I'm allergic to penicillin tengo alergia a los antibióticos I'm allergic to antibiotics tengo alergia al polen I have hay fever tengo el tobillo hinchado my ankle is swollen tengo fiebre I have a temperature / fever tiene que ir al hospital you need to go to hospital tobillo (m) ankle todos los sitios everywhere tos (f) cough tragarse swallow transferencia (f) transfer trescientos gramos de ... three hundred grammes of ... trozo (m) piece un clima diferente al nuestro a climate different to ours un dolar, dos dólares one dollar, two dollars un kilo de a kilo of un poco de a little of Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 26-30 Word list page 4 Spanish English un poco más a little more un poco menos a little less una libra, dos libras one pound, two pounds una vez one time / once va a haber there is going to be vale así that's enough; that's the right amount venimos de... we come from... ¡hombre! a common exclamation - difficult to translate (literally, "man") ¡ya! lit. already; "perfect" ¿crees...? do you think / believe...? ¿cuántas veces al día? how many times a day? ¿cuánto quiere cambiar? how much do you want to change? ¿cuánto? how much? ¿dónde está la sección de ... ? where is the ... section? ¿dónde firmo? where do I sign? ¿dónde le duele? where does it hurt (you)? (formal) ¿dónde te duele? where does it hurt (you)? (informal) ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? ¿en qué puedo servirle? how can I help you? ¿es algo grave? is it serious? ¿es la primera vez que estáis aquí en Escocia? is it your first time here in Scotland? (informal) ¿es la primera vez que están aquí en Escocia? is it your first time here in Scotland? (formal / LAm) ¿puedo comprar ... aquí? can I buy ... here? ¿puedo probarlo? can I try it? ¿puedo sacar dinero con mi tarjeta de crédito? can I take out money with my credit card? ¿qué es eso? what is that? ¿quién va a ganar? who is going to win? ¿se puede ...? can one...? ¿se puede cambiar dinero aquí? can one change money here? ¿tiene algo más barato? do you have something cheaper? ¿tiene algo para ....? do you have something for ...? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 26-30 Word list page 5 English Spanish a climate different to ours un clima diferente al nuestro a common exclamation - difficult to translate (literally, "man") ¡hombre! a kilo of un kilo de a little less un poco menos a little more un poco más a little of un poco de account / bill cuenta (f) after doing something después de + infinitive all the same igual already ¡ya! always siempre ankle tobillo (m) arm brazo (m) as well as... / in addition to... además de + infinitive back espalda (f) balance saldo (m) be able to get to know poder conocer before doing something antes de + infinitive breath respirar but anyway... pero bueno can I buy ... here? ¿puedo comprar ... aquí? can I take out money with my credit card? ¿puedo sacar dinero con mi tarjeta de crédito? can I try it? ¿puedo probarlo? can one change money here? ¿se puede cambiar dinero aquí? can one...? ¿se puede ...? cash cobrar cash a cheque cobrar un cheque cash machine / ATM cajero (automático) (m) change cambiar cheese queso (m) cough tos (f) country país (m) cream crema (f) credit card tarjeta de crédito (f) dairy productos lácteos diarrhoea diarrea (f) dizzy, queasy mareado/a do you have something cheaper? ¿tiene algo más barato? do you have something for ...? ¿tiene algo para ....? do you think / believe...? ¿crees...? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 26-30 Word list page 6 English Spanish ear oreja (f) elbow codo (m) everywhere todos los sitios exactly / precisely concretamente eye ojo (m) fan abanico (m) finger dedo (m) foot pie (m) football is the most important sport in Spain el fútbol es el deporte más importante en España from a very early age desde bien niño frozen food congelados fruit and vegetables frutas y verduras give me deme give me póngame gramme gramo (m) half a kilo of medio kilo de ham jamón (m) have a good time pasarlo bien head cabeza (f) headache dolor de cabeza (m) how can I help you? ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? ¿en qué puedo servirle? how many times a day? ¿cuántas veces al día? how much do you want to change? ¿cuánto quiere cambiar? how much? ¿cuánto? I cannot ... no puedo ... I can't move my knee no puedo mover la rodilla I can't move... no puedo mover ... I don't feel well - I'm ill no me siento bien - estoy enfermo/a I have a temperature / fever tengo fiebre I have hay fever tengo alergia al polen I need to change money necesito cambiar dinero I need to give you an injection necesito darle una inyección I sign firmo I want to change money quiero cambiar dinero I would like to change money quisiera cambiar dinero infection infección (f) is it serious? ¿es algo grave? is it your first time here in Scotland? (formal / LAm) ¿es la primera vez que están aquí en Escocia? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 26-30 Word list page 7 English Spanish is it your first time here in Scotland? (informal) ¿es la primera vez que estáis aquí en Escocia? it hurts... (lit. "to me it hurts") me duele... it itches a lot / it's very itchy pica mucho it will be good estará bien it's nothing serious no es nada grave it's too expensive es demasiado caro it's very expensive es muy caro I'd like to arrange a transfer quiero organizar una transferencia I'll take it me lo llevo I'm allergic to ... tengo alergia a I'm allergic to antibiotics tengo alergia a los antibióticos I'm allergic to penicillin tengo alergia a la penicilina I'm ill estoy enfermo/a I'm not feeling well no me siento bien I'm not sure, lit. "I don't have it very clear" no lo tengo muy claro I'm not well no estoy bien I'm pregnant estoy embarazada I'm sore here / it hurts here me duele aquí I'm sorry lo siento knee rodilla (f) leather goods artículos de cuero (m, pl) leg pierna (f) less menos little thing cosita (f) match partido (m) money dinero (m) more más more or less más o menos mouth boca (f) my ankle is swollen tengo el tobillo hinchado my ear hurts / I have a sore ear me duele la oreja my ears hurt / I have sore ears me duelen las orejas my head hurts / I have a sore head me duele la cabeza my legs hurt / my legs are sore me duelen las piernas my throat hurts / I have a sore throat me duele la garganta neck cuello (m) nose nariz (f) one dollar, two dollars un dolar, dos dólares one pound, two pounds una libra, dos libras one time / once una vez organise / arrange organizar Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 26-30 Word list page 8 English Spanish pain dolor (m) piece trozo (m) pill píldora (f) province, area provincia (f) rash sarpullido (m) school escuela (f) serrano ham, cured Spanish ham jamón serrano (m) shoulder hombro (m) sign firmar situation situación (f) sleep dormir slice loncha (f) small pequeño/a stomach estómago (m) stomach ache dolor de estómago (m) sunburn quemadura de sol (f) sunglasses gafas de sol (f, pl) swallow tragarse tablet comprimido (m) take out sacar tell me something dime una cosa that's all eso es todo that's enough; that's the right amount vale así the ATM has swallowed my card el cajero se ha tragado mi tarjeta the most important sport el deporte más importante the most interesting book el libro más interesante the oldest house la casa más vieja the same as the UK igual que en el Reino Unido then luego there is going to be va a haber this (feminine) esta this (general) esto this (masculine) este this bag este bolso this bracelet esta pulsera this is our first time in Scotland es la primera vez que hemos venido a Escocia three hundred grammes of ... trescientos gramos de ... throat garganta (f) town / city ciudad (f) transfer transferencia (f) travelers' cheque cheque de viaje (m) Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 26-30 Word list page 9 English Spanish travelers' cheque (alternative) cheque de viajero (m) twice daily dos veces al día umbrella paraguas (m) we come from... venimos de... we'll have a good time lo pasaremos bien what is that? ¿qué es eso? where do I sign? ¿dónde firmo? where does it hurt (you)? (formal) ¿dónde le duele? where does it hurt (you)? (informal) ¿dónde te duele? where is the ... section? ¿dónde está la sección de ... ? who is going to win? ¿quién va a ganar? whoever wins gane quien gane win ganar wrist muñeca (f) you must finish the course (antibiotics) necesita terminar el tratamiento you need to go to hospital tiene que ir al hospital you need to put on this cream necesita poner esta crema you need to sign here necesita firmar aquí you need to take these tablets necesita tomar estos comprimidos you need to take this necesita tomar esto young people tend to play... los jóvenes suelen jugar... Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 26-30 Word list page 10

Lessons 21-25 Word list

These word lists should be used in conjunction with the lesson guides provided. In some cases, further explanations of the words and phrases used are given in the lesson notes. Please note that any full phrases which are given as questions will come at the end of the Spanish version of this word list as they begin with ¿ Spanish English abrir open acampar camp acceder access acceder internet access the internet agua caliente (m) hot water aire acondicionado (m) air conditioning apellido (m) surname aquí tiene here you are arroba @ (at) baño (m) bath barra (f) slash bolsa (f) bag café (m) coffee camisa (f) shirt camiseta (f) t-shirt camping (m) campsite caravana (f) caravan caro / cara expensive carpa (f) tent (LAm) con cama de matrimonio lit. "with marriage bed" = double room con cama matrimonial lit. "with marraige bed" = double room con dos camas lit. "with two beds" = twin room con... with... cuarto (m) room (LAm) cubos de la basura (m, pl) bins / waste disposal area dejar leave demasiado too DNI (m) ID documento nacional de identificación (m) national identification document dos puntos colon Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 21-25 Word list page 1 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lessons 21-25 Word list Spanish English ducha (f) shower duchas (f, pl) showers / shower block el desayuno se sirve de las siete a las diez breakfast is served from 7 until 10 encender switch on envolver wrap es demasiado grande it is too big es demasiado pequeño it is too small esta habitación this room estoy buscando ... I'm looking for... estoy mirando I am looking falda (f) skirt funciona it works funcionar work / function guión (m) hyphen guión bajo / subraya underscore habitación doble (f) double room habitación f) room habitación individual (f) single room hace buen tiempo it's nice weather hace calor it's warm hace frío it's cold hace mal tiempo it's bad weather hace sol it's sunny hace viento it's windy hacer do / make hay niebla there's fog / it's foggy hay un problema there is a problem hay una tormenta there's (currently) a storm hoy today huele (mal) it smells (bad) ir de compras go shopping jabón (m) soap jersey (m) jumper la habitación es pequeña the room is small la habitación está sucia the room is dirty leche (f) milk limpio / limpia clean llover rain llueve it's raining luz (f) light mañana tomorrow Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 21-25 Word list page 2 Spanish English me gusta I like it me lo llevo I'll take it me queda bien it fits me mi dirección de correo electrónico es... my email (address) is... mi email es... my email (address) is... mirar look nevar snow nieva it's snowing no estoy seguro/a I am not sure no funciona it doesn't work no hay... there isn't... / there aren't... no me gusta I don't like it no me queda bien it doesn't fit me no puedo... I can't... no tengo reserva I don't have a reservation no tiene ducha doesn't have a shower nombre (m) name oler smell pan (m) bread papel higiénico (m) toilet paper / toilet tissue para dos noches for two nights para dos semanas for two weeks para una noche for one night para una semana for one week pasaporte (m) passport pequeño / pequeña small piscina (f) swimming pool por noche / por semana per night / per week por persona per person probadores (m, pl) fitting rooms problema (m) problem pronóstico (m) weather forecast punto (m) full-stop / period Qué tiempo más asqueroso! what horrendous weather! quiero comprar esto I want to buy this quiero... I want... quisiera... I would like... recibo (m) receipt reserva (f) reservation ruidoso / ruidosa noisy servicios (m,pl) toilets / toilet block Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 21-25 Word list page 3 Spanish English sólo estoy mirando I am just looking su pasaporte your passport sucio / sucia dirty supermercado (m) supermarket tarjeta de crédito (f) credit card televisión (f) television tenemos una reserva we have a reservation tenga here you are tengo que pensarlo I have to think about it tengo una reserva I have a reservation tiempo (m) weather (also: time) tienda (f) tent toalla (f) towel tormenta (f) storm un par de pantalones a pair of trousers un par de sandallas a pair of sandals un par de zapatos a pair of shoes va a + infinitive it's going to... va a haber una tormenta there's going to be a storm va a hacer buen tiempo it's going to be good weather va a llover it's going to rain va a nevar it's going to snow ventana (f) window vistas a la montaña (f) mountain view vistas al mar (f) sea view voy a ... I'm going to ... voy a cantar I'm going to sing voy a comer I'm going to eat vuelvo más tarde I'll come back later ¡Qué tiempo más bueno! what good weather! ¡Qué tiempo más malo! what bad weather! ¡Qué tiempo más precioso! what beautiful weather! ¿a qué hora se sirve el desayuno? when is breakfast served? ¿a qué hora tengo que dejar la habitación? when do I have to check out? ¿cómo se deletrea...? how do you spell...? ¿cómo se escribe...? how do you spell...? ¿cómo se escribe? how is it written / spelled? ¿cuál es el pronóstico para hoy? what's the forecast for today? ¿cuál es el pronóstico para mañana? what's the forecast for tomorrow? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 21-25 Word list page 4 Spanish English ¿cuál es el pronóstico? what's the forecast? ¿cuánto cuesta? how much does it cost? ¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it? ¿cuánto cuestan? how much are they? ¿dónde está...? where is...? ¿dónde están los probadores? where are the fitting rooms? ¿dónde se puede comprar...? where can one buy...? ¿en nombre de quién? in which name? ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? ¿es para un regalo? is it for a present? ¿está incluido el desayuno? is breakfast included? ¿hay un camping por aquí? is there a campsite around here? ¿lo quiere? / ¿la quiere? do you want it? ¿me da la llave para la habitación número 115, por favor? can you give me the key for room 115, please? ¿me da...? will you give me...? ¿me puede dar ... ? can you give me ... ? ¿me puede dar otra manta? can you give me another blanket? ¿me puede pedir un taxi? can you order me a taxi? ¿para cuántas noches? for how many nights? ¿puede envolverlo, por favor? can you wrap it, please? ¿puedo cargar esto a mi habitación? can I charge this to my room? ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito? can I pay with a credit card? ¿puedo probarme esto? can I try this on? ¿puedo ver la habitación? can I see the room? ¿puedo ver su pasaporte? can I see your passport? ¿qué tiempo hace? what is the weather like? ¿qué tiempo va a hacer mañana? what's the weather going to be like tomorrow? ¿se puede acampar aquí? can one camp here? ¿se puede alquilar una toalla? can one hire a towel? ¿se puede beber el agua? can one drink the water? ¿tengo que dejar la llave en la recepción? do I have to leave the key in reception? ¿tiene...? do you have...? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 21-25 Word list page 5 English Spanish @ (at) arroba access acceder access the internet acceder internet air conditioning aire acondicionado (m) bag bolsa (f) bath baño (m) bins / waste disposal area cubos de la basura (m, pl) bread pan (m) breakfast is served from 7 until 10 el desayuno se sirve de las siete a las diez camp acampar campsite camping (m) can I charge this to my room? ¿puedo cargar esto a mi habitación? can I pay with a credit card? ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito? can I see the room? ¿puedo ver la habitación? can I see your passport? ¿puedo ver su pasaporte? can I try this on? ¿puedo probarme esto? can one camp here? ¿se puede acampar aquí? can one drink the water? ¿se puede beber el agua? can one hire a towel? ¿se puede alquilar una toalla? can you give me ... ? ¿me puede dar ... ? can you give me another blanket? ¿me puede dar otra manta? can you give me the key for room 115, please? ¿me da la llave para la habitación número 115, por favor? can you order me a taxi? ¿me puede pedir un taxi? can you wrap it, please? ¿puede envolverlo, por favor? caravan caravana (f) clean limpio / limpia coffee café (m) colon dos puntos credit card tarjeta de crédito (f) dirty sucio / sucia do / make hacer do I have to leave the key in reception? ¿tengo que dejar la llave en la recepción? do you have...? ¿tiene...? do you want it? ¿lo quiere? / ¿la quiere? doesn't have a shower no tiene ducha double room habitación doble (f) double room, lit. "with marraige bed" con cama matrimonial double room, lit. "with marriage bed" con cama de matrimonio Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 21-25 Word list page 6 English Spanish expensive caro / cara fitting rooms probadores (m, pl) for how many nights? ¿para cuántas noches? for one night para una noche for one week para una semana for two nights para dos noches for two weeks para dos semanas full-stop / period punto (m) go shopping ir de compras here you are aquí tiene here you are tenga hot water agua caliente (m) how can I help you? ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how do you spell...? ¿cómo se deletrea...? how do you spell...? ¿cómo se escribe...? how is it written / spelled? ¿cómo se escribe? how much are they? ¿cuánto cuestan? how much does it cost? ¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? hyphen guión (m) I am just looking sólo estoy mirando I am looking estoy mirando I am not sure no estoy seguro/a I can't... no puedo... I don't have a reservation no tengo reserva I don't like it no me gusta I have a reservation tengo una reserva I have to think about it tengo que pensarlo I like it me gusta I want to buy this quiero comprar esto I want... quiero... I would like... quisiera... ID DNI (m) in which name? ¿en nombre de quién? is breakfast included? ¿está incluido el desayuno? is it for a present? ¿es para un regalo? is there a campsite around here? ¿hay un camping por aquí? it doesn't fit me no me queda bien it doesn't work no funciona it fits me me queda bien it is too big es demasiado grande Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 21-25 Word list page 7 English Spanish it is too small es demasiado pequeño it smells (bad) huele (mal) it works funciona it's bad weather hace mal tiempo it's cold hace frío it's going to be good weather va a hacer buen tiempo it's going to rain va a llover it's going to snow va a nevar it's going to... va a + infinitive it's nice weather hace buen tiempo it's raining llueve it's snowing nieva it's sunny hace sol it's warm hace calor it's windy hace viento I'll come back later vuelvo más tarde I'll take it me lo llevo I'm going to ... voy a ... I'm going to eat voy a comer I'm going to sing voy a cantar I'm looking for... estoy buscando ... jumper jersey (m) leave dejar light luz (f) look mirar milk leche (f) mountain view vistas a la montaña (f) my email (address) is... mi dirección de correo electrónico es... my email (address) is... mi email es... name nombre (m) national identification document documento nacional de identificación (m) noisy ruidoso / ruidosa open abrir pair of sandals un par de sandallas pair of shoes un par de zapatos pair of trousers un par de pantalones passport pasaporte (m) per night / per week por noche / por semana per person por persona problem problema (m) Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 21-25 Word list page 8 English Spanish rain llover receipt recibo (m) reservation reserva (f) room habitación f) room (LAm) cuarto (m) sea view vistas al mar (f) shirt camisa (f) shower ducha (f) showers / shower block duchas (f, pl) single room habitación individual (f) skirt falda (f) slash barra (f) small pequeño / pequeña smell oler snow nevar soap jabón (m) storm tormenta (f) supermarket supermercado (m) surname apellido (m) swimming pool piscina (f) switch on encender t-shirt camiseta (f) television televisión (f) tent tienda (f) tent (LAm) carpa (f) the room is dirty la habitación está sucia the room is small la habitación es pequeña there is a problem hay un problema there isn't... / there aren't... no hay... there's (currently) a storm hay una tormenta there's fog / it's foggy hay niebla there's going to be a storm va a haber una tormenta this room esta habitación today hoy toilet paper / toilet tissue papel higiénico (m) toilets / toilet block servicios (m,pl) tomorrow mañana too demasiado towel toalla (f) twin room, lit. "with two beds" con dos camas underscore guión bajo / subraya we have a reservation tenemos una reserva Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 21-25 Word list page 9 English Spanish weather (also: time) tiempo (m) weather forecast pronóstico (m) what bad weather! ¡Qué tiempo más malo! what beautiful weather! ¡Qué tiempo más precioso! what good weather! ¡Qué tiempo más bueno! what horrendous weather! Qué tiempo más asqueroso! what is the weather like? ¿qué tiempo hace? what's the forecast for today? ¿cuál es el pronóstico para hoy? what's the forecast for tomorrow? ¿cuál es el pronóstico para mañana? what's the forecast? ¿cuál es el pronóstico? what's the weather going to be like tomorrow? ¿qué tiempo va a hacer mañana? when do I have to check out? ¿a qué hora tengo que dejar la habitación? when is breakfast served? ¿a qué hora se sirve el desayuno? where are the fitting rooms? ¿dónde están los probadores? where can one buy...? ¿dónde se puede comprar...? where is...? ¿dónde está...? will you give me...? ¿me da...? window ventana (f) with... con... work / function funcionar wrap envolver your passport su pasaporte Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 21-25 Word list page 10

Lessons 1-5 Word list

These word lists should be used in conjunction with the lesson guides provided. In some cases, further explanations of the words and phrases used are given in the lesson notes. Please note that any full phrases which are given as questions will come at the end of the Spanish version of this word list as they begin with ¿ Spanish English abuela (f) grandmother abuelo (m) grandfather adiós goodbye ahora now Alemania (f) Germany amiga (f) friend (f) amigo (m) friend (m) apellido (m) surname aquí here así así so so Australia (f) Australia bien well buenas noches good evening (arriving), good night (departing) buenas tardes good afternoon (also early evening) buenos días good morning Canadá (m) Canada chao bye (informal) - from Italian ciao China (f) China Dios (m) God encantado / encantada pleased to meet you Escocia (f) Scotland España (f) Spain estupendo great, brilliant ésta es... this is... (f) éste es... this is... (m) fatal awful fenomenal great, brilliant Francia (f) France Gales (m) / País de Gales (m) Wales genial great gracias thank you Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 1-5 Word list page 1 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lessons 1-5 Word list Spanish English hasta la próxima until the next time hasta la semana que viene until next week hasta luego see you later hasta mañana see you tomorrow hasta otra until another time hasta pronto see you soon hermana (f) sister hermano (m) brother hija (f) daughter hijo (m) son hola hello Holanda (f) Holland / the Netherlands Inglaterra (f) England Irlanda (f) Ireland Italia (f) Italy Japón (m) Japan llamarse to be called (lit. "to call oneself") los Estados Unidos (m) the United States los Países Bajos (m) the Netherlands / Holland madre (f) mother marido (m) husband me llamo... my name is... / I'm called... mi hermano my brother mi marido my husband mi padre my father mi... my... mucho gusto pleased to meet you (phrase stays same for male & female) mujer (f) wife / woman muy bien very well no no no me llamo... I am not called... no me puedo quejar I can't complain no soy de aquí I am not from here no soy... I am not... no, no soy de Barcelona no, I'm not from Barcelona nos vemos see you (lit. "we'll see each other") Nueva Zelanda (f) New Zealand padre (m) father país (m) country pero but Portugal (m) Portugal Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 1-5 Word list page 2 Spanish English prima (f) cousin (f) primo (m) cousin (m) quejar complain regular not so great / OK se llama... it is called... se llama... he / she is called... ser to be sin novedades nothing new sí yes soy de aquí I am from here soy de Londres I'm from London soy de Madrid I'm from Madrid soy de... I'm from... Suiza (f) Switzerland también also, too te presento a... let me introduce you to... (informal) tía (f) aunt tío (m) uncle ver to see vivir live vivo en un piso I live in flat vivo en un pueblo I live in a village vivo en una casa I live in a house vivo en una ciudad I live in a city / large town vivo en... I live in... yo I ¿cómo se llama usted? what is your name? (formal) ¿cómo te llamas? what is your name? (informal) ¿de dónde eres? where are you from? (informal) ¿de dónde es usted? where are you from? (formal) ¿Dónde vive usted? where do you live (formal) ¿Dónde vives? where do you live? (informal) ¿eres de aquí? are you from here? (informal) ¿eres de España? are you from Spain? (informal) ¿es usted de aquí? are you from here? (formal) ¿es usted de Madrid? are you from Madrid? (formal) ¿qué hay? how's it going? ¿qué pasa? what's up? ¿qué tal? how are you? ¿y tú? and you? ¿y usted? and you? (formal) Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 1-5 Word list page 3 English Spanish also, too también and you? ¿y tú? and you? (formal) ¿y usted? are you from here? (formal) ¿es usted de aquí? are you from here? (informal) ¿eres de aquí? are you from Madrid? (formal) ¿es usted de Madrid? are you from Spain? (informal) ¿eres de España? aunt tía (f) Australia Australia (f) awful fatal brother hermano (m) but pero bye (informal) - from Italian ciao chao Canada Canadá (m) China China (f) complain quejar country país (m) cousin (f) prima (f) cousin (m) primo (m) daughter hija (f) England Inglaterra (f) father padre (m) France Francia (f) friend (f) amiga (f) friend (m) amigo (m) Germany Alemania (f) God Dios (m) good afternoon (also early evening) buenas tardes good evening (arriving), good night (departing) buenas noches good morning buenos días goodbye adiós grandfather abuelo (m) grandmother abuela (f) great genial great, brilliant estupendo great, brilliant fenomenal he / she is called... se llama... hello hola here aquí Holland / the Netherlands Holanda (f) how are you? ¿qué tal? how's it going? ¿qué hay? Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 1-5 Word list page 4 English Spanish husband marido (m) I yo I am from here soy de aquí I am not called... no me llamo... I am not from here no soy de aquí I am not... no soy... I can't complain no me puedo quejar I live in a city / large town vivo en una ciudad I live in a house vivo en una casa I live in a village vivo en un pueblo I live in flat vivo en un piso I live in... vivo en... Ireland Irlanda (f) it is called... se llama... Italy Italia (f) I'm from London soy de Londres I'm from Madrid soy de Madrid I'm from... soy de... Japan Japón (m) let me introduce you to... (informal) te presento a... live vivir mother madre (f) my brother mi hermano my father mi padre my husband mi marido my name is... / I'm called... me llamo... my... mi... New Zealand Nueva Zelanda (f) no no no, I'm not from Barcelona no, no soy de Barcelona not so great / OK regular nothing new sin novedades now ahora pleased to meet you encantado / encantada pleased to meet you (phrase stays same for male & female) mucho gusto Portugal Portugal (m) Scotland Escocia (f) see you (lit. "we'll see each other") nos vemos see you later hasta luego see you soon hasta pronto see you tomorrow hasta mañana Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 1-5 Word list page 5 English Spanish sister hermana (f) so so así así son hijo (m) Spain España (f) surname apellido (m) Switzerland Suiza (f) thank you gracias the Netherlands / Holland los Países Bajos (m) the United States los Estados Unidos (m) this is... (f) ésta es... this is... (m) éste es... to be ser to be called (lit. "to call oneself") llamarse to see ver uncle tío (m) until another time hasta otra until next week hasta la semana que viene until the next time hasta la próxima very well muy bien Wales Gales (m) / País de Gales (m) well bien what is your name? (formal) ¿cómo se llama usted? what is your name? (informal) ¿cómo te llamas? what's up? ¿qué pasa? where are you from? (formal) ¿de dónde es usted? where are you from? (informal) ¿de dónde eres? where do you live (formal) ¿Dónde vive usted? where do you live? (informal) ¿Dónde vives? wife / woman mujer (f) yes sí yes, I'm from Barcelona sí, soy de Barcelona Coffee Break Spanish: Lessons 1-5 Word list page 6

Lesson 39

Una entrevista Lesson 39 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. This week's lesson features a recording of a conversation between Mark and Bea, a Spanish student Mark and Kara met while in Santiago de la Ribera. This is the first of two episodes dealing with languages and language-learning: in lesson 40 we'll hear about the very interesting linguistic situation in Spain. A transcript of the dialogue is provided below and you can find further explanations of the language covered overleaf. The dialogue-only mp3 files are listed on the members' page of the website or in the podcast feed. In this dialogue the roles are as follows: A: Mark B: Bea Dialogue A Bueno, estoy aquí en San Pedro del Pinatar, y estoy con... B Bea. A Hola, Bea. ¿Qué tal? B Muy bien. A Y dime, Bea. Tú eres española. ¿Dónde vives? B En Murcia. A Y ¿estudias o trabajas? B Estudio. A ¿Qué estudias? B Estudio ciencias empresariales en la Universidad de Murcia. A Y ¿te gusta? B Sí. A Y ¿hablas inglés? B Muy poco A ¿Se tiene que estudiar inglés en tu carrera? B No, sólo si la eliges. A Y ¿mucha gente la elige? B Yo sí. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 39 page 1 In this edition: shopping for postcards and for shoes September 4th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 39 Notes Dialogue A Entonces ¿desde hace cuánto tiempo estudias inglés? B He estudiado sólo un año. A ¿Y no lo has estudiado en el colegio? B Bueno sí, en el colegio y en el instituto. A Y en total, entonces, ¿cuántos años? B Cuatro. A Y ¿piensas tú que, después de cuatro años, se puede hablar muy fácilmente otro idioma? B No, porque no lo practico mucho. A ¿Vienen muchos turistas aquí, a esta zona? B Sí, porque hay playa, hay mucha fiesta. A Y entonces ¿no puedes practicar tu inglés con los ingleses, o los británicos o los americanos que vienen? B Sí... The language notes which follow will explain any new vocabulary or constructions contained in the conversation. However, you should try to listen to the conversation a few times before studying the explanations below. Language Notes estoy aquí... / estoy con... I'm here... / I'm with... estar is used in both situations: Mark is talking about location and it's a temporary situation Bea short for Beatriz ¿dónde vives? where do you live? Note the informal tú form dime tell me the informal version of dígame ¿estudias o trabajas? do you study or work? A very common question - almost a standard "chat-up" line! las ciencias empresariales lit. "business sciences" a catch-all term for economics, business studies, marketing, etc. ¿te gusta? do you like it? Note that Mark could equally have said ¿te gustan? here, referring to ciencias empresariales, because they're plural. However, the question was referring more to "studying business science at Murcia University" in general. muy poco very little ¿se tiene que...? does one have to...? una carrera lit. "a career" The word carrera is often used when referring to a university career. A possible translation would be "in your line of study". sólo only Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 39 page 2 Language Notes si la eliges if you choose it This is a little tricky. You may be wondering why the word la is used. Mark previously referred to el inglés, using the masculine noun inglés. It would therefore make more sense to say ...si lo eliges. However, in this situation, Bea is referring to la asignatura, the word for "subject", hence the use of la for "it". mucha gente lots of people Note that la gente, meaning "people", is actually a singular concept. La gente habla español: people speak Spanish. In English "people" takes a a plural verb, but in Spanish it takes a singular verb. yo sí in this context: "I did" ¿desde hace cuánto tiempo...? for how long... As we've mentioned before, this is followed by a present tense, even if it refers to the past. he estudiado... I have studied... no lo has estudiado... haven't you studied it Here the lo means "it", referring to el inglés. el colegio school In some Spanish-speaking countries colegio refers to primary school. el instituto lit. "institute"; here, "high school" ¿piensas tú que...? do you think that... Note that Mark did not have to say tú - but he was stressing it here. después de after se puede hablar one can speak fácilmente easily otro idioma another language no lo practico mucho I don't practise it much ¿vienen muchos turistas? do many tourists come? esta zona this area Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 39 page 3

Lesson 28

¡No me siento bien! Lesson 28 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. This lesson covers parts of the body and aches and pains in preparation for a visit to the pharmacy. I'm not well The first phrase we need to learn in today's lesson is: no estoy bien I'm not well We've already come across the phrase estoy bien, meaning "I'm well". This results in the negative version, no estoy bien, meaning simply "I'm not well". You can also use the phrase: no me siento bien I'm not feeling well The phrase me siento comes from the verb sentirse, meaning "to feel". It's a reflexive verb, so it works along the same lines as llamarse, "to call yourself ". To say, therefore, "I am feeling well", you'd say me siento bien. If you want to give more information you can say that you're ill: estoy enfermo/a I'm ill As usual, with most adjectives, there are different versions for masculine and feminine forms: enfermo for masculine and enferma for feminine. Note also that you use estoy, as opposed to soy to say "I am...". This is because it's a temporary state: you're saying that you are temporarily feeling well. You can combine these phrases to come up with a sentence like: no me siento bien - estoy enfermo/a I don't feel well - I'm ill If you use this kind of phrase in a pharmacy or when speaking to a doctor, it's quite likely that you'll hear in reply: ¿dónde le duele? where does it hurt (you)? (formal) In this phrase the le means "to you" in the formal sense, so the phrase literally means "where to you is it hurting?" If the doctor or pharmacist was speaking to a child, he or she would use: ¿dónde te duele? where does it hurt (you)? (informal) You can probably guess that to change this to "it hurts me", you would change the le or te to me: me duele... (to me) it hurts... The most simple way to use this phrase is to say: me duele aquí I'm sore here / it hurts here 1 In this edition: parts of the body, aches and pains May 21st, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 28 Notes The phrase me duele is used very commonly with parts of the body to convey pain in a particular area. We'll now cover some parts of the body, all words which can be used with the above phrase. El cuerpo Have a look at the list of vocabulary below: la cabeza head el estómago stomach la garganta throat la pierna leg el brazo arm You can combine any of these items of vocabulary with the phrase me duele... Look at the following examples: me duele la cabeza my head hurts / I have a sore head Depending on where you are in the Englishspeaking world there are various ways to say "I have a headache". The same applies in Spanish. However, we're going to concentrate on one way for the time being, using the phrase me duele... Note that me duele la cabeza literally means "to me hurts the head". The same goes for the following phrases: me duele la garganta my throat hurts / I have a sore throat me duele el brazo my arm hurts / I have a sore arm Many learners of Spanish wonder why it's not possible to say me duele mi brazo or me duele mi cabeza, using the word for "my", as opposed to "the". This is just one of these things that you have to accept. The theory behind it could be linked to the fact that if you were to say me duele la cabeza it's fairly obvious that it's your own head that is hurting you as opposed to anyone else's! Until now we've been looking at singular nouns: la cabeza, el estómago, la garganta, la pierna, etc. However when you're talking about something a 'plural' part of your body you have to change the verb duele to a plural form: me duelen las piernas my legs hurt / my legs are sore As you can see from the table below, the word duele is used for singular parts of the body, and duelen is used for plural parts. It's also worth pointing out that the same happens in English: the verb changes from "hurts" to "hurt" in the plural! me duele to me hurts... (sing) me duelen to me hurt... (plural) Let's now look at some additional words for other parts of the body. el ojo eye los ojos eyes la oreja ear las orejas ears la nariz nose la boca mouth el pie foot los pies feet el hombro shoulder los hombros shoulders With any of the above words the plural form uses duelen and the singular duele if you're talking about things being sore: Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 28 page 2 me duele la oreja my ear hurts / I have a sore ear me duelen las orejas my ears hurt / I have sore ears Una canción This week's episode finished with a song. Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies, piernas, pies. Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies, piernas, pies Ojos, orejas, boca y nariz Cabeza, homrbos, piernas pies, piernas, pies. Since the majority of this week's vocabulary has already been listed in the tables in this week's lesson, there's no "basic" vocabulary list this week. See below for some additional parts of the body and more useful vocabulary for describing your aches and pains. Note that next week we'll be covering more vocabulary for talking about health. CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 28 - Bonus Vocabulary la espalda back el tobillo ankle el dedo finger la rodilla knee el codo elbow el cuello neck la muñeca wrist no puedo mover ... I can't move ... Note that with the phrase no puedo mover ... you use the definite article, eg. no puedo mover la rodilla, means "I can't move my knee", but it literally would be translated as "I can't move the knee". Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 28 page 3 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua International 2007

Lesson 37

¿Hay un supermercado abierto hoy? Lesson 37 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. In a sense we're staying with the shopping theme this week: Mark is trying to find a supermarket open on a Sunday in lesson 37. He asks the hotel receptionist for information and finds out how to get there using public transport. A transcript of the dialogue is provided below and you can find further explanations of the language covered overleaf. The dialogue-only mp3 file is listed on the members' page of the website or in the podcast feed. In these dialogues the roles are as follows: A: Mark B: Hotel Receptionist Dialogue A Hola B Buenas tardes. ¿Cómo está usted? ¿Todo bien? A Sí, sí. Todo está muy bien. Necesito un poco de información. B Dígame. A ¿Hay algún supermercado abierto el domingo? B Bueno, aquí en San Pedro no hay nada, pero en el centro comercial Dos Mares sí que hay. A ¿Está muy lejos de aquí? B Está a cinco minutos en coche. ¿Tiene coche? A No, tendríamos que coger un autobús. B Hmm. Déjeme ver. Tengo el horario por aquí. Sí. Los autobuses pasan cada dos horas. Hay uno que sale de la estación de autobuses a las seis. A ¿La estación de autobuses está lejos de aquí? B No está muy lejos, quizá cinco minutos caminando. A ¿Me puede señalar dónde está en este plano de la ciudad? B Claro que sí. Mire. Aquí está el hotel. Saliendo del hotel, gire a la izquierda. Siga todo recto unos doscientos metros y gire a la izquierda. Luego tome la segunda calle a la derecha y la estación de autobuses está en frente. A Bueno, a ver... Salgo del hotel; giro a la izquierda; sigo todo recto y aquí doblo a la izquierda. Luego tomo la segunda calle a la derecha... Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 37 page 1 In this edition: asking for information in the hotel; getting around town August 20th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 37 Notes Dialogue B Y la estación de autobuses está en frente de usted. A Perfecto. ¿Qué hora es? B Son las cinco y media. Va con tiempo. A Muchas gracias B No hay de qué. Hasta luego. The language notes which follow will explain any new vocabulary or constructions contained in the conversation. However, you should try to listen to the conversation a few times before studying the explanations below. Language Notes ¿Cómo está usted? how are you? Note that the receptionist naturally uses the formal form with Mark ¿todo bien? everything ok? This is a common expression. It is an abbreviated version of ¿todo está bien? necesito un poco de información I need a little information dígame lit. "tell me" This is a difficult word to translate. Literally it means "tell me" in the formal form. It's used here in response to necesito información in the sense of "yes, go on..." hay algún supermercado... are there any supermarkets... algún is the singular version of algunos meaning "some". In this case it means something like. "is there a particular supermarket", primarily because Mark goes on to specify that he's looking for a supermarket which happens to be open on a Sunday sí que hay there is indeed está a cinco minutos it's five minutes away Note the use of a with distances and time. ¿tiene coche? do you have a car? Note that there's no need to say ¿tiene un coche? This would suggest "do you have one car" (as opposed to two) tendríamos que ... we would have to ... coger un autobús to catch a bus In parts of Latin America you're more likely to use tomar with methods of transport déjeme ver let me see el horario the timetable cada dos horas every two hours hay uno there's one referring to un autobús salir to leave Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 37 page 2 Language Notes quizá perhaps You can use quizá or quizás: they both mean "perhaps". Sometimes quizá is used when it's followed by a consonant and quizás when followed by a vowel, but it's more a case of personal choice and what "sounds right" in the circumstances caminando on foot literally "walking" saliendo del hotel on leaving the hotel unos doscientos metros for about 200 metres luego then está en frente it's opposite va con tiempo you've got plenty of time literally, "you're going with time" no hay de qué don't mention it Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 37 page 3 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua International 2007

Lesson 25

¿Me va bien? Lesson 25 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. In this week's programme we're moving on to a new topic: shopping. We'll be learning useful vocabulary for going shopping in a Spanishspeaking country, and also learning how to try on clothes using Spanish. Introducción In the opening section of this week's show, Mark and Kara had the following conversation: Mark: Hola a todos. Kara: Aquí estamos con otro programa de Coffee Break Spanish. Mark: ¿Cómo estás, Kara? Kara: Muy bien ... un poco cansada. ¿Qué tal estás tú? Mark: Muy bien, gracias. Esta semana he tenido mucho que hacer. Mark says he tenido mucho que hacer. This means "I have had lots to do". We'll be covering this kind of phrase in future lessons as it refers to the past. As the introduction continues, Mark asks Kara: ¿te gusta ir de compras? do you like going shopping? When Kara doesn't fully understand the question, she asks, ¿qué quiere decir 'ir de compras'?, "what does 'ir de compras' mean?" Mark explains the phrase ir de compras in Spanish: ir a las tiendas para comprar cosas to go to the shops to buy things Can I help you? The first thing you're likely to hear when you're browsing in a shop is: ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? Note that the infinitive of "to help" is ayudar. In the sentence above, the pronoun le is added to the end. This is the polite object pronoun referring to "you". If the question above referred to a younger person, or indeed someone known to the speaker it would have been as follows: ¿en qué puedo ayudarte? how can I help you (informal) Having said that, it's unlikely that you would hear this in a shop. Sometimes it's quite difficult to come up with the exact phrase you require - we'll be covering various phrases later in this lesson which will help you to ask to see an item or to try something on. A phrase which will buy you some time to allow you to think up your next bit of Spanish is: sólo estoy mirando I'm just looking We came across the -ando ending in a previous lesson. It's very often translated as "-ing", so 1 In this edition: shopping April 29th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 25 Notes mirando means "looking", and cantando means "singing", etc. If you were asked ¿lo quiere? or ¿la quiere? which means "do you want it?" you could say: no estoy seguro/a I am not sure (m/f) You can then say: vuelvo más tarde I'll come back later Note that vuelvo literally means "I come back", ie. in the present tense. In English we would tend to say "I will come back later", but it's perfectly natural in Spanish to say "I come back later". Look at the following short dialogue. Note that dep. stands for dependiente, the word for "shop assistant": Dep,: ¿En qué puedo ayudarle? Kara: Sólo estoy mirando Kara picks up an object and is looking at it. The shop assistant asks her: Dep,: ¿Lo quiere? Kara: No estoy segura. Vuelvo más tarde. Kara says, "I'm not sure. I'll come back later". If you want to buy the item, you can say: me lo llevo I'll take it Note that there are other ways of saying the same thing. You could say: quiero comprar esto I want to buy this Equally you could say: quiero comprarlo I want to buy it Paying for things Having established that you're interested in a particular item, you may want to ask how much it costs: ¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it? If there is more than one item, you would use the plural form of the verb: ¿cuánto cuestan? how much are they? Depending on which country you're in, you could be told the price in euros, pesos, etc. Here's a selection of currencies from various Spanishspeaking areas: Argentina peso 100 centavos Belize dólar 100 centavos Bolivia peso 100 centavos Chile peso (chileno) 100 escudos Colombia peso 100 centavos Costa Rica peso 100 céntimos Ecuador quetzal 100 centavos El Salvador colón 100 centavos Guatemala quetzal 100 centavos Guyana dólar guyanés 100 centavos Haiti gourde 100 céntimos Honduras lempira 100 centavos Mexico peso 100 centavos Nicaragua córdoba 100 centavos Panama balboa 100 centésimos Paraguay guaraní 100 céntimos peru sol 100 centavos Puerto Rico* dólar 100 centavos Rebública Dominicana peso 100 centavos Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 25 page 2 Spain euro 100 céntimos Uruguay peso 100 centésimos Venezuela bolivar 100 cénitmos *Note that the official currency in Puerto Rico is the US Dollar and, as such, is referred to as both the Spanish dólar and the English "dollar". If you want to pay buy credit card, you can ask: ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito? can I pay buy credit card? Note that pagar is the infinitive: the word puedo meaning "I can" or "can I" is almost always followed by the infinitive. If you are trying to pay by credit card you may well be asked for some for identification: ¿puedo ver su DNI? can I see some identification? The abbreviation DNI stands for documento nacional de identificación, referring to a national identification document. In most cases tourists would provide a passport. Indeed, you may hear: ¿puedo ver su pasaporte? can I see your passport? Whenever you're handing something over, it is polite to say: aquí tiene here you are You can also say: tenga here you are Have a look at the following conversation in which Kara decides to buy a hat, un sombrero: Kara: Me lo llevo. Dep.: Muy bien. Kara: ¿Cuánto cuesta? Dep.: El sombrero cuesta quince euros. Kara: ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito? Dep.: Claro que sí. ¿Puedo ver su pasaporte, por favor? Kara: Sí. Aquí tiene. Dep.: Gracias. No olvides... There are certain other items you may require when shopping: un recibo a receipt una bolsa a bag Note that the word bolsa is used for a plastic or paper bag in a shop. If you want to buy a leather bag you're more likely to use the word bolso. These can be added to the phrase "can you give me": ¿me puede dar ... ? can you give me ... ? ¿me puede dar un recibo? can you give me a receipt? ¿me puede dar una bolsa? can you give me a bag? Shopping for clothes If you want to try something on, you can use this phrase: ¿puedo probarme esto, por favor? can I try this on, please? The word probar literally means "to try". In this situation it's used with the pronoun me and means "to try on". Esto simply means "this". We'll be talking more about esto in next week's lesson. The fitting rooms in a shop are: Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 25 page 3 los probadores the fitting rooms You can ask: ¿dónde están los probadores? where are the fitting rooms? If you're trying something on, you may want to say that it fits you: me queda bien it fits me You can, of course, turn this into a question: ¿me queda bien? does it fit me? The shop assistant may answer: sí, le queda bien yes, it fits you If you feel something doesn't fit you, you can say: no me queda bien it doesn't fit me Using the word demasiado, you can come up with the following reasons: es demasiado grande it is too big es demasiado pequeño/a it is too small You can also say if you like or don't like something: me gusta I like it no me gusta I don't like it CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 25 - Basic Vocabulary ir de compras to go shopping ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? mirar to look estoy mirando I am looking sólo estoy mirando I am just looking no estoy seguro/a I am not sure vuelvo más tarde I'll come back later me lo llevo I'll take it quiero comprar esto I want to buy this ¿lo quiere? / ¿la quiere? do you want it? ¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it? ¿cuánto cuestan? how much are they? la tarjeta de crédito credit card ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito? can I pay with a credit card? el DNI ID el documento nacional de identificación national identification document Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 25 page 4 el pasaporte passport ¿puedo ver su pasaporte? can I see your passport? aquí tiene here you are tenga here you are ¿me puede dar ... ? can you give me ... ? un recibo a receipt una bolsa a bag ¿puedo probarme esto? can I try this on? los probadores fitting rooms ¿dónde están los probadores? where are the fitting rooms? me queda bien it fits me no me queda bien it doesn't fit me es demasiado grande it is too big es demasiado pequeño it is too small me gusta I like it no me gusta I don't like it CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 25 - Bonus Vocabulary tengo que pensarlo I have to think about it ¿es para un regalo? is it for a present? ¿puede envolverlo, por favor? can you wrap it, please? estoy buscando ... I'm looking for ... una camiseta a t-shirt una camisa a shirt un jersey a jumper una falda a skirt un par de zapatos a pair of shoes un par de sandallas a pair of sandals un par de pantalones a pair of trousers Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 25 page 5 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua International 2007

Lesson 34

¿Quieren desayunar? Lesson 34 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. This week's lesson concentrates on ordering breakfast. In the dialogue, Mark and Kara are joined by la madre de Kara, and two other holidaymakers who are sitting on the hotel terrace having their breakfast. The conversation is listed below and you can find further explanations of the language covered overleaf. The dialogue-only mp3 file is listed on the members' page of the website or in the podcast feed. In this conversation the roles are as follows: A: Mark B: Kara C: Camarero (waiter) D: Turista (tourist) E: La madre de Kara (Kara's mother) Conversation A Hola, buenos días. C Hola. ¿Quieren desayunar? A Sí, gracias. Somos tres. C ¿Quieren desayunar en la terraza o dentro? ¿Qué prefieren? A En la terraza. Mark, Kara and Kara's mother sit down on the terrace and the waiter takes their order. C ¿Qué quieren beber? Hay café, té, cacao o chocolate. A Para mí un café con leche, por favor. B Para mí cacao, por favor, y mi madre quisiera té. C Muy bien. Hablan ustedes muy bien español. A/B Gracias C Y usted señora, ¿habla español? E Un poco. Estoy estudiando español... B ...¡con Coffee Break Spanish! C Muy bien. Disculpen. ¡Mi inglés es muy malo! Another guest is sitting at the next table. She starts speaking to Mark and Kara. D Buenos días. A Buenos días. Que aproveche. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 34 page 1 In this edition: ordering breakfast in the hotel and making conversation with other tourists. July 30th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 34 Notes Conversation D Gracias. ¿De dónde son ustedes? B Somos de Escocia. Y usted, ¿de dónde es? D Yo soy española, de Burgos. Estoy aquí de viaje de negocios. A ¿En qué trabaja? D Soy periodista. ¿Ustedes están de vacaciones? A Bueno, supongo que sí, pero ¡también trabajamos un poco! The waiter arrives with breakfast. C Bueno, el cacao para usted. El té para la señora y el café para usted, señor. Con leche, ¿verdad? A Sí, gracias C Y aquí tienen pan tostado y croissants. B Muchas gracias. C ¿Qué habitaciones tienen ustedes? D Nosotras estamos en la 210 A Y yo la 203 C Muy bien, muchas gracias. The language notes which follow will explain any new vocabulary or constructions contained in the conversation. However, you should try to listen to the conversation a few times before studying the explanations below. Language Notes desayunar to have breakfast In Spanish there is one word which means "to have breakfast": desayunar. You don't need to say the equivalent of "to eat breakfast" or "to have breakfast". Note that the same happens with "to have lunch": comer, and "to have dinner": cenar. More about this in future lessons. ¿quieren desayunar? do you want to have breakfast? Note the use of the plural formal version of the verb: quieren. somos tres there are three of us en la terraza on the terrace En doesn't just mean "in": Spanish often uses en where we would use "on" in English, eg: en la mesa, "on the table". dentro inside ¿qué prefieren? what do you prefer? Again, note the ending of the verb in the plural, formal form. el cacao cocoa, powdered chocolate on hot milk el chocolate hot, thick chocolate drink Often accompanied by churros mi madre quisiera... my mother would like... quisiera means both "I would like" and "he/she would like" literally "we are three" Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 34 page 2 Language Notes hablan ustedes muy bien español you speak very good Spanish Note ending of plural, formal form. The waiter could equally have said ustedes hablan muy bien español. estoy estudiando español I'm studying Spanish estoy + verb ending in -ando = I am doing something, eg. estoy cantando, "I am singing". disculpen forgive me / I'm sorry mi inglés es muy malo my English is very bad ¡que aproveche! enjoy your meal / food In addition to being used with the people sitting at your table, this is often said when you see someone else eating. ¿de dónde son ustedes? where are you from? plural, formal form ¿de dónde es (usted)? where are you from? singular, formal form somos de Escocia we are from Scotland un viaje de negocios a business trip de viaje de negocios on a business trip ¿en qué trabaja? what do you work as? un/una periodista journalist ¿están de vacaciones? are you on holiday? plural, formal form supongo que sí I suppose so literally, "I suppose that yes" trabajamos un poco we're working a little el pan tostado toasted bread un croissant croissant note the Spanish pronunciation ¿qué habitaciones tienen ustedes? which rooms are you in? literally, "which rooms do you have?" estamos en la 210 we're in 210 Note the la here: it stands for la habitación Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 34 page 3 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com All materials ©Copyright Radio Lingua International 2007

Lesson 30

¿Quién va a ganar? Lesson 30 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. This week's lesson marks the end of unit 3 of Coffee Break Spanish. As usual, we're offering our listeners a cultural lesson. In lesson 30 you will hear some conversations relating to football in Spain. Conversation 1 The first of our conversations took place in the streets of Glasgow on the occasion of the UEFA Cup Final when hundreds of thousands of Spaniards arrived in the city for the match at Hampden Park. Here is the text of the conversation, along with some explanation of the phrases included in this conversation. A: ¿Qué tal estás? B: Muy bien. A: ¿Cómo te llamas? B: David. A: Y David, ¿de dónde eres? B: Somos de Sevilla. A: Y dime una cosa: ¿quién va a ganar esta tarde? B: Es que ... pues no lo tengo muy claro. Creo yo que va a ganar el Sevilla como doce o trece a zero, más o menos. The first part of this conversation is straightforward enough, using language we covered in early lessons. Note that when Mark asks ¿de dónde eres? in the singular, David replies somos de Sevilla, meaning "we are from Seville", even though Mark used the singular form for the question. Mark uses a common phrase in his next question; dime una cosa tell me something The question itself uses the construction we've come across on a number of occasions: ir a + infinitive: ¿quién va a ganar? who is going to win? The word ganar means "to win". In David's reply he explains that he's not very sure about the whole thing: no lo tengo muy claro lit. "I don't have it very clear" Note that whenever you're talking about a football team you always use the masculine definite article: el Sevilla, el Espanyol, etc. David thinks that Seville will win with a score of 12 or 13 to zero, más o menos: más o menos more or less 1 In this edition: culture special - looking at the place of football in Spain. June 25th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 30 Notes Conversation 2 Our second conversation was also recorded on the night of the UEFA cup final. You will find the text below: A: Hola. Bueno, aquí estamos con... B: Con Miguel A: Con Miguel y...? B: Beatriz. A: Y ¿es la primera que estáis aquí en Escocia? B: Sí, es la primera vez que hemos venido a Escocia. A: Y ¿qué tal? B: Muy bien. Ayer buen tiempo, hoy la lluvia... Pero muy bien. Muy bien. Todo estupendo: la ciudad muy limpita, la gente amable, todo bien. A: Y una pregunta más: ¿quién va a ganar? B: ¡El Sevilla! A: ¿Sin duda? B: ¡Sin duda! Mark asks: ¿es la primera vez que estáis aquí en Escocia? is it your first time here in Scotland? Note that estáis comes from the verb estar and is the informal plural form. This form (vosotros) is not used in all Spanish-speaking countries. For example, in many parts of Latin America, this question is more likely to be: ¿es la primera vez que están aquí en Escocia? is it your first time here in Scotland? Miguel replies to this question; es la primera vez que hemos venido a Escocia (literally) it is the first time that we have come to Scotland Miguel goes on to say that yesterday they had good weather but today it's raining. He then describes the city: la ciudad (está) muy limpita the city (is) very clean la genta (es) muy amable the people (are) very friendly/nice Although in both these phrases the verb is missed out, note that the verbs would be different: when talking about the city being clean, it's necessary to use estar, primarily because the city isn't always clean. Alternatively when talking about the people, you're referring to an inbuild characteristic and describing them as amable, therefore you have to use ser. The final phrase which shows that Miguel is convinced about who will win the football game is: sin duda without a doubt Conversation 3 Continuing the football theme, our third conversation in the basic podcast was the start of an interview between Kara and Alfonso. K: ¿Es muy importante el fútbol en España? A: Sí, es el deporte más importante en España, igual que en el Reino Unido. K: ¿Cuáles son los equipos más importantes? A: Bueno, supongo que el Madrid y el Barcelona. K: Además de ver los partidos de fútbol en la televisión, ¿van muchos españoles a los partidos en los estadios? A: Sí, realmente esto es muy parecido también al Reino Unido. Las ciudades donde juegan los equipos más importantes casi siempre llenan los estadios, como por ejemplo Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, etc. In answer to Kara's question, Alfonso explains: Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 30 page 2 (el fútbol) es el deporte más importante en España (football) is the most important sport in Spain Note that when you add the word más to an adjective it turns the adjective into the superlative form: la casa más vieja the oldest house el libro más interesante the most interesting book el deporte más importante the most important sport Alfonso also makes a comparison with the UK: igual que en el Reino Unido the same as the UK Kara asks about the most important teams, los equipos más importantes, in Spain: ¿cuáles son los equipos más importantes en España? which are the most important teams in Spain? Kara then uses the word además, meaning "in addition to": además de ver los partidos... in addition to watching matches... Alfonso uses the word parecido to describe the similarities between the UK and Spain in terms of football supporters. Bonus Conversations Additional materials in the form of a further live conversation recorded on the streets of Glasgow and the extension of Kara and Alfonso's discussion were included in this week's bonus podcast. The text of these conversations is below, and you can find vocabulary in the bonus vocabulary section at the end of this guide. Bonus Conversation 1 A: Hola, buenas tardes. Aquí estamos en Glasgow y estoy con... B: Chavi Lozano. A: Muy bien. Entonces, Chavi, ¿qué tal estás hoy? B: Bueno, muy bien. Venimos de la provincia de Girona. A: Y ¿es la primera vez que estás aquí en Escocia? B: Sí, en Escocia concretamente sí, en Glasgow también. A: Muy bien. Y entonces el tiempo no está perfecto para un partido así... B: No, porque nosotros venimos a pasarlo bien, pero bueno, es un clima diferente al nuestro y siempre es importante e interesante para nosotros poder conocer situaciones nuevas, y ciudades nuevas y paises nuevos. A: Pues, una cosita más: ¿quién va a ganar? B: Hombre, nosotros venimos a ganar, pero si no, lo pasaremos bien igual. A: Bueno, que te lo pases muy bien B: Gracias Bonus Conversation 2 K: ¿Se juega mucho el fútbol en España? Por ejemplo ¿los jóvenes suelen jugar en equipos de sus escuelas? A: Sí, se juega mucho y desde bien niño. Es el deporte más jugado en España en los colegios y en todos los sitios. K: Esta semana se juega la final de la Copa de la UEFA en Glasgow y va a haber muchos españoles en la ciudad. En este partido el Sevilla juega contra el Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 30 page 3 Espanyol. ¿Qué equipo crees que va a ganar? A: Bueno, es difícil de saber. Gane quien gane, para nosotros es importante. Son dos equipos españoles, y además dos equipos pequeños. Luego para ellos es muy importante. Gane quien gane estará bien. K: Muchas gracias A: Gracias a vosotros. CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 30 - Bonus Vocabulary venimos de... we come from... la provincia the province, area concretamente exactly, precisely un partido match pasarlo bien to have a good time pero bueno but anyway... un clima diferente al nuestro a climate different to ours siempre always poder conocer to be able to get to know una situación situation un país country una ciudad town/city una cosita a little thing ¡hombre! a common exclamation - difficult to translate (literally, "man") lo pasaremos bien we'll have a good time igual all the same los jóvenes suelen jugar... young people tend to play... la escuela school desde bien niño from a very early age todos los sitios everywhere va a haber there is going to be crees do you think / believe gane quien gane whoever wins pequeño small luego then estará bien it will be good Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 30 page 4

Lesson 21

¿Qué tiempo va a hacer mañana? Lesson 21 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. In this first lesson of unit 3 we deal with the topic of weather. Use these notes as you listen to the podcast to get full benefit from the recording. The weather today To talk about the weather in Spanish you need to use the word el tiempo, "the weather". In fact the word tiempo also means "time", but it's understood as weather in the question: ¿qué tiempo hace? what is the weather like? Note the use of the verb hacer, meaning "to do" or "to make". In English the weather "is sunny", or "is windy", but in Spanish, the weather "does sun", "does wind", etc. You can also add in the word hoy, meaning "today": ¿qué tiempo hace hoy? what is the weather like today? We'll use hace in lots of answers to this question: hace sol it is sunny ("it does sunshine") hace viento it is windy ("it does wind") Here are more examples: hace calor it is warm ("it does heat") hace frío it is cold ("it does cold") We've come across the word bueno in many situations before. Bueno means "good", as in buenos días. To talk about "good weather" we shorten bueno to buen: hace buen tiempo it is good weather ("it does good weather") The opposite of buen tiempo is mal tiempo: hace mal tiempo it is bad weather ("it does bad weather") Let's look at bueno in more detail: m sing bueno f sing buena m plural buenos f plural buenas This is how we arrive at phrases such as buenos días (días is masculine plural) and buenas tardes 1 In this edition: talking about the weather today and tomorrow. March 31st, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 21 Notes (tardes is feminine plural). You will, however, notice that buen doesn't feature at all in this list. Bueno is often used before a noun, and like a few other words, it loses its final -o when it comes before the noun: un buen libro a good book hace buen tiempo it's good weather Don't worry too much about bueno just now - it's probably easiest to learn it as part of a phrase for the time being. Note that exactly the same thing happens with malo: un mal libro a bad book hace mal tiempo it's bad weather The weather phrases up to now have used hace which comes from hacer, meaning literally "to do" or "to make". We'll need to use this infinitive later in this week's lesson. Two more weather phrases are: llueve it is raining / it rains nieva it is snowing / it snows Llueve comes from the verb llover and nieva comes from nevar. We'll be using these in the next section. The weather tomorrow Until now we've been looking at how to talk about what the weather is like currently, ie. today. It's often useful to know what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. We're going to be using the phrase va a ... meaning "it's going to...": va a nevar it's going to snow va a llover it's going to rain Note that in both examples, we're using the infinitives as explained above. This means that when it comes to using the "tomorrow" equivalent of hace sol, hace viento, etc., we'll have to use the infinitive hacer: va a hacer buen tiempo it's going to be good weather va a hacer sol it's going to be sunny va a hacer frío it's going to be cold We've already come across the word for "tomorrow" in the phrase hasta mañana, meaning "see you tomorrow", so we can use that in the phrases: mañana va a hacer viento tomorrow it's going to be windy mañana va a llover tomorrow it's going to rain We can finally come up with the question: ¿qué tiempo va a hacer mañana? what is the weather going to be like tomorrow? We can also come up with phrases such as: hoy hace sol pero mañana va a hacer frío today it's sunny but tomorrow it's going to be cold CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 21 - Basic Vocabulary el tiempo the weather (also: the time) ¿qué tiempo hace? what is the weather like? Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 21 page 2 hoy today hace buen tiempo it's nice weather hace mal tiempo it's bad weather hace sol it's sunny hace viento it's windy hace frío it's cold hace calor it's warm llueve it's raining nieva it's snowing hacer to do / to make llover to rain nevar to snow mañana tomorrow va a + infinitive it's going to... ¿qué tiempo va a hacer mañana? what's the weather going to be like tomorrow? va a llover it's going to rain va a nevar it's going to snow va a hacer buen tiempo it's going to be good weather CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 21 - Bonus Vocabulary voy a ... I'm going to ... voy a cantar I'm going to sing voy a comer I'm going to eat el pronóstico the weather forecast ¿cuál es el pronóstico? what's the forecast? ¿cuál es el pronóstico para hoy? what's the forecast for today? ¿cuál es el pronóstico para mañana? what's the forecast for tomorrow? una tormenta a storm va a haber una tormenta there's going to be a storm hay una tormenta there's (currently) a storm hay niebla there's fog ¡Qué tiempo más bueno! what good weather! ¡Qué tiempo más malo! what bad weather! ¡Qué tiempo más precioso! what beautiful weather! Qué tiempo más asqueroso! what horrendous weather! Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 21 page 3

Lesson 24

¿Se puede acampar aquí? Lesson 24 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. In this final lesson on accommodation you'll learn some useful phrases for the campsite. You'll also learn to spell using the Spanish alphabet. El camping In your studies of Spanish you'll often come across words which look as if they could be English words, but aren't quite right. The word for "campsite" is one of these words: el camping. You could ask the question: ¿hay un camping por aquí? is there a campsite around here? Before we get into constructing phrases for the campsite you'll need to know some basic vocabulary for the campsite: acampar to camp, to go camping una tienda / una carpa (LAm) a tent una caravana a caravan If the answer to ¿hay un camping por aquí? is negative, then you may find yourself having to ask: ¿se puede acampar aquí? can one camp here? Note the use of the phrase ¿se puede...? This is a very useful construction in Spanish. It's an impersonal way of asking if it's possible to do something, and is always followed by the infinitive: ¿se puede bailar? can one dance? / is it possible to dance? This was covered in detail in lesson 16. We can use the same construction in other phrases in the campsite: ¿se puede beber el agua? can one drink the water? ¿se puede alquilar una toalla? can one hire a towel? ¿Dónde está...? Another useful phrase you already know which will serve you well in the campsite is the phrase ¿dónde está?: ¿dónde está la piscina? where is the swimming pool? 1 In this edition: the campsite and the alphabet! April 22nd, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 24 Notes ¿dónde está el supermercado? where is the supermarket? In the situation where you are asking where more than one thing is, you need to change the verb to the plural form: where is ¿dónde está...? where are...? ¿dónde están...? Within the context of the campsite, you can use the plural form in these examples: ¿dónde están las duchas? where are the showers? ¿dónde están los servicios? where are the toilets? ¿dónde están los cubos de la basura? where are the bins? Where can one buy...? This lesson is all about reusing existing knowledge. We can now construct phrases like, "Where can one buy milk". The word for "to buy" is comprar, so this gives the full phrase: ¿dónde se puede comprar leche? where can one buy milk? In English we're probably more like to say "where can you buy coffee?" In this case, the "you" doesn't really refer to "you": instead, it's an impersonal "you" that refers to someone else. The most correct way to translate this into Spanish is buy using the impersonal se form as we've learned in se puede...: ¿dónde se puede comprar pan? where can one ("you") buy bread? ¿dónde se puede comprar café? where can one ("you") buy coffee? Without going into the complicated grammatical details of this construction, you should note that if whatever you're buying is a plural thing, eg. "eggs", you need to make the puede into a plural verb: ¿dónde se pueden comprar huevos? where can one ("you") buy eggs? The reason for this is that the subject of the sentence is the milk / coffee / bread / eggs, etc. and therefore the verb must agree with the subject. If you remember back to me llamo, and se llama, you should remember that se llama literally means "he/she calls himself ". This is actually the same construction as se puede comprar... Our last two examples literally mean "where can coffee buy itself ?" and "where can eggs buy themselves?" Look carefully at the following examples. Earlier we learned to ask this question: ¿se puede alquilar una toalla? can one ("you") hire a towel? If we wanted to ask "can one hire towels", using the plural noun, we would have to make the verb plural too: ¿se pueden alquilar toallas? can one ("you") hire towels? Literally this means "can towels hire themselves out?" As with our earlier examples, this does sound strange. It you find it confuses you further, try to learn the phrases as items of vocabulary, rather than concentrating too much on the grammar. The alphabet According to the Real Academia Española, the institution which "regulates" the use of Spanish across the world, the following letters make up the Spanish alphabet. The pronunciation of each letter in Spanish is given beside it. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 24 page 2 a a b be c ce ("thay" in Spain; "say" in LAm) ch che d d e e f efe g ge h hache i i j jota k ka l ele ll elle m eme n ene ñ eñe o o p pe q cu r ere s ese t te u u v uve / ve w uve doble / u doble / doble u / doble ve x equis y i griega z zeta ("thayta" in Spain; "sayta" in LAm) Note that there are three additional letters in the Spanish alphabet: ch, ll and ñ. Also note the letters b and v. In most Spanishspeaking countries the names for these letters sound identical. To differentiate between them you will sometimes hear: b be be grande v ve uve ve chica We've already covered how to ask "how do you spell ....?" in lesson 22 bonus vocabulary. Let's revise that now: ¿cómo se escribe...? how do you spell Note that this is the same construction as ¿dónde se puede comprar... In fact it literally means something like "how does ... spell itself ?" Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 24 page 3 CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 24 - Basic Vocabulary un camping campsite ¿hay un camping por aquí? is there a campsite around here? acampar to camp una tienda tent una carpa tent (LAm) una caravana caravan ¿se puede acampar aquí? can one camp here? ¿se puede beber el agua? can one drink the water? ¿se puede alquilar una toalla? can one hire a towel? ¿dónde está...? where is...? la piscina swimming pool el supermercado supermarket las duchas showers / shower block los servicios toilets / toilet block los cubos de la basura bins / waste disposal area ¿dónde se puede comprar...? where can one buy...? leche milk café coffee pan bread ¿cómo se escribe...? how do you spell...? CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 24 - Bonus Vocabulary ¿cómo se deletrea...? how do you spell ...? . (full stop / period) punto - (hyphen) guión _ (underscore) guión bajo / subraya : (colon) dos puntos / (slash) barra mi dirección de correo electrónico es my email is... mi email es... my email is... [email protected] j-u-a-n (guión) c-a-r-l-o-s (punto) l-o-r-ca (arroba) m-a-i-l (punto) com Please note that any email addresses given in the printed or recorded version of this lesson are intended as examples only and are not intended to reflect any real people or email addresses. Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 24 page 4

Lesson 27

¿Se puede cambiar dinero aquí? Lesson 27 Programme Notes Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish, the podcast aimed at independent learners of Spanish. In Coffee Break Spanish we'll be guiding you through the basics of the Spanish language and helping you to learn to communicate in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. In this week's lesson we'll be looking at banking and money transactions including changing money at the bureau de change. Some vocabulary To begin with, let's look at some important words which we'll need for this week's lesson: el dinero money cambiar to change sacar to take out firmar to sign Changing money If you want to change money then you're likely to want to use the following phrase: quiero cambiar dinero I want to change money Note that this phrase is a construction that you can easily come up with on your own, based on your previous knowledge. You can use this existing knowledge to create the following sentences: quisiera cambiar dinero I would like to change money necesito cambiar dinero I need to change money In a bank situation you may hear: ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? An alternative to this phrase is: ¿en qué puedo servirle? how can I help you? Literally, ¿en qué puedo servirle? means "how can I serve you?" or "in what can I serve you?" We've already come across the construction used to ask "is it possible to...?" or "can one....?": ¿se puede...? can one...? So, to say "can one change money here?" you would say: 1 In this edition: changing money and dealing with other transactions at the bank May 14th, 2007 CoffeeBreakSpanish.com Lesson 27 Notes ¿se puede cambiar dinero aquí? can you change money here? More specifics If you're trying to change money, you may be asked: ¿cuánto quiere cambiar? how much do you want to change? Note that quiere is the form of the verb used for "you" in the formal form. It also means, however, "he wants" or "she wants": quiere cambiar dinero he/she wants to change money The context will always help you understand the actual meaning of the word. The word for "dollar" is: un dolar a dollar cincuenta dólares fifty dollars The word for "pound", as used in the UK, is: una libra a pound cincuenta libras fifty pounds You can use the phrases we've already learned to put these amounts into full sentences: quisiera cambiar cien dólares I would like to change 100 dollars quiero cambiar cincuenta libras I want to change 50 pounds See page 2 of the notes for lesson 25 for a list of currencies used in Spanish-speaking countries. It may not be cash you want to change. You may need to change travelers' cheques: los cheques de viaje travelers' cheques quisiera cambiar estos cheques de viaje I would like to change these travelers' cheques Alternatively you may wish to take out money with a credit card: ¿puedo sacar dinero con mi tarjeta de crédito? can I take out money with my credit card? If you take out money you may have sign a withdrawal slip. We learned earlier that "to sign" is firmar. You can easily work out how to say "where do I sign": ¿dónde firmo? where do I sign? Equally you could say: ¿dónde necesito firmar? where do I need to sign? The answer would be something like: necesita firmar aquí you need to sign here Using ATMs If you've used an automatic cash dispenser (ATM) then you may find yourself in the situation where the ATM has "eaten" your card: el cajero se ha tragado mi tarjeta the ATM has "swallowed" my card Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 27 page 2 A conversation Have a look at this short conversation: A: Buenos días. B: Hola. Necesito cambiar dinero. A: Muy bien. ¿Cuánto quiere cambiar? B: Quisiera cambiar cien libras. A: Muy bien. Cien libras son ciento cuarenta y siete euros. Su pasaporte, por favor. B: Aquí tiene. A: Gracias. ¿Puede firmar aquí, por favor? B: Claro que sí. A: Aquí tiene su pasaporte y los ciento cuarenta y siete euros. B: Muchas gracias. Here is a translation of the conversation for your convenience: A: Hello. B: Hi. I need to change some money. A: OK. How much do you want to change? B: I would like to change £100. A: OK. £100 is €147. Your passport, please. B: Here you are. A: Thank you. Can you sign here, please? B: Of course. A: Here is your passport and the 147 euros. B: Thank you very much. CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 27 - Basic Vocabulary el dinero money cambiar to change sacar to take out firmar to sign quiero cambiar dinero I want to change money quisiera cambiar dinero I would like to change money necesito cambiar dinero I need to change money ¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you? ¿en qué puedo servirle? how can I help you? ¿se puede ...? can one ...? ¿se puede cambiar dinero aquí? can one change money here? ¿cuánto? how much? ¿cuánto quiere cambiar? how much do you want to change? un dolar, dos dólares one dollar, two dollars una libra, dos libras one pound, two pounds un cheque de viaje a travelers' cheque una tarjeta de crédito a credit card ¿puedo sacar dinero con mi tarjeta de crédito? can I take out money with my credit card? firmo I sign ¿dónde firmo? where to I sign? Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 27 page 3 necesita firmar aquí you need to sign here tragarse to swallow el cajero (automático) cash machine / ATM el cajero se ha tragado mi tarjeta the ATM has swallowed my card CoffeeBreakSpanish: Lesson 27 - Bonus Vocabulary una transferencia transfer organizar to organise quiero organizar una transferencia I'd like to arrange a transfer cobrar to cash cobrar un cheque to cash a cheque un cheque de viajero alternative for travelers' cheque la cuenta account el saldo balance Coffee Break Spanish: Lesson 27 page 4