Learn how to introduce yourself
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Hi everyone! Alisha here. |
| Fernando: Hola, soy Fernando. Hi, I’m Fernando. |
| Alisha: Introducing Yourself in Mexican Spanish. Thanks for joining us! |
| Fernando: In this series, you’ll learn Spanish as its spoken in Latin America, and more specifically, Mexico. I’ll be the native speaker here to help you learn Spanish… |
| Alisha: And I’ll be the native English speaking guide to help you along the way! |
| Fernando: Alisha, what can you tell us about the dialogue in the first lesson? |
| Alisha: This dialogue takes place at a business meeting and is between two coworkers from the same company, Alejandro and Jorge. |
| Fernando: The speakers are meeting for the first time, so they will be speaking formal Spanish. |
| Alisha: Lets listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| A: Hola, soy Alejandro. |
| B: Hola, soy Jorge. |
| A: Mucho gusto. |
| B: Mucho gusto. |
| Alisha: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| A: Hola, soy Alejandro. |
| B: Hola, soy Jorge. |
| A: Mucho gusto. |
| B: Mucho gusto. |
| Alisha: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| A: Hola, soy Alejandro. |
| Hello! I am Alejandro. |
| B: Hola, soy Jorge. |
| Hello! I am Jorge. |
| A: Mucho gusto. |
| It's a pleasure to meet you. (Literally, much pleasure) |
| B: Mucho gusto. |
| It's a pleasure to meet you too. (Literally, much pleasure for me too) |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Alisha: Okay, so we have a very basic, beginner level conversation here. |
| Fernando: Yes, one you’ll have many times when you visit Mexico or another Spanish-speaking country and meet new people. |
| Alisha: Fernando, could you tell us about the common customs when greeting someone in Mexico? |
| Fernando: Sure! In casual and formal situations, it is important to make eye contact and shake hands. For women, a kiss on the cheek is common. |
| Alisha: Oh, like in some European countries? |
| Fernando: Yes, except that in Mexico, it is only one kiss on the left or right cheek, and not two. Also, note that this is often an “air kiss”, and not a real one. |
| Alisha: I see! What about business situations? |
| Fernando: In formal business situations, it’s strictly handshakes. |
| Alisha: Okay, keep that in mind listeners! |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Alisha: Now, let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| The first word we shall see is: |
| hola [natural native speed] |
| hello |
| hola [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| hola [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| soy [natural native speed] |
| I am |
| soy [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| soy [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mucho gusto. [natural native speed] |
| It's a pleasure to meet you. |
| Mucho gusto. [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mucho gusto. [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Alisha: Let’s take a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. What will we talk about first, Fernando? |
| Fernando: Mucho gusto |
| Alisha: Repeat After Fernando- |
| Fernando: mucho gusto. (pause) |
| Alisha: This means “Nice to meet you”. So after you meet someone for the first time and give your name, you can say this! |
| Fernando: Mucho gusto. |
| Alisha: And this is okay for both formal and informal situations? |
| Fernando: Yes, no problem. |
| Alisha: And how do you respond to this? |
| Fernando: We simply say Mucho gusto, in return! |
| Alisha: Well, that’s easy enough! |
| Fernando: Yes. Mucho gusto – mucho gusto. |
| Alisha: All right, now let’s learn how to introduce ourselves, in the grammar point. |
Lesson focus |
| Alisha: The focus of this lesson is how to introduce yourself. |
| Fernando: Using phrases such as “Hola, soy Fernando.” |
| Alisha: There are several ways of introducing yourself, just as in English. But let’s just focus on the usage of the verb “to be”. |
| Fernando: One of the verbs for “to be” in Spanish is SER. Here, we conjugate it, so that it becomes SOY. SOY means “I am”. For example, Soy Fernando. |
| Alisha: Which means “I’m Fernando.” |
| Fernando: Right. You might also hear “Yo soy”. |
| Alisha: What’s the “yo” for? |
| Fernando: Well, “yo” means “I”, and “soy” means “I am”. It sounds redundant, but is perfectly fine to say in Spanish. Yo soy Fernando. But because “soy” already means I AM, the “yo” is not necessary. |
| Alisha: So simply saying “Soy” and then your name is enough? |
| Fernando: That’s right. |
| Alisha: Great. Can we hear the examples we heard in the dialogue? |
| Fernando: Sure. Alejandro says “Hola, soy Alejandro” |
| Alisha: Hi, I’m Alejandro. |
| Fernando: And then Jorge says, Hola, soy Jorge. |
| Alisha: “Hi, I’m Jorge.” Okay listeners, ready to try it out? Fernando will introduce himself – please respond and introduce yourself - out loud, no matter where you are! |
| Fernando: Ready? Hola, soy Fernando. [pause] |
| Alisha: How did you do? You should have said… |
| Fernando: Hola, soy… and then your name. |
| Alisha: Great. And if we want to complete this introduction, we add…? |
| Fernando: Mucho gusto! |
| Alisha: That’s right! “Nice to meet you.” Show us how it sounds all together. |
| Fernando: Hola, soy Fernando. Mucho gusto. |
| Alisha: Excellent. Listeners, are you ready to put this all together? Please respond to Fernando! |
| Fernando: Hola, soy Fernando. Mucho gusto. [pause] |
| Alisha: Okay, sounding good! Not too bad, right? |
Outro |
| Alisha: I think that’s going to do it for this lesson. |
| Fernando: In the next lesson, we’ll learn more greetings for formal situations. |
| Alisha: So be sure to stay tuned! Thanks for listening everyone. |
| Fernando: See you next time. Hasta la próxima! |
| Alisha: Bye everyone. |
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