Learn how to use Mexican Spanish adjectives
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Using Adjectives. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use adjectives in simple sentences in Spanish. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: Here’s the way a male speaker would say “I am American.” in Spanish. |
| Laura: [Normal] Yo soy americano. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “I” |
| Laura: [Normal] yo [Slow] yo |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “am” |
| Laura: [Normal] soy [Slow] soy |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “American” |
| Laura: [Normal] americano [Slow] americano |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I am American.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Yo soy americano. [Normal] Yo soy americano. |
| Becky: Ok, now let’s take a look at the way a female speaker would say “I am American.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Yo soy americana. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “I” |
| Laura: [Normal] yo [Slow] yo |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “am” |
| Laura: [Normal] soy [Slow] soy |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “American” |
| Laura: [Normal] americana [Slow] americana |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I am American.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Yo soy americana. [Normal] Yo soy americana. |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say “We are Mexican.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Nosotros somos mexicanos. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “we” |
| Laura: [Normal] nosotros [Slow] nosotros |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “are” |
| Laura: [Normal] somos [Slow] somos |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “Mexican” |
| Laura: [Normal] mexicanos [Slow] mexicanos |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “We are Mexican. “ |
| Laura: [Slow] Nosotros somos mexicanos. [Normal] Nosotros somos mexicanos. |
| Becky: Finally is a way to say “They are Germans” referring to two or more female persons. |
| Laura: [Normal] Ellas son alemanas. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “they” |
| Laura: [Normal] ellas [Slow] ellas |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “are” |
| Laura: [Normal] son [Slow] son |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “Germans” |
| Laura: [Normal] alemanas [Slow] alemanas |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “They are Germans.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Ellas son alemanas. [Normal] Ellas son alemanas. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Laura: Another way to say your nationality is by using the preposition de and the country’s name. For example Soy de Estados Unidos, or Soy de México. |
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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