Expand your Spanish vocabulary with these easy drills – Episode 102

Expand your Spanish vocabulary with these easy drills

Podcast episode 102 – SEE ALL EPISODES

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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In this lesson you are going to learn and practise 10 very common words and expressions.

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So, to help you expand your Spanish vocabulary fast, here are 10 everyday words and expressions. Repeat after me:

tienen – you/they have

la habitación – the room, the bedroom

libres – free, vacant

no – no

lo siento – I’m sorry

está – it is

todo – everything

ocupado – full, occupied

vale – OK

muchas gracias – thank you very much

Let’s say those 10 words and expressions again. Repeat after me:

tienen – you/they have

la habitación – the room, the bedroom

libres – free, vacant

no – no

lo siento – I’m sorry

está – it is

todo – everything

ocupado – full, occupied

vale – OK

muchas gracias – thank you very much

Have a look at
Maria’s step-by-step Spanish courses

Pronunciation tips

To help you develop a great Spanish accent, here are two pronunciation tips:

Pronunciation tip 1: Make sure your ‘h’ in the word ‘habitación’ is silent: habitación.

Pronunciation tip 2: Avoid adding a short ‘u’ at the end of words ending in ‘o’.

Remember that the Spanish ‘o’ has a pure, single sound. Notice how those words are said by native speakers: no, todo, ocupado.

And now, let’s do a listening drill. Can you tell me what these 10 words and expressions mean?

lo siento
I’m sorry

vale
OK

ocupado
full, occupied

tienen
you/they have

muchas gracias
thank you very much

todo
everything

libres
free, vacant

está
it is

la habitación
the room, the bedroom

no
no

Now, let’s do a speaking drill. Can you tell me these 10 words and expressions in Spanish?

it is
está

the room, the bedroom
la habitación

free, vacant
libres

I’m sorry
lo siento

thank you very much
muchas gracias

no
no

full, occupied
ocupado

you/they have
tienen

everything
todo

OK
vale

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Maria’s step-by-step Spanish courses

To recap, let’s say those 10 words and expressions again. Repeat after me:

tienen

la habitación

libres

no

lo siento

está

todo

ocupado

vale

muchas gracias

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