Learn about the indefinite articles
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Javier: Hola soy Javier. |
| Jessie: And I’m Jessie - Let’s have a pizza break in Spain. In this lesson, you will learn how to use the plural and definite articles in Spanish. |
| Javier: Such as Un and Una. Where does this conversation take place? |
| Jessie: This conversation takes place at home. |
| Javier: Who is the conversation between? |
| Jessie: The conversation is between Pedro and Javi, two friends who are at home watching TV and want to order something for dinner. |
| Javier: Escuchemos la conversación. |
| Jessie: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| 1. JAVI: Me apetece una hamburguesa. |
| 2. PEDRO: ¿Por qué no pedimos una pizza? |
| 3. JAVI: ¿Una pizza? |
| 4. PEDRO: Sí, si pedimos una pizza familiar te regalan un helado. |
| 5. JAVI: Vale, voy a llamar. |
| Jessie: Now let’s listen to it one time slowly. |
| 1. JAVI: Me apetece una hamburguesa. |
| 2. PEDRO: ¿Por qué no pedimos una pizza? |
| 3. JAVI: ¿Una pizza? |
| 4. PEDRO: Sí, si pedimos una pizza familiar te regalan un helado. |
| 5. JAVI: Vale, voy a llamar. |
| Jessie: and now with the translation. |
| 1. JAVI: Me apetece una hamburguesa. |
| 1. JAVI: I feel like a hamburger. |
| 2. PEDRO: ¿Por qué no pedimos una pizza? |
| 2. PEDRO: Why don't we order a pizza? |
| 3. JAVI: ¿Una pizza? |
| 3. JAVI: A pizza? |
| 4. PEDRO: Sí, si pedimos una pizza familiar te regalan un helado. |
| 4. PEDRO: Yes, if we order a family-sized one, an ice cream is included for free. |
| 5. JAVI: Vale, voy a llamar. |
| 5. JAVI: Okay, I'm going to call. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Jessie: Umm I am hungry. Where can we go to eat something fast? |
| Javier: Shall we order una pizza? |
| Jessie: I don’t know. What other kinds of fast food are popular in Spain? |
| Javier: Well we have the popular McDonalds and Pizza Hut? |
| Jessie: Those brands you can find all over the world. |
| Javier: Yes and there are Spanish brands as well. |
| Jessie: Can you tell us about some? |
| Javier: Sure. A place called Pans &Company - sandwiches. |
| Jessie: Ah like Subway? |
| Javier: Yeah kind of like Subway. |
| Jessie: I like Sandwiches. So that sounds pretty good. |
| Javier: There is also a Pizza place called Telepizza. |
| Jessie: Interesting. So is fast food pretty popular in Spain? |
| Javier: Yeah. I would say so especially among young people. When you want something fast, that’s the way to go. |
| Jessie: That makes sense. All right, let’s move on to the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Jessie: The first word is |
| Javier: apetecer |
| Jessie: To feel like, to desire, to want to. |
| Javier: a-pe-te-cer, apetecer |
| Jessie: Next is. |
| Javier: comer |
| Jessie: To eat. |
| Javier: co-mer, comer |
| Jessie: Next is |
| Javier: hamburguesa |
| Jessie: Hamburger |
| Javier: ham-bur-gue-sa, hamburguesa |
| Jessie: Next we have. |
| Javier: pizza |
| Jessie: Pizza. |
| Javier: pi-zza, pizza |
| Jessie: Next is |
| Javier: pedir |
| Jessie: To order. |
| Javier: pe-dir, pedir |
| Jessie: Next we have |
| Javier: un |
| Jessie: A, an, masculine. |
| Javier: un, un |
| Jessie: Next is. |
| Javier: una |
| Jessie: A, an, feminine. |
| Javier: u-na, una |
| Jessie: Next is |
| Javier: llamar |
| Jessie: To call |
| Javier: lla-mar, llamar |
| Jessie: Next we have |
| Javier: regalar |
| Jessie: To give as a present. |
| Javier: re-ga-lar, regalar |
| Jessie: Next we have. |
| Javier: helado |
| Jessie: ice cream. |
| Javier: he-la-do, helado |
| Jessie: Last we have |
| Javier: vale |
| Jessie: Okay |
| Javier: va-le, vale |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Jessie: Let’s have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first one we look at is. |
| Javier: pedir |
| Jessie: An ir verb that means to order. |
| Javier: For example, Pedir una pizza. |
| Jessie: To order a pizza. |
| Javier: Or Pedir una cerveza. |
| Jessie: To order a beer. Although this word has other meanings too, today we will focus just on this one. All right, what’s the next one we will look at? |
| Javier: regalar |
| Jessie: An ar verb that means to give as in to give a present. |
| Javier: We also have the verb, dar |
| Jessie: Which also means to give. |
| Javier: But, regalar, is specific to giving a present. |
| Jessie: Let’s see some examples. |
| Javier: Te regalo mis comics. |
| Jessie: I will give you my comics as a present. |
| Javier: El regaló flores a su novia. |
| Jessie: He gave flowers to his girlfriend. Okay and the last one. |
| Javier: vale |
| Jessie: Which means something like okay in English. It’s an expression to show you understood something or that you agree with something. For example, if I were to say, let’s eat something. |
| Javier: Vale, vamos. |
| Jessie: That means - okay let’s go. |
Lesson focus |
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| Jessie: The focus of this lesson is the use of the indefinite articles in Spanish. |
| Javier: Such as, un reloj |
| Jessie: A watch. |
| Javier: Or Unas películas. |
| Jessie: Some movies. Okay so before we learned about definite articles which are the equivalent of ‘the’ in English and they are |
| Javier: el, la, los, and las |
| Jessie: Great. Now the indefinite articles are the equivalent to A or An in English. They are used when we are not really referring to specific item. We will go more into the rules of it later. First let’s see how many there are and when to use each one. We will begin with. |
| Javier: un, una |
| Jessie: These mean A or An and these are the singular forms. |
| Javier: un |
| Jessie:This one is for masculine words. For example. |
| Javier: Un coche, a car |
| Jessie: And |
| Javier: una |
| Jessie: This one is for feminine words such as |
| Javier: Una chaqueta, a jacket. |
| Jessie: And in the plural form, they are |
| Javier: unos and unas |
| Jessie: And these can be translated as some. |
| Javier: Unas libretas. |
| Jessie: Some notebooks |
| Javier: Or Unos libros. |
| Jessie: Some books. Now let’s take a look at some rules about when to use the indefinite articles. First to refer to something not specific such as |
| Javier: Un perro. |
| Jessie: A dog. We don’t know which one but it’s not a specific dog. The indefinite article is also used to refer to one individual out of a general group. |
| Javier: El baloncesto es un deporte. Basketball is a sport. |
| Jessie: Right. So there are a lot of sports and basketball is one of them and we also use the indefinite articles after the verb haber, which means there is or there are. |
| Javier: Hay un libro encima de la mesa. |
| Jessie: There is a book on the table. Okay so now let’s do some practice. Listeners, listen and repeat. Some cats. |
| Javier: Unos gatos. |
| Jessie: Some kids |
| Javier: Unos niños |
| Jessie: A friend. |
| Javier: Un amigo |
| Jessie: A car. |
| Javier: Un coche |
| Jessie: Some apples. |
| Javier: Unas manzanas |
| Jessie: Some Bananas |
| Javier: Unos plátanos. |
| Jessie: All right. Now let’s recap this lesson. In this lesson, we learned the indefinite articles and the rules about when to use them and they are again. |
| Javier: un |
| Jessie: Singular masculine |
| Javier: unos |
| Jessie: Plural masculine |
| Javier: una |
| Jessie: Singular feminine |
| Javier: unas |
| Jessie: Plural feminine |
Outro |
| Jessie: Well, I think that is going to do it for this lesson. Thanks for listening everyone. |
| Javier: Muchas gracias, hasta pronto |
| Jessie: Bye everyone. |
| 1. JAVI: Me apetece una hamburguesa. |
| 2. PEDRO: ¿Por qué no pedimos una pizza? |
| 3. JAVI: ¿Una pizza? |
| 4. PEDRO: Sí, si pedimos una pizza familiar te regalan un helado. |
| 5. JAVI: Vale, voy a llamar. |
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