Learn some Mexican Spanish phone manners
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: On the phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand the basic vocabulary on the phone in Spanish. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: Here’s the informal way to say “Hello”, while answering the phone in Spanish. |
| Laura: [Normal] Bueno. |
| Becky: This expression has only one word that literally means “good” |
| Laura: [Normal] bueno [Slow] bueno |
| Becky: Listen again to the expression used in Mexico to answer the phone, that is equivalent to “Hello”. |
| Laura: [Slow] Bueno. [Normal] Bueno. |
| Becky: Ok, now let’s see the way to say “This is + name.”, for example “This is Laura.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Habla Laura. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “speak “ |
| Laura: [Normal] habla [Slow] habla |
| Becky: Last is the person’s name, in this case Laura |
| Laura: [Normal] Laura |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “This is Laura.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Habla Laura. [Normal] Habla Laura. |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say “May I talk to + name?”, for example “May I talk to Jorge?” |
| Laura: [Normal] ¿Puedo hablar con Jorge? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “may I” |
| Laura: [Normal] puedo [Slow] puedo |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “talk” |
| Laura: [Normal] hablar [Slow] hablar |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “with” |
| Laura: [Normal] con [Slow] con |
| Becky: Last is the name of the person that we are trying to reach, in this case Jorge |
| Laura: [Normal] Jorge |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “May I talk to Jorge?” |
| Laura: [Slow] ¿Puedo hablar con Jorge? [Normal] ¿Puedo hablar con Jorge? |
| Becky: Finally, here is a way to say “I’ll call again later.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Hablo al rato. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “I speak “ |
| Laura: [Normal] hablo [Slow] hablo |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “to the” |
| Laura: [Normal] al [Slow] al |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “while” |
| Laura: [Normal] rato [Slow] rato |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I’ll call again later.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Hablo al rato. [Normal] Hablo al rato. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Laura: Even if the expression bueno, doesn’t make much sense literally, it is the most common way to answer the phone in Mexico. |
Outro |
| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson and for the series. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in another series! Bye! |
| Laura: Hasta pronto! |
Comments
HideLet's practice here! Who would you like to talk to on the phone?
Hola Robin Suen,
Thank you for your comment.
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Puedo hablar Senor Yuan?
bueno,
Hola Steffi,
Thank you for your comment.
We’re happy to know you’re enjoying the lessons.
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¿Puede hablar con JD?
Hola Jean,
Thank you for participating.
Hope you can chat over the holidays.
Ojalá que puedan hablar durante las fiestas.
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¡ Hola¡,
me gustaría hablar con mi amiga que vive in Canada
Hola Grace,
Muy bien! Let's keep practicing.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Mucha suerte!
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¿Puedo hablar con Shakira?
Hola Patrick,
Thank you for participating.
Sigamos practicando!
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Carla
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Puedo Hablar con Donald Trump?
Hola Tom,
Thank you for your comment.
"This is Laura" literally means "Esta es Laura." This is why we use "Habla Laura" instead.
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Carla
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Why in the lesson, "This is Laura" is translated as "Habla Laura" instead of "Hablo Laura"? Does it literally means "You (are) speaking to Laura"?
Hi Pootis.
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POOTIS
Hola Nigel,
Thank you for your comment.
rato - is a noun
mientras - is an adverb
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Que es el diferencia entre "rato" y "mientras"?
Hola Morgan,
Do you mean your "madre" or "mamá" in Spanish.
Let's keep practicing.
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my mom
Hola Esteban,
Yes, you can say "Después de una tarde fría un chocolate caliente es muy bueno."
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Carla
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From the vocabulary section:
Example:" Después de una tarde fría el chocolate es muy Bueno".
Translation: "After a cold afternoon, hot chocolate is great."
Shouldn't it really "el chocolate calliente"?