Conversation 3

Spanish for Beginners Course – Interactive Lesson 4: Restaurant Conversation 3

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OVERVIEW

This is the third conversation in this lesson.

Like in the other two conversations, I’m going to guide you step by step. By the time you’ve completed this page, you’ll be able to say and understand more Spanish restaurant-related sentences.

Step 1: play this conversation before reading its transcript or translation.

You might not be able to understand many words, if any, but listening before reading is the fastest way to develop your listening skills.

PLAY CONVERSATION 3

Step 2: play this conversation once more. Listening always pays off!

PLAY CONVERSATION 3

Step 3: now read the conversation transcript a couple of times.

READ THE TRANSCRIPT

Teresa: Buenas noches, tenemos una mesa reservada a nombre de Teresa García.
Camarera: Por aquí, por favor. Aquí tienen la carta. (Unos minutos más tarde) ¿Qué van a cenar?
Teresa: ¿Qué nos recomienda?
Camarera: La sopa de mariscos, las sardinas asadas y el atún, y si quieren carne les recomiendo el pavo asado y el pato.
Teresa: ¿Tienen algún plato vegetariano?
Camarera: Sí, tenemos tortillas y espaguetis.
Teresa: Pues vamos a tomar mariscos con mayonesa y salmón con patatas, y ensalada y una tortilla francesa con arroz.
Camarera: ¿Y qué van a beber?
Teresa: ¿Nos puede traer la carta de vinos?
Camarera: ¡Cómo no! Y les voy a traer también la sal y la pimienta.
Teresa: (Más tarde) La cuenta, por favor.

Step 4: play the conversation while you follow the transcript. Notice how it’s all starting to make more sense.

LISTEN WHILE READING THE TRANSCRIPT

Step 5: here’s the translation. Compare the English and Spanish lines.

FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH THESE LINES

Theresa: Good evening, we have a table reserved in the name of Teresa García.
Waitress: This way, please. Here you are, the menu . (A few minutes later) What are you going to have for dinner?
Theresa: What do you recommend?
Waitress: The shellfish soup, the grilled sardines and the tuna, and if you want meat I recommend the roast turkey and the duck.
Theresa: Do you have any vegetarian dishes?
Waitress: Yes, we have omelettes and spaghetti.
Theresa: Then we’re going to have shellfish with mayonnaise and salmon with potatoes, and salad and a French omelette with rice.
Waitress: And what are you going to drink?
Theresa: Can you bring us the wine list?
Waitress: Of course! And I’m also going to bring you salt and pepper.
Theresa: (Later on) The bill, please.

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Step 6: once you’re familiar with the translation, play the conversation again.

PLAY CONVERSATION 3

Step 7: speaking time! Play the conversation once more, but this time read out the transcript along with the native speakers.

Most likely, you won’t be able to keep up with them. Don’t worry, with practice you’ll soon get there. Guaranteed!

PRESS PLAY & READ IT OUT LOUD

Step 8: try once more. Make sure you speak up, as if you were talking to someone in front of you. The idea is to imitate a real life conversation.

SAY IT AGAIN!

Step 9: to see how far you’ve got, say all the lines in Conversation 3 along with the native speakers, without looking at the transcript.

PLAY CONVERSATION 3 & SAY IT OUT LOUD

Do you want to develop your speaking skills really fast? In the next steps, you’re going to practise saying this conversation line by line.

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Step 10: here you’re going to practise saying all the lines in this conversation, one by one. This exercise will allow you to focus on each line at your own pace.

Play each line and say it out loud as many times as you want. Aim at keeping up with the native speakers.

SAY LINE 1 OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Teresa: Buenas noches, tenemos una mesa reservada a nombre de Teresa García.

Theresa: Good evening, we have a table reserved in the name of Teresa García.

SAY LINE 2a OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Camarera: Por aquí, por favor. Aquí tienen la carta.

Waitress: This way, please. Here you are, the menu .

SAY LINE 2b OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Camarera: (Unos minutos más tarde) ¿Qué van a cenar?

Waitress: (A few minutes later) What are you going to have for dinner?

SAY LINE 3 OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Teresa: ¿Qué nos recomienda?

Theresa: What do you recommend?

SAY LINE 4 OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Camarera: La sopa de mariscos, las sardinas asadas y el atún, y si quieren carne les recomiendo el pavo asado y el pato.

Waitress: The shellfish soup, the grilled sardines and the tuna, and if you want meat I recommend the roast turkey and the duck.

SAY LINE 5 OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Teresa: ¿Tienen algún plato vegetariano?

Theresa: Do you have any vegetarian dishes?

SAY LINE 6 OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Camarera: Sí, tenemos tortillas y espaguetis.

Waitress: Yes, we have omelettes and spaghetti.

SAY LINE 7 OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Teresa: Pues vamos a tomar mariscos con mayonesa y salmón con patatas, y ensalada y una tortilla francesa con arroz.

Theresa: Then we’re going to have shellfish with mayonnaise and salmon with potatoes, and salad and a French omelette with rice.

SAY LINE 8 OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Camarera: ¿Y qué van a beber?

Waitress: And what are you going to drink?

SAY LINE 9 OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Teresa: ¿Nos puede traer la carta de vinos?

Theresa: Can you bring us the wine list?

SAY LINE 10 OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Camarera: ¡Cómo no! Y les voy a traer también la sal y la pimienta.

Waitress: Of course! And I’m also going to bring you salt and pepper.

SAY LINE 11 OUT LOUD SEVERAL TIMES

Teresa: (Más tarde) La cuenta, por favor.

Theresa: (Later on) The bill, please.

Step 11: say all the lines in Conversation 3 once more.

PLAY THE LINES & SAY THEM OUT LOUD

Teresa: Buenas noches, tenemos una mesa reservada a nombre de Teresa García.

Camarera: Por aquí, por favor. Aquí tienen la carta.

Camarera: (Unos minutos más tarde) ¿Qué van a cenar?

Teresa: ¿Qué nos recomienda?

Camarera: La sopa de mariscos, las sardinas asadas y el atún, y si quieren carne les recomiendo el pavo asado y el pato.

Teresa: ¿Tienen algún plato vegetariano?

Camarera: Sí, tenemos tortillas y espaguetis.

Teresa: Pues vamos a tomar mariscos con mayonesa y salmón con patatas, y ensalada y una tortilla francesa con arroz.

Camarera: ¿Y qué van a beber?

Teresa: ¿Nos puede traer la carta de vinos?

Camarera: ¡Cómo no! Y les voy a traer también la sal y la pimienta.

Teresa: (Más tarde) La cuenta, por favor.

Step 12: before you move on to the next section, here’s one last exercise. Say all the lines in Conversation 3 along with the native speakers, without looking at the transcript.

Notice your improvement since the first time you said this conversation!

PLAY CONVERSATION 3 & SAY IT OUT LOUD

HOW TO BECOME FLUENT FAST

As you see, repetition is essential when you’re learning Spanish.

To make the most of this course, always follow the steps I’ve given you. It’s the fastest way to become fluent in Spanish!

CONGRATULATIONS!

You’ve finished Lesson 4 Conversation 3. Don’t forget to mark this page as Complete.

Now you’re going to move on to the Vocabulary section.

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