Learn how to discuss experience
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Alex: And I'm Alex. |
| Eric: And welcome to Must-Know Spanish Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 18. Discussing Experience. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for discussing experiences. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, "I have traveled to South America." |
| Alex: Yo he viajado a Sudamérica. |
| Alex: [slow] Yo he viajado a Sudamérica. |
| Eric: The pattern for discussing experience has 4 elements. First, the pronoun "I." |
| Alex: Yo. |
| Eric: Second, the verb "have." |
| Alex: he. |
| Eric: Third, the verb in participle form "traveled." |
| Alex: viajado. |
| Eric: And last, the complement "to South America." |
| Alex: a Sudamérica. |
| Eric: Altogether, we have... "I have traveled to South America." |
| Alex: Yo he viajado a Sudamérica. [slow] Yo he viajado a Sudamérica. [normal] Yo he viajado a Sudamérica. |
| Eric: Start with the phrase “I have.” In Spanish, this is |
| Alex: Yo he |
| Eric: This is followed by a participle which is a verb in a form that can be used as an adjective. Add more details in the end that will complement the action, such as a noun or a phrase. |
| Alex: Yo he viajado a Sudamérica. |
| Eric: So remember: To discuss an experience start with |
| Alex: Yo he |
| Eric: followed by a participle and end with a complement. |
| Eric: Here is another example meaning, "I have eaten exotic food." First, the pronoun "I" |
| Alex: Yo. |
| Eric: Second, "have." |
| Alex: he. |
| Eric: Third, verb in participle form "eaten." |
| Alex: comido. |
| Eric: And last, the complement "exotic food." |
| Alex: platillos exóticos. |
| Eric: Altogether we have... |
| Alex: Yo he comido platillos exóticos. [slow] Yo he comido platillos exóticos. [normal] Yo he comido platillos exóticos. |
| Eric: "I have eaten exotic food." |
| [pause] |
| Alex: Yo he comido platillos exóticos. |
| Eric: How do you say - "I have written a book." To give you a hint, "written" is... |
| Alex: escrito. [slow] escrito. [normal] escrito. |
| Eric: "I have written a book." |
| [pause] |
| Alex: Yo he escrito un libro. [slow] Yo he escrito un libro. [normal] Yo he escrito un libro. |
| [pause] |
| Alex: Yo he escrito un libro. |
| REVIEW |
| Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I’ll give you the English equivalent of the phrase, and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud in Spanish. Here we go. |
| Eric: "I have traveled to South America." |
| [pause] |
| Alex: Yo he viajado a Sudamérica. |
| [pause] |
| Alex: Yo he viajado a Sudamérica. |
| Eric: "I have eaten exotic food." |
| [pause] |
| Alex: Yo he comido platillos exóticos. |
| [pause] |
| Alex: Yo he comido platillos exóticos. |
| Eric: "I have written a book." |
| [pause] |
| Alex: Yo he escrito un libro. |
| [pause] |
| Alex: Yo he escrito un libro. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You have learned a pattern for discussing experience, as in... |
| Alex: Yo he viajado a Sudamérica. |
| Eric: meaning "I have traveled to South America." |
| Eric: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on SpanishPod101.com. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Alex: Hasta la próxima. |
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