Expand your Spanish vocabulary with these speaking & listening drills – Episode 96

Expand your Spanish vocabulary with these speaking & listening drills

Podcast episode 96 – SEE ALL EPISODES

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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Today I bring you another vocabulary lesson.

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In this lesson you are going to learn and practise 12 very common words and expressions.

The aim of this lesson is to help you expand your Spanish vocabulary fast. Here are 12 words and expressions that often come up in conversation. Repeat after me:

buenos días – good morning

tiene – you (usted) have

la mesa – the table

para – for

cinco – five

lo siento – I’m sorry

está – it is

completo – full

pueden – you (ustedes) can

volver – to come back

dentro de – in

la hora – the hour

Let’s say those 12 words and expressions again. Repeat after me:

buenos días – good morning

tiene – you (usted) have

la mesa – the table

para – for

cinco – five

lo siento – I’m sorry

está – it is

completo – full

pueden – you (ustedes) can

volver – to come back

dentro de – in

la hora – the hour

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Maria’s step-by-step Spanish courses

Pronunciation tips

To help you speak like a native, here are two pronunciation tips:

Pronunciation tip 1: Make sure you never drop the final ‘e’ in Spanish words. Practise saying this verb form: tiene.

Pronunciation tip 2: Notice that the letter ‘a’ has a pure, unchangeable sound. It always sounds like this: a.

Practise saying these three words. Focus on the letter ‘a’: la mesa, para, está.

And now, let’s do a listening drill. Can you tell me what these 12 words and expressions mean?

completo
full

la mesa
the table

para
for

dentro de
in

lo siento
I’m sorry

volver
to come back

la hora
the hour

buenos días
good morning

pueden
you (ustedes) can

tiene
you (usted) have

cinco
five

está
it is

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Now, let’s do a speaking drill. Can you tell me these 12 words and expressions in Spanish?

five
cinco

in
dentro de

to come back
volver

good morning
buenos días

you (ustedes) can
pueden

full
completo

the hour
la hora

for
para

it is
está

the table
la mesa

you (usted) have
tiene

I’m sorry
lo siento

To recap, let’s say those 12 words and expressions again. Repeat after me:

buenos días

tiene

la mesa

para

cinco

lo siento

está

completo

pueden

volver

dentro de

la hora

Reviewing is the secret to fast language learning. That’s why I always recommend that you redo your drills. Come back to this lesson every now and then to make sure you’ve learned these 12 words and expressions well.

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