INTRODUCTION |
Becky: Going without. In this lesson, you’ll learn some important negative statements in Spanish. |
Lesson focus
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Becky: Here’s the way to say “I don’t have a pen.” in Spanish. |
Laura: [Normal] No tengo pluma. |
Becky: First is a word meaning “no” |
Laura: [Normal] no [Slow] no |
Becky: Next is the word meaning “I have” |
Laura: [Normal] tengo [Slow] tengo |
Becky: Last is the word meaning “pen” |
Laura: [Normal] pluma [Slow] pluma |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I don’t have a pen.” |
Laura: [Slow] No tengo pluma. [Normal] No tengo pluma. |
Becky: Ok, now let’s take a look at the way to say “I don’t have time.” |
Laura: [Normal] No tengo tiempo. |
Becky: First is a word meaning “no” |
Laura: [Normal] no [Slow] no |
Becky: Next is the word meaning “I have” |
Laura: [Normal] tengo [Slow] tengo |
Becky: Last is the word meaning “time” |
Laura: [Normal] tiempo [Slow] tiempo |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I don’t have time.” |
Laura: [Slow] No tengo tiempo. [Normal] No tengo tiempo. |
Becky: Next up is the way to say “I don’t know.” |
Laura: [Normal] No sé. |
Becky: First is a word meaning “no” |
Laura: [Normal] no [Slow] no |
Becky: Last is the word meaning “I know” |
Laura: [Normal] sé [Slow] sé |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I don’t know.” |
Laura: [Slow] No sé. [Normal] No sé. |
Becky: Finally is a way to say “I don’t understand.” |
Laura: [Normal] No entiendo. |
Becky: First is a word meaning “no” |
Laura: [Normal] no [Slow] no |
Becky: Last is the word meaning “I understand” |
Laura: [Normal] entiendo [Slow] entiendo |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I don’t understand.” |
Laura: [Slow] No entiendo. [Normal] No entiendo. |
Cultural Insight |
Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. |
Laura: In every case, you can add an initial no to emphasize that you don’t - For example, No, no entiendo. |
Outro
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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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