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<b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Asking simple questions in Spanish is incredibly easy. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In Spanish we do not need an auxiliary verb, such as “do”, “does”
or “did”, to form a question.</span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> To ask a simple question in Spanish,
we place the conjugated verb at the beginning of the question or in front of
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">For example the sentence: </span><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ella habla español </span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(She speaks
Spanish) becomes <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Habla ella español?</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(Does she
speak Spanish?)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">However, when asking a simple question, it is also usual to ask it
without placing the conjugated verb at the beginning of the question and simply
modifying the<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> intonation</b> of the
sentence to make it an interrogative sentence. Therefore, we could simply say, </span><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Ella habla español? </span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Note that in
Spanish we have an opening interrogation “¿” mark and a closing interrogation
mark “?”. You could look at the opening question mark “¿” as the auxiliary
verb, “do”, “does” or “did” that we would normally use in English.</span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Hablas (tú) español?<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do
you speak Spanish?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Notice that the subject pronoun “</span><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">tú</span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">” is
optional because the conjugation “</span><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">hablas</span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">” already tells us that we are speaking
in the “you informal” form. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In videoblog <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>included with this entry, we are going to
focus on asking </span><b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Complex Questions </span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">and <b>Limiting
Questions</b> in Spanish.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Complex Questions:</span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Complex questions request more than
a simple “yes” or “no”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The asker wants
specific information or an explanation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To form complex questions in Spanish, form a simple question and precede
it by one of the following interrogative <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">words</b>.
For example: </span><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuándo hablas español?</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> (When do you speak Spanish?) </span><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Note that’s necessary
to write accent marks on the interrogative words, especially since some of
these words change their meaning without accents. Use the following
interrogative words to form complex questions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Quién? ¿Quiénes? </span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Who? (<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">always </span>takes the 3<sup>rd</sup> person, singular or plural) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Qué? </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">What?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuándo? </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">When?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Dónde? </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Where?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cómo? </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">How?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Por qué? </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Why?<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Limiting Questions:</span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> The person asking a limiting
question wants to know <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">¿Cuál?</b>
(Which?),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">¿Cuáles?</b> (Which ones?), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">¿Cuánto(a)?
</b>(How much?), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">¿Cuántos(as)?</b> </span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(How many?). For example: <b>¿Cuánto español habla
ella?</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuál?</span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Which one?
(singular)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuáles?</span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Which ones?
(plural)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuánto?</span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> How much? (Singular-masculine)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuánta?</span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> How much? (Singular-feminine)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuántos?</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> How many? (Plural-</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> masculine</span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuántas?</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> How many?(Plural-</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> feminine</span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">There are a handful of general rules to consider when asking questions
in Spanish.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Cuál(es)”</b>
is followed by a verb in Spanish For example:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuál quieres? </span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Which one do you want?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note that “Which” is followed by a noun in
English; for example, Which one do you want? Also note </span><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">that the
words “one” and “ones” are implicit in the Spanish language.<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Qué”</b>
is followed by a noun in Spanish. For example:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Qué libro quieres? </span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“Which
book do you want?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Which” is followed by a noun in English; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The most common mistake is to translate
“</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">What’s
your name?” as “</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Qué es tu nombre?” </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This is an incorrect translation because this question would be
interpreted as what’s the origin of your name. The correct translation is </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuál es tu
nombre? </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Which one of all names is yours?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Study these comparative examples to see
how these interrogatives work side by side!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuál es tu color favorito? </span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">What’s your favorite color?<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Qué color te gusta más? </span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Which color do you like
best?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3. “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Qué</b>” can also be followed by a verb in Spanish. For example: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">¿Qué quieres?</b> What do you want?<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In this example there is a direct
correlation between English and Spanish, except that Spanish does not use an
auxiliary verbs. “What” can also be followed by a verb in English; for example,
what do you want?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">4. Note that the interrogatives How much? <b>¿Cuánto (a)? </b>and
How many? <b>¿Cuántos (as)?</b> need to agree in gender and number with the
noun that they precede.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">For example<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">: ¿Cuánta harina
necesitamos? </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">How much flour do we
need?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">¿Cuántos
chocolates quieres? </span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">How many chocolates do you want?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Practice Complex and Limiting questions in our Quizlet</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> (</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/35707321/asking-complex-and-limiting-questions-in-spanish-flash-cards/">http://quizlet.com/35707321/asking-complex-and-limiting-questions-in-spanish-flash-cards/</a>)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10pt;">or stop by
and try out one of </span><a href="http://www.livethelanguage.org/schedule-pricing.html"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">our classes</span></a><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10pt;"> free of
obligation in Austin Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Enjoy the interview with my aunt
Consuelo Garrido, the amazing, playwright, and screenwriter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Hola, Consuelo. ¿Cómo estás?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Hello ,
Consuelo . How are you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: Hola Deidre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Estoy muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: Hello
Deidre . I'm doing very well, thanks. And you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: ¡De maravilla!, gracias.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Y cuéntame, qué te gusta más, ¿escribir para
cine, para televisión o para teatro?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Great! ,
Thanks. And tell me , what you like more, writing for film, television or
theater?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: Me gusta escribir para las tres y
también para radio.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: I like
writing for all three, and also for radio.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: ¿Por qué?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: Porque tiene su chiste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cada una tiene su chiste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Es divertido y tienen su encanto.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: Because it’s
interesting. Each one is one is interesting. It's fun and they have their
charm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: ¿Y qué estás escribiendo actualmente?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: What are
you writing now ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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para chavitos de la preparatoria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fue
una idea que me propusieron los del Instituto de las Mujeres.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Y desarrollé personajes, situaciones, trama,
la trama, y después ya hice toda la estructura de la serie. Empecé a escaletear*
los capítulos y a escribir y a reescribir.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: A radio
series on sexual education for high school kids. It was an idea that I proposed
to the Women's Institute. And I developed characters, situations , plot, and
then we did the whole structure of the series , I started a rundown of chapters
and wrote and rewrote .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10pt;">(If you would
like to hear Chelo’s radionovela click on this link:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.imer.mx/rmi/presentacion-radionovela-qla-prepa-de-la-calle-pinoq/">http://www.imer.mx/rmi/presentacion-radionovela-qla-prepa-de-la-calle-pinoq/</a>)</span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: ¡Qué divertido! ¿Y cuándo sale al aire
esta serie?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: What fun!
And when does this series air?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: Esta serie ya está al aire y se puede
escuchar por internet.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: This
series is already in the air and can be heard online.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: ¿Y cuándo escribes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>En la mañana, en la tarde, en la noche.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: And when
you write? In the morning , in the afternoon , at night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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principalmente en la noche. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: I write
all the time, but mostly at night .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: ¿Y por qué? ¿Por qué en la noche?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Why ? Why
at night ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: ¿Por qué en la noche? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Porque no hay ruido y porque no suena el
teléfono. Todos están dormidos.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: Why at
night ? Because there is no noise and because the phone doesn’t ring. Everyone
is asleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: ¿Y quién es tu escritor favorito?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Who is your
favorite writer ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: Mi escritor favorito es Shakespeare
¿Y el tuyo?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: My
favorite writer is Shakespeare. What's yours ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Juan Rulfo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Me encanta Juan Rulfo. ¿Y cuántos libros lees
por año?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Juan Rulfo.
I love Juan Rulfo. How many books do you read per year?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: Pues aproximadamente unos diez.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A veces menos.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: About ten.
Sometimes less.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Sí, yo también. Yo menos de diez,
aunque leo muchos cuentos cortos, sobre todo cuentos latinoamericanos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tantos como pueda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Y después de que termines tu serie para
radio, en qué proyecto te gustaría trabajar?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Yes, me
too. Less than ten, although I read many short stories, especially Latin American
short stories. As many as I can. And after you have finished your series for
radio, what project you want to work on?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>En una serie de televisión que tengo en mi mente sobre un hombre muy feo
y muy conquistador, muy mujeriego.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: On a
television series that I have in my mind, about a very ugly man, a womanizer .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Un hombre feo físicamente o con una
personalidad fea?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: An ugly man
physically or with an ugly personality?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: No. Un hombre feo físicamente, pero
de personalidad encantadora.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: No. A
physically ugly man, but with a charming personality .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: ¡Oh, qué maravilla! Muy bien, muchas
gracias, tía.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hasta la próxima.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">D: Oh, how
wonderful! Very well, thank you very much, Aunt. Until next time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hasta la próxima.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ch: Until next
time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">*En el argot
de los guionistas la palabra escaleta (step outline) se refiere a una lista de
las escenas que componen la obra. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">*In writer’s
slang, “rundown” refers to a list of the scenes that make up the work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If you would
like to hear Chelo’s radionovela click on this link:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.imer.mx/rmi/presentacion-radionovela-qla-prepa-de-la-calle-pinoq/">http://www.imer.mx/rmi/presentacion-radionovela-qla-prepa-de-la-calle-pinoq/</a></span></div>
Live the Languagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461995178709286579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108094379221139398.post-16347248510810025222013-04-11T23:14:00.000-07:002016-08-14T19:24:40.953-07:00Video Blog #5: The verbs to be “Ser” and “Estar” with Hetal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Learning the forms of the verbs “to be”, “ser” and “estar” is easy. Learning when to use them can be challenging. However, if you follow these guidelines, we can guarantee you will master the use of these verbs. If you have studied the verbs “to be” and you were taught to use “ser” for permanent situations and “estar” for temporary situations, please disregard this rule because it only works for one use of “ser” and gives a very narrow use of both verbs. Here are our guidelines with examples: </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Date and Time: <b>¿Qué día </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es </b></span><b>hoy? Hoy </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> viernes. </b>What day <i>is </i>today? Today <i>is </i>Friday</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Origin: <b>¿De dónde </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>eres</b></span><b>? </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Soy</b></span><b> de México. </b>Where <i>are</i> you from? I <i>am</i> from Mexico.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Profession/Occupation: <b>¿A qué te dedicas? </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Soy</b></span><b> maestra. </b>What do you do for a living? I am a teacher.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Nationality: <b>¿Cuál </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> tu nacionalidad? </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Soy</b></span><b> brasileña. </b>What’s your nationality? I <i>am</i> Brasilian.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Personality Characteristics: <b>¿Cómo </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>eres</b></span><b>? </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Soy</b></span><b> amable. </b>What <i>are</i> you like? I <i>am</i> kind.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Essential Characteristics: <b>¿Tú casa </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> de un piso o dos? Mi casa </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> de un piso. </b>Is your house one-story or two-story? My house is one story.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Possession Characteristics: <b>¿De quién </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> este suéter? Este suéter </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> mío. </b>Whose sweater <i>is</i> this?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Relationships: <b>¿Quién </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> tu papá? Mi papá </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> Agustín Aragón. </b>Who<i> is</i> your father? My father<i> is</i>…</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Identification: <b>¿Qué </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> esto? </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>Es</i></b></span><b> un tenedor. </b>What <i>is</i> this? It’s a fork.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">10.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Natural color: <b>¿De qué color </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> el mar caribe? </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Es</b></span><b> azul. </b>What color <i>is</i> the Caribbean Sea? It’s blue.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">11.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Impersonal Expressions: <b>Es divertido aprender español. </b>It’s fun to learn Spanish.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">12.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Place of an event: <b>¿Dónde </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> tu clase de español? Mi clase </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>es</b></span><b> en la casa de Deidre. </b>Where<i> is</i> your Spanish class? My class is at Deidre’s house.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Use <b>Estar</b> to express: </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Geographic or physical locations: <b>Guadalajara </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>está</b></span><b> en México. </b>Guadalajara is in Mexico.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Moods: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Estoy</b></span><b> feliz hoy. </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Estoy</b></span><b> contenta hoy. </b>I <i>am</i> happy today.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>State or Condition: <b>¿Cómo </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>está</b></span><b> la sopa? La sopa está fría. </b>How is the soup? The soup is cold.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Result of action: <b>La mosca </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>está</b></span><b> muerta. </b>The fly <i>is</i> dead.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Unnatural color or condition: <b>El cielo </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>está</b></span><b> gris.</b> The sky is gray.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Going from the general to the particular: <b>Esta sopa </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>está</b></span><b> deliciosa. </b>This soup <i>is</i> delicious.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Idiomatic Expressions: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Estoy</b></span><b> en camino</b>. I <i>am</i> on the way.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Progressive Tenses: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Estoy</b></span><b> trabajando</b>. I <i>am</i> working.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You can use one or all of the following criteria to decide which verb “to be” you should use.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1. To address an <b>essential quality</b>, use ser. To address a <b>condition</b>, use estar.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. If you are talking about <b>what</b> something is like, use ser; if you are talking about <b>how</b> something is, use estar.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here’s the transcript of my conversation with Hetal. Can you idetify the different uses of “ser” and “estar” in this dialogue? Please remember to take our <a href="http://quizlet.com/21960469/using-the-verbs-ser-and-estar-flash-cards/" target="_blank">Quizlet</a>. </span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Hola, Hetal, ¿cómo estás?</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Estoy bien, ¿y tú?</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y de dónde eres?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Very well, thank you. And where are you from?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Soy de la India. ¿Y tú?</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Soy de la Ciudad de México. ¿Y cuál es tu nacionalidad?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: I'm from Mexico City. And what is your nationality?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Soy hindú. ¿Y tú?</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Soy mexicana, brasileña y estadounidense.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: I'm Mexican, Brazilian and American.<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: ¡Muy bien!</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: ¿Y a qué te dedicas?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: What do you do?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Soy consultora de negocios. ¿Y tú?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: I am business consultant. And you?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Soy maestra de español. ¿Y dónde está tu oficina?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: I am a Spanish teacher. Where is your office?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Mi oficina está en el centro de Manhattan. ¿Y la tuya?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: My office is in downtown Manhattan. What about yours?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: La mía está aquí. ¿Y cómo es tu oficina?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Mine is here. And how is your office?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Mi oficina es pequeña. Es un cubículo. ¿Y la tuya?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: My office is small. It's a cubicle. What about yours?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: La mía también es pequeña. ¿Y cómo está tu oficina hoy?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Mine is also small. And how is your office today?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Mi oficina está limpia, ordenada y muy fría. ¿Y la tuya?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: My office is clean, tidy and very cold. What about yours?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: La mía está limpia, pero está muy desordenada. ¿Y quién es tu mejor amiga?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Mine is clean, but very disorganized. Who is your best friend?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Mi mejor amiga es Elpa Patel.¿Y la tuya?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: My best friend is Elpa Patel. What about yours?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Mi mejor amiga es Ana Córdova. ¿Y cómo es Elpa?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: My best friend is Ana Cordova. And what is Elpa like?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Ella es muy bonita, divertida y extrovertida.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: She is beautiful, fun and outgoing.<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: ¿Y cuándo vas a ver a Elpa?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: And when are you going to see Elpa?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Voy a verla en Nueva York en dos semanas.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: I'll see her in New York in two weeks.<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: ¡Qué padre! ¿Y tienes una mascota?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: I have no pet, and you?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Mi gato Landrú está muerto.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: ¡Oh!, lo siento.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Oh, sorry.<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Pero vivió 24 años.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: But he lived 24 years.<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Muy bien.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: That’s good.<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Sí. ¿Y qué hora es?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Yes. What time is it?<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: Son las doce y cuarenta y cinco.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: It's 12:45.<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: O es la una menos cuarto. Y esto es todo por hoy. Muchas gracias por participar en nuestro video blog.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deidre: Or, is a quarter to one. And that's all for today. Thank you very much for participating in our video blog.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: No hay problema. ¡Muchas gracias!</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hetal: There’s no problem. Many thanks!<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">1. Destination</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">a. Indicates real or figurative destination.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Salgo para Madrid.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">I leave for Madrid. Or I am leaving for Madrid.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">b. Expresses the recipient of an action.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">¿Tienes algo para mí?</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Do you have something for me?</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">c. Indicates direction and/or final travel destination.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">¿Para dónde vas?</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Where are you headed?</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">d. Indicates aim or objective of an action (+ profession)</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Estudio para ingeniero.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">I am studying to become an engineer.</span></i></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">2. Purpose</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">e. Expresses purpose (before an infinitive verb)</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Trabajo para vivir. No vivo para trabajar.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">I work to live. I don’t live to work.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">f. Tells why one does something; “in order to” (before an infinitive)</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Vamos a la playa para nadar.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">We go to the beach for the purpose of swimming.</span></i></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">3. Deadline</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">g. Expresses a specific time limit or deadline (in the future)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>Ella lo va a tener listo para el lunes.</b><span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><b><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">She is going to have it ready by Monday</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">h. Expresses a limited timespan in the future.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">¿Qué vas a hacer para las vacaciones de primavera?</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">What are you doing for Spring vacation?</span></i></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">4. Standard.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">i. Expresses a comparison to a certain standard.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Es muy ignorante para ser presidente.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">He is very ignorant to be president.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">j. Expresses an opinion or personal standard.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Para mí, él es el mejor candidato.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">For me, he is the best candidate.</span></i></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">The six categories of the uses of “POR”</span></b></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">1. Duration</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">a. Expresses duration of time (In Mexico we omit “por” in cases like this.)</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Jimena habló por cuatro horas.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Jimena spoke for four hours.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">b. Express the English use of the Latin term <i>per</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>En México puedes manejar a 160 kilómetros por hora.</b><span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">In Mexico you can drive at 160 km per hour.</span></i></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><i>2. </i>Substitution or Exchange</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">c. Indicates an equal exchange or trade</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>Pagué doscientos dólares</b> <b>por el pase para el festival.</b></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">I paid two hundred dollars for the pass for the festival.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">d. Expresses substitution (“in/on behalf of”, “in place of)</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Ella va a trabajar por él hoy.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">She is going to work for him today.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">e. Expresses thanks and gratitude</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Gracias por todo.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Thank you for everything.</span></i></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">3. Motivation</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">f. Indicates having done something or “because of” (por + noun or infinitive)</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Llegué tarde por el tráfico.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">I arrived late because of the traffic.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">g. Expresses a motive for doing something</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>Fui por la leche.</b><span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">I went for the milk.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">h. Tells why something or someone is a certain way (<i>por</i> + noun or infinitive)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>Es presidente</b> <b>por ser hijo de su papá.</b></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">He is president for being his father’s son.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><i></i><br /></span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">4. Movement</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">i. Expresses a means of transportation</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Viajo por avión y por tren en Europa.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">I travel by plane and by train in Europe.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">j. Expresses means of sending messages or information</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>¿Me enviaste la información por correo electrónico?</b><span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Did you send me the information by email?</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">k. Indicates the point of a temporary stop</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Me voy a Veracruz por Harlingen.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">I go to Veracruz through Harlingen.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">l. Indicates movement in an area</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Las mariposas vuelan por tu jardín.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">The butterflies fly through your garden.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><i></i><br /></span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">5. Emotions</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">m. Expresses a liking (or disliking) or an emotion for someone or something</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Siento amor por mi familia.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">I feel love for my family.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">n. Appears in idiomatic expressions</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>Un álbum de música cuesta por lo menos once dólares.</b><span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">A music album costs at least eleven dollars.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por allí, por ahí<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>around there; that way</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por aquí<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>around here; this way</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por ejemplo<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>for example</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por eso (esto)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>therefore</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por favor<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>as a favor; please</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por fin</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><i>at last; finally</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por (lo) general<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>as a rule; generally</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por medio de<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>by means of</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por lo menos</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><i>at least</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por primera vez<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>for the first time</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por separado<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>separately</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por supuesto<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>of course</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por todas partes<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>everywhere</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por todos lados<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>all over; everywhere; on all sides</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por consiguiente<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>consequently</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por desgracia<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>unfortunately</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>por suerte<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>by luck</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>ir por algo<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><i>to go for something</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>Las ruinas de Teotihuacan fueron construidas por los aztecas.</b><span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: Hi Patricia! How are you?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: ¡Hola! Bien, gracias.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Hello! Well, thank you.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: Y, ¿Cómo te ha ido?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: And, how have you been?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Me ha ido de maravilla, gracias. ¿Y a ti?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: I have been great, thanks. What about you?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: A mí también, gracias. Y sé que vas a estrenar un nuevo álbum. ¿Cómo se llama?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: Me too, thanks. And I know you're going to release a new album. What's it called?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Se titula <i>Rattle My Cage</i>.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: It's called “Rattle My Cage”.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><b>D: Oh, <i>Rattle My Cage. </i>Qué título más original. Se podría traducir <i>Agita mi Jaula</i> o <i>Muéveme el Tapete</i>. ¿Y </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>para</b></span><b> cuándo va a salir <i>Agita mi Jaula</i>? </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: Oh, “Rattle My Cage”. What an original title. You could translate “Agita mi Jaula” or “Muéveme el Tapete<b>”</b>. When will you release “Rattle my Cage”?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Posiblemente en el verano.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Maybe in the summer.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: Ya quiero escucharlo. ¿Y cuántas canciones tiene <i>Agita mi Jaula</i>?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: I want to hear it. And how many songs does “Rattle my Cage” have?</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Tiene 10 canciones. Todas las canciones son originales y como siempre. Me encanta escribir mis propias canciones. Es importante para mi identidad. </span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">(“Para” as in “for” to denote purpose)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: It has 10 songs. All songs are original, as always. I love writing my own songs. It is important to my identity.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: ¿Y todas estas canciones fueron escritas por ti?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">(Por as in “by” in the passive voice)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: And all these songs were written by you?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Sí, pero en este álbum en particular fueron escritas en colaboración con los artistas favoritos en mi carrera como Rosie Flores, Alex Ruíz, Rick del Castillo, Alejandro Escovedo, Doyle Branhall senior, Johny Reno. Es muy especial. Estoy contentísima.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Yes, but in this particular album were written in collaboration with my favorite artists throught my career, like Rosie Flores, Alex Ruiz, Rick del Castillo, Alejandro Escovedo, Branhall Doyle, Sr., Johnny Reno. It's very special. I am thrilled.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: ¡Qué especial! ¿Y hay alguna canción en este álbum que hayas escrito para alguien en especial?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: How special! And is there a song on this album that you wrote for someone special?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Sí, mi abuelo, Valentín Rodríguez. Yo escribí una canción “Tequileros”.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Yes, my grandfather, Valentin Rodriguez. I wrote a song "Tequileros".<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: “Tequileros”, guau.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: "Tequileros", wow.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: “Tequi, tequi, tequileros”…</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: "Tequi, Tequi, tequileros" ...<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: “Para gozar y disfrutar…” </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: "Para gozar y disfrutar…”<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Él era curandero, era carnicero y hacía su propio tequila. Y entonces, ¿por qué no?, se merece su propia canción.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">(¿por qué? As “why?”)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: He was a healer, was a butcher and made his own tequila. And then, why not, he deserves his own song.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: ¿Y alguna vez probaste su tequila?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: And did you ever taste his tequila?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: ¿Yo? Noooo.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Me? Noooo.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: Eras una niña.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: You were a child.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Sííí.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Yeah.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: Pues salud por Valentín Rodríguez.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">(idiom “brindar por” to toast for)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: To Valentin Rodriguez.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Y yo escribí una canción para mi abuela también,su esposa, Severina.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: And I wrote a song for my grandmother, his wife, Severina.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: Pues salud también por Severina y Valentín Rodríguez. Y sé que estás por iniciar una gira por Europa.¿Cuándo te vas a Europa?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: Well, to Severina and Valentin Rodriguez. And I know you're about to begin a tour of Europe. When you go to Europe?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Regresamos en el verano y otoño, en julio y octubre.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: We’ll return in the summer and fall, from July to October.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: ¡Qué maravilla! ¿Y en qué países vas a presentar tus conciertos?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: What a blast! And what countries will you play in?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Regresamos a Alemania, Suiza, Gran Bretaña, Holanda, Italia.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: We’re going to Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, Holland, Italy.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: Muy bien, suena maravilloso. Y cuando estás en Europa, ¿viajas por tren, por avión, por autobús?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: Okay, sounds wonderful. And when you're in Europe, do you travel by train, by plane, by bus?</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Viajamos por todos los transportes, de hecho. Pero yo prefiero el tren.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">(“por” as in “by” to express a mean of transporation)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: We travel by all means, actually. But I prefer the train.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: ¿Por qué prefieres el tren?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">(¿por qué? As “why?”)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: Why do you prefer the train?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Por todos los paisajes.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">(“por”as “because of”)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Because of the scenery.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: Y pues muchas gracias por compartir tus planes, tus proyectos, tu nuevo CD. Y cuando salga tu nuevo CD, ¿dónde puede comprar tu nuevo CD la gente?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">(“por” to express thanks or gratitutde)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: Well, thank you very much for sharing your plans, your projects, your new CD. And when you release your new CD, where can people buy it?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Yo tengo un website, <a href="http://patriciavonne.com/">patriciavonne.com</a>, con toda la información, las fechas de giras.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: I have a website, patriciavonne.com, with all the information, tour dates.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: Así que ya saben, amigos. Si quieren comprar el nuevo álbum de Patricia Vonne, pueden ir a su sitio web, patriciavonne.com. Y también vas a salir en las nuevas películas de tu hermano. ¿Verdad?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: Now you know, friends. If you want to buy the new album from Patricia Vonne, you can go to her website, <a href="http://patriciavonne.com/">patriciavonne.com</a>. And you are going to be in your brother’s new movies. Right?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Sí, en Machete y Sin City 2.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Yes, Machete and Sin City 2.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: ¿Y qué haces en Sin City 2?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: What do you do in Sin City 2?<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>P: Soy chica Zorro.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: I am Zorro Girl.<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: ¿La chica zorro? Guau, ya quiero verla también. Muchísimas gracias por estar aquí. Y tengo algo para ti.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">(“por” to express thanks or gratitutde) (“para” to express purpose or the recipient of something)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: Zorro Girl? Wow, and I want to see it too. Thank you for being here. And I have something for you.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Ah, ¿Para mí? Gracias. Paz en el mundo. ¡Tráeme paz!</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">(“para” to express purpose or the recipient of something)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">P: Oh, for me? Thank you. Peace in the world. Bring me peace!<span style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span><b>D: Sí, sí. Y eso es todo por hoy.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">D: Yes, yes. And that's all for today.</span></div>
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Español” (a little taste in Spanish) is about idioms with the verb “tener” (to
have)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">After watching our video
blog, reading our blog, reviewing our Quizlet and taking the test, you will
have the tools to engage in a fluid dialogue with the idioms that use the verb
“tener” (to have).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Spanish, just as English, has many idioms (idiomatic expressions)
to convey a whole range of ideas. In this “probadita de español”, we will cover
the most commonly used idioms in the Spanish language. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">What’s an idiom? An idiom is an </span><span style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">expression
in any language whose meaning cannot be <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/derive"><span style="color: #c0504d; text-decoration: none;">derived</span></a> by
translating word by word because the translation might not make sense in your
native tongue. It’s preferable to learn an idiom as a whole expression that
conveys an idea. For example, “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tengo
hambre”, </b>coveys the idea of “I am hungry”, however, it’s literal
translation is “I have hunger” which would not make sense in English. So it’s
better to learn “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tengo hambre</b>”, as a
whole idea rather than translate it word by word. We strongly encourage you to
learn as many idioms as possible. Idioms are very powerful tools to engage in
meaningful conversation and to understand nuances of the language. If you would
like to enrich your knowledge of idioms in Spanish, we recommend that you get
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/2001-Spanish-English-Idioms-Espanoles/dp/0764137441/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1360093312&sr=8-6&keywords=spanish+idioms" target="_blank">this book of idioms</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Here are our favorite idioms with
the verb “tener” you. Please note that the adverb mucho/mucha indicates the
gender of the noun that follows. After you have read the list, please review
our <a href="http://quizlet.com/19362090/idioms-with-the-verb-tener-to-have-flash-cards/" target="_blank">Quizlet</a> and
take the test. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucha) hambre</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"></span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) hungry</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucha) sed</span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) thirsty</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucho) frío</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"></span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) cold</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucho) calor</span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) hot</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucho) miedo (a/de)</span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) afraid (of)</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucha) suerte</span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) lucky</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucha) prisa</span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be in a (big) hurry</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucho) sueño</span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) sleepy, tired</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucho) cuidado</span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) careful</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucha) curiosidad</span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) curious</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucha) envidia</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"></span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) envious</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) excited about (something
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucha) paciencia</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"></span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) patient</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be (very) successful</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">tener
(mucha) razón</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"></span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be right</span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">to be itchy</span></div>
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Nathalie,</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> how are you?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">N: Estoy bien. Gracias Deidre. ¿Y tú?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">N: I'm
fine</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. <span class="hps">Thanks,</span> <span class="hps">Deidre</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="hps">And you?</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">D: De maravilla, gracias. ¡Qué bello esta el día!</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: Wonderful,</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">thank you.</span> What a beautiful day!</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">N: Sí.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">N: Yes.</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">D: ¿Tienes frío hoy?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: Are
you cold</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">today?</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">N: Hoy no tengo frío, pero tengo mucho calor. ¿Y tú?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">N: I’m
not cold</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, <span class="hps">but I am hot</span>. <span class="hps">And you?</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">D: Tengo un poco de frío.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I am a <span class="hps">little cold</span>.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">N: ¿Un poco de frío?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">N: </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">A <span class="hps">little cold</span>?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">D: Y, ¿tienes hambre?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: And</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, <span class="hps">are you hungry</span>?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">N: No tengo hambre. ¿Y tú?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">N: </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I am not hungry. <span class="hps">And you?</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">D: Tengo mucha hambre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Y, ¿tienes sed?</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I’m <span class="hps">very hungry</span>. <span class="hps">An</span>d are you <span class="hps">thirsty?</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">N: Sí, tengo un poco de sed.</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">N: Yes</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, I’m a <span class="hps">little thirsty</span>.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">D: Y, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nathalie,
¿tienes sueño?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: And</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, <span class="hps">Nathalie</span>, <span class="hps">are you sleepy</span>?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">N: No tengo sueño ahora. ¿Y tú?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">N: </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I’m not sleepy <span class="hps">now</span>. <span class="hps">Are you?</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">D: Yo tampoco. ¿Tienes prisa en las mañanas?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: Me
neither</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. <span class="hps">Were you in a hurry this
morning</span>?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">N: Sí, todas las mañanas tengo mucha prisa. ¿Y tú?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">N: Yes</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, <span class="hps">every morning</span> <span class="hps">I’m in</span> <span class="hps">a big hurry</span>. <span class="hps">And you?</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">D: Tengo mucha prisa en las mañanas. ¿Y qué tienes
ganas de hacer hoy?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I’m in <span class="hps">a big hurry</span> <span class="hps">in the mornings</span>.
<span class="hps">And what</span> <span class="hps">you feel like doing</span> <span class="hps">today</span>?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">N: Hoy tengo ganas de jugar con mi niño, Teo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Y tú?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">N: Today</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">I want to</span> <span class="hps">play with</span> <span class="hps">my
son,</span> <span class="hps">Théo</span>. <span class="hps">And you?</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">D: Yo
también.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tengo ganas de jugar con
mi hijo. ¿Y cuántos años tiene tu hijo?</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Me too. <span class="hps">I want to play</span> <span class="hps">with my son</span>.
<span class="hps">How old</span> <span class="hps">is your son?</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">N: Teo tiene 8 años. ¿Y el tuyo? </span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">N: Théo</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">is 8.</span> <span class="hps">What about</span> <span class="hps">yours</span>?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">D: Nicolás tiene 12 años.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Y esto es todo por hoy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nathalie, muchas gracias.</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"></span></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 12.0pt;">D: Nicholas</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span class="hps">is 12.</span>
<span class="hps">And</span> <span class="hps">that's all for</span> <span class="hps">today.</span> <span class="hps">Nathalie</span>, <span class="hps">thank
you very much</span></span></span>
Live the Languagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461995178709286579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108094379221139398.post-72203033957569014452013-01-13T18:56:00.000-08:002016-08-14T19:27:45.051-07:00Video Blog #2: The verb “gustar” (to like) (Part 1)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">This “Probadita de Español” (a little taste in Spanish) is about my favorite verb in Spanish, the verb "gustar" (to like).</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">After watching our
video blog, reading our blog, reviewing our Quizlet and taking the test, you
will have the tools to engage in a fluid dialogue with the “verb” gustar (to like).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Verbs that behave
like the verb "gustar” require the use of a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Direct Object, </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century gothic";">thing or person that directly receives the action of the verb. The
Direct Object answers the question “what?” or “whom?” with regard to what the
subject of the sentence is doing. For example:</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic";">A
Alonzo le gustan los<u> chocolates</u>.</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">Alonzo likes chocolates.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">What does Alonzo like? He likes
chocolates.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century gothic";">“<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chocolates</b>”
is receiving the action of the verb “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gustar</b>”.
Therefore, “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chocolates</b>” is the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">direct object</b> of the sentence. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic";">In </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century gothic";">a sentence with a verb like “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gustar</b>”,
the thing being liked is ALSO the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">subject</b>
of the sentence. Therefore “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chocolates</b>”
is both, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the subject</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the direct object </b>of the sentence<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Spanish when we say </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic";">A Alonzo le gustan <u>los chocolates,</u></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic";"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century gothic";">we are literally saying “Chocolates are pleasing to Alonzo.” This explains
why the plural form of the verb “gustar”, “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gustan</b>”
agrees with the plural subject <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“chocolates”
</b>and not with Alonzo who is doing the liking. Our connector for fluid
conversation with verbs like “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gustar</b>”
is “¿<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Y a ti?</b> (literally "And to you?" Or “what
about you?”)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>rather that “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">¿Y tú?” </b>(Do you?)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">Here’s an example:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">Spanish:
¿<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Te gusta el chocolate? </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">English:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you like chocolate?
Literally “Is chocolate pleasing to you?”</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">Spanish: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sí me gusta el chocolate</b>. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">¿Y a ti?</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">English:
Yes, I like chocolate. Do you? Or What about you? Literally “Yes, chocolate is
pleasing to me. And to you?”</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">Spanish: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A mí también</b>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">English:
Me too!. Literally “To me too.”</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">Spanish:
¿<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Te gusta el chocolate blanco? </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">English:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you like white chocolate?
Literally “Is white chocolate pleasing to you?”</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">Spanish: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No me gusta el chocolate blanco</b>.
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">¿Y a ti?</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">English:
I don’t like white chocolate. Do you? Or What about you? Literally “White
chocolate isn’t pleasing to me. And to you?”</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">Spanish:
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A mí tampoco</b>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">English:
Me neither!. Literally “To me neither.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century gothic";">In this video blog we used the verb “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gustar</b>” (to like) and other verbs that behave like “gustar”, for
example “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">encantar</b>” (to love
something), fascinar (also to love something but more powerful than “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">encantar</b>”), and lastly “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chocar</b>” (to “hate” something or to
severely dislike something). The verb “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chocar</b>”
is colloquially used in place of “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">odiar”</b>
(to hate). In Mexico, we don’t use the verb “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">odia</b>r”
(to hate) lightly instead we use the verb “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chocar</b>”
which literally means "to clash" or "to crash". We use "chocar" to express that we severely dislike
something. If you ever listen to "Notes in Spanish" for inspired beginner by the
wonderful Marina and Ben, you will hear that in Spain, speakers use the verb “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">odiar”</b> as it’s used in the United
States. For, example “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Odio los
chocolates.” “Me chocan los chocolates”. </b>(“I hate chocolates.” Or I severely
dislike chocolates. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No es cierto, me encantan los chocolates. </b>It’s
not true. “I’m kidding, I love chocolates". Here’s the script for our video blog. Note that “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ambas” </b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“las dos”</b> mean “both" or two feminine items. Also “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">favorita”
</b>and “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">predilecta” </b>mean “favorite” for a feminine noun.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Verbs that behave
like the verb “Gustar”</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gustar-</b>to like) (Part 1)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: Hola mami. ¿Cómo estás?</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: Hi</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">Mom.</span> <span class="hps">How are you?</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">K: Yo muy bien. ¿Y tú? </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">K: I'm very well</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. <span class="hps">And you?</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>De maravilla, gracias. Quisiera saber qué frutas te
gustan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Te gusta la papaya?</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Wonderfully,</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">thank you.</span> <span class="hps">I would like to know what</span> <span class="hps">fruits</span> <span class="hps">you like</span>. <span class="hps">Do you</span>
like <span class="hps">papaya</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">K: ¿La Papaya? No me gusta, me encanta. ¿Y
a ti? </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">K: Papaya</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">? <span class="hps">I don’t like it</span>, I love it. <span class="hps">What about you</span>?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A mi también. ¿Te gusta el plátano? </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: Me too</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. <span class="hps">Do you like</span> <span class="hps">banana</span>?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">K: Los plátanos me chocan. ¿Y a ti? </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">K: I “hate”
bananas</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. <span class="hps">What about you</span>?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Me encantan los plátanos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Te gusta el mango? </span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: I</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">love bananas.</span> <span class="hps">Do you like mango?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">K: El mango es mi fruta predilecta. ¿Y a
ti te gusta? </span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">K: Mango is</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">my</span> “<span class="hps">favorite” (preferred)
fruit</span>. <span class="hps">Do you like it</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A mí también. Me encanta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Te gusta la manzana? </span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: Me too</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. <span class="hps">I love it.</span> <span class="hps">Do you like apples</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">K: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>La manzana me gusta mucho. ¿Y a ti? </span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">K: I like</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">apples a lot</span>. <span class="hps">What about you</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: Me encanta la manzana. ¿Te gusta la
manzana roja o la manzana verde?</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";"><span class="hps">D: I love</span> <span class="hps">apples</span>. <span class="hps">Do you like</span> <span class="hps">red
or</span> <span class="hps">green apples</span>?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">K: ¿La manzana? Me gustan las dos. ¿Y a
ti? </span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">K: Apples?</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">I like them both</span>. <span class="hps">What about you</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A mí también. Me gustan ambas. ¿Y, te gustan las naranjas? </span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: Me </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">too</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. <span class="hps">I like them both</span>. <span class="hps">And</span>, do you like <span class="hps">oranges?</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">K: Las naranjas me gustan mucho. ¿Y a ti?</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">K:</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">I like</span> <span class="hps">oranges</span> a lot.
<span class="hps">What about you</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: A mi también. ¿Y te gusta la pera?</span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D:</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">Me too</span>. <span class="hps">Do you
like pear</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">K: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>La pera sí me gusta. ¿Y a ti?</span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">K:</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">Yes, I like pear</span>. <span class="hps">What about you</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: A mí también. ¿Y te gusta la granada?</span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">D: Me too</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. <span class="hps">Do you like</span> <span class="hps">pomegranate</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">K: La granada es una de mis frutas
favoritas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Y a ti te gusta?</span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic";">K:</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic";"> <span class="hps">The pomegranate is</span> <span class="hps">one of</span> <span class="hps">my favorite fruits</span>. <span class="hps">Do you like it</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D: No me gusta, me fascina la
granada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Es mi fruta
favorita.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Y esto es todo por hoy.</span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic";">D:</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic";"> <span class="hps">I don’t like it</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8108094379221139398" name="_GoBack"></a>, I love <span class="hps">pomegranate.</span>
<span class="hps">It's</span> <span class="hps">my favorite fruit</span>. <span class="hps">And</span> <span class="hps">that's all for</span> <span class="hps">today.</span></span></span></div>
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and don’t forget to take the test. This is all for this “probadita de español”.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">This “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Probadita de Español</b>” (a little taste
in Spanish) is about definitte and indefinite articles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">Definite Articles<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8108094379221139398" name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8108094379221139398" name="OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">: </span></a></span></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">The
definite article “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the</b>” translates as
“<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">el, la, los, las</b>”, depending on
whether the noun, the article is qualifying, is masculine or feminine, singular
or plural. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">el</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">: the (masculine singular)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">la:</b> the feminine singular<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">los</b>: the (masculine plural)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">las:</b> the feminine plural </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">For example: </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">la manzana<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">the apple</span></span> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">el
plátano</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">the
banana<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">las mandarinas</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">the tangerines</span></span> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> <span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">los
chocolates</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">the
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">How do you decide which artcle to use? First you need to identify
the gender of the noun. Nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine.
Here’s an easy rule of thumb to determine the gender of nouns. If a singular
noun ends in “a”, it is most likely a feminine word. If a singular noun ends in
any other letter, most likely the noun is masculine. Of course there are plenty
of exceptions to this rule and a few useful rules to remember. For example,
words that end </span><span style="font-family: "century gothic";">-nión, -ción, y -sión, are feminine: una reunión (a
meeting or gathering), una opinión (an opinión), una canción (a song). In class
we will go over more of these exceptions.</span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">Indefinite Articles: </span></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">In
Spanish, the indefinite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun is
masculine, feminine, singular or plural. The indefinite articles in Spanish are
equivalent to the English words "a," "an," or
"some."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">un:</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"> a or an (masculine singular)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">una</b>: a or an (feminine singular)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">unos</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">: some<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
</b>(masculine plural)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">unas</b>: some (feminine plural) <br />For example:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">una manzana</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">an apple</span></span> </span></span><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">un
plátano</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">a
banana<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">some tangerines</span></span> </span><b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>unos
chocolates</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: Buenos días,
Nathalie. ¿Cómo estás? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Good morning, Nathalie. How are you?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: Buenos días,
Deidre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Muy bien ¿Y tú? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: Good morning,
Deidre. How are you?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: Muy bien,
gracias.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nathalie, ¿Qué es esto? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Very well, thank
you. Nathalie, what’s this?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: Es una
manzana verde. </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: It’s a green apple.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: ¡Muy
bien!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Y esto? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Very well! And
this?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: Son unas uvas
moradas. </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: They’re purple grapes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: ¡Muy bien!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Y esto? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Very well! And
this?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: Son unos
plátanos. </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: They’re bananas.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: ¡Muy
bien!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Y esto? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Very well! And
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: Es una
manzana roja. </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: It’s a red apple.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: ¡Muy
bien!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Y esto? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Very well! And
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: Son
mandarinas—unas mandarinas. </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: They’re tangerines- some tangerines.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: ¡Muy
bien!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¿Y qué es esto? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Very well! And
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: Son unos
chocolates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A mí me gustan mucho
los chocolates. </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: They’re chocolates. I like chocolates very much.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8108094379221139398" name="_GoBack"></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D:
A mí me encantan los chocolates también. </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: I love chocolates too.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">In the
context of this short dialogue we just used indefinite articles <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">un, una, unos, unas</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "century gothic";">Notice
that in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">una manzana roja </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a red apple); the adjective,
descriptive word,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“rojo”</b>, aslo agrees in number a gender
with the word “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">manzana</b>”, “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">rojo” becomes “roja”</b> because “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">manzana”</b> is a feminine noun. If we want
to say “some red apples”, we would have say “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">unas manzanas rojas”. </b>In this dialogue, we use a useful expression,
“</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">¿Qué es esto?”</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">,
(What’s this?) W</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">hen you don’t know whether a noun is feminine or masculine, plural or
singular, and want to know what something is, ask, “</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">¿Qué es esto?”</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: Y ahora
quisiera saber, ¿qué te quieres llevar a tu casa? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: And now, I would
like to know, What do you want o take home.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: La manzana
verde, por favor. </span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: The green apple, please.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: Muy bien. </span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Very well.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: Las uvas
moradas. </span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: The purple grapes.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: Sí. </span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Yes.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: Las
mandarinas, y los chocolates por favor. </span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: The tangerines and the chocolates,
please.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: Y pues, yo
quiero la manzana verde, las manzanas rojas, y los plátanos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pero también quiero un chocolate. </span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Then, I want the
green apple, the red apples, and the bananas. But I also want a chocolate.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">N: Okay, voy a compartir contigo. </span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">N: Okay, I am going
to share with you. the green apple, the red apples, and the bananas. But I also
want a chocolate.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">D: Muy
bien.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Muchas gracias, Nathalie. </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic";">Y, Hasta luego. ¡Chau!*</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D: Very well! Muchas
gracias! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: "century gothic";">See you latter,
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">*“Chau” </span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">comes from the
Italian “Ciao” and is widely used in South America to say “bye”</span></span></div>
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this section of our dialogue, we used the definite articles <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">el, la, los </b>y<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> las</b> to express what we wanted specifically. For example Nathalie
wanted “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">la manzana verde”, </b>“the
green apple” not just any apple. Please review our <span style="color: #20124d;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/17924387/definite-and-indefinite-articles-flash-cards/" target="_blank">Quizlet</a></span>
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is all for this “probadita de español”. Come check out one of our classes in
Austin, Texas, free of obligation. To schedule a class, please contact us at
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