Today you’ll learn to understand simple directions. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
todo recto – “straight on”
gire a la derecha - “turn right”
gire a la izquierda - “turn left”
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In today’s lesson you’ll learn to ask for directions. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
estoy perdido – “I’m lost” (used by males)
estoy perdida - “I’m lost” (used by females)
¿dónde está…? - “where is…?”
la oficina de turismo - “the tourist information office”
el centro - “the town centre”
la estación - “the station”
la playa - “the beach”
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Welcome to week 6 of TwitterLearn Spanish. This week we’re asking for directions in the town! Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
perdóneme, por favor – “excuse me, please”
¿me puede ayudar? - “can you help me?”
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In the final episode of this week you’ll be paying for your shopping! Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
¿dónde se paga? – “where can I pay?” (literally “where does one pay?”)
¿me puede dar un recibo, por favor? - “can you give me a receipt, please?”
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It’s useful to be able to know where you can buy something in particular. Today we’ll look at the language you need, taking postcards and stamps as an example. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
¿dónde puedo comprar…? - “where can I buy…?”
¿dónde puedo comprar tarjetas postales? - “where can I buy postcards?”
¿tienen sellos? - “do you have stamps?”
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You may be shopping for clothes, in which case you’ll need to ask if you can try something oh! Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
¿puedo probármelo? – “can I try it on?”
sí - “yes”
no - “no”
me lo llevo - “I’ll take it”
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Today you’ll learn to ask the price of things! Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
¿cuánto cuesta? – “how much is it?”
¿cuánto cuestan? - “how much do they cost?”
¿me lo puede escribir? - “can you write it down?
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In week five we’ll be learning some useful words and phrases for going shopping in Spanish! Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
¿puedo ayudarle? – “can I help you?”
sólo estoy mirando - “I’m just looking”
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As we come to the end of this week and the first half of season 1 of TwitterLearn, it’s time to learn to say “cheers” and “enjoy your meal”. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
salud - “cheers”
que aproveche - “enjoy your meal”
está muy rico - “this is delicious” / “it is delicious”
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It’s coming to the end of your meal and it’s time for a coffee. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
un café - “a coffee” – basic word, also used for “a black coffee”
un café con leche - “a white coffee”
un cortado - “a coffee with a splash of milk”
un té - “a tea”
un té con leche - “a tea with milk”
un té con limón - “a tea with lemon”
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Sometimes when you eat out you have to deal with specific diets or allergies. That’s the topic of today’s lesson. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
soy vegetariano/a - “I’m a vegetarian”
soy alérgico/a a las nueces - “I’m allergic to nuts”
Note that both vegetariano and alérgico change to vegetariana and alérgica in the feminine form.The word nueces is the literal translation of “nuts”, but you may also hear soy alérgico/a a los frutos secos, literally, “I’m allergic to dried fruits”. Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
Today we’ll learn the words for some common foods. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
un bocadillo (m) - “a sandwich”
una ensalada (f) - “a salad”
el jamón (m) - “(the) ham”
el queso (m) - “(the) cheese”
el pollo (m) - “(the) chicken”
el pescado (m) - “(the) fish”
Note that the words above (jamón, queso, pollo and pescado) are all masculine words, so the word for “the” is el. It always helps to learn the gender of words when you learn the word. Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
On TwitterLearn this week we’ll be visiting a restaurant. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
¿tienen…? - “do you have?”
¿tienen una mesa para cuatro? - “do you have a table for four?”
¿tienen una carta en inglés? - “do you have a menu in English?”
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There will be more drinks and snacks next week, but for now let’s learn to ask for the bill or check. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
la cuenta, por favor – “the bill, please”
¿me trae…? - “can you bring me…?” / “will you bring me…?”
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We’ll continue our lessons in counting in Spanish today. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
cuatro – “four”
cinco - “five”
seis – “six”
siete – “seven”
ocho – “eight”
nueve – “nine”
diez – “ten”
cero – “zero”
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