Learn how to ask "Why?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Why? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask why in Spanish. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: Here’s how to ask “Why are you late?” in Spanish. |
| Laura: [Normal] ¿Por qué llegas tarde? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “why” |
| Laura: [Normal] por qué [Slow] por qué |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “arrive” |
| Laura: [Normal] llegas [Slow] llegas |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “late” |
| Laura: [Normal] tarde [Slow] tarde |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning “Why are you late?” |
| Laura: [Slow] ¿Por qué llegas tarde? [Normal] ¿Por qué llegas tarde? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you are late because you missed the train. Here’s the way to say, “I missed the train.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Perdí el tren. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “missed” |
| Laura: [Normal] perdí [Slow] perdí |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “the” |
| Laura: [Normal] el [Slow] el |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “train” |
| Laura: [Normal] tren [Slow] tren |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the sentence “I missed the train.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Perdí el tren. [Normal] Perdí el tren. |
| Becky: Here’s another sample question using the word why - “Why do you leave so early?” |
| Laura: [Normal] ¿Por qué te vas tan temprano? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “why” |
| Laura: [Normal] por qué [Slow] por qué |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “you” |
| Laura: [Normal] te [Slow] te |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “leave” |
| Laura: [Normal] vas [Slow] vas |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “so” |
| Laura: [Normal] tan [Slow] tan |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “early” |
| Laura: [Normal] temprano [Slow] temprano |
| Becky: Listen again to the question, “Why do you leave so early?” |
| Laura: [Slow] ¿Por qué te vas tan temprano? [Normal] ¿Por qué te vas tan temprano? |
| Becky: Here’s a response meaning, “To not miss the train.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Para no perder el tren. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “for” |
| Laura: [Normal] para [Slow] para |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “no” |
| Laura: [Normal] no [Slow] no |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “miss” |
| Laura: [Normal] perder [Slow] perder |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “the” |
| Laura: [Normal] el [Slow] el |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “train” |
| Laura: [Normal] tren [Slow] tren |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, “Not to miss the train.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Para no perder el tren. [Normal] Para no perder el tren. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Laura: You can use the phrase “why not?”, which in Spanish is ¿Por qué no?, in the same situations that you would use it in English. |
Outro |
| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Laura: Hasta pronto. |
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