INTRODUCTION |
Eric: Must-Know Spanish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 18 - A Sightseeing Trip. |
Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
Alex: And I'm Alex. |
Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Spanish about visiting a landmark. Cristina visits a famous landmark, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
Alex: ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
Eric: Meaning - "I’m so grateful to be able to visit this beautiful place!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
DIALOGUE |
Cristina: ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
Angélica: ¡Qué gran oportunidad! |
Teresa: ¡No te vayas a quedar ahí para siempre! |
Karen: ¡Yo me uniré al siguiente viaje! |
Pablo: Ese es un monumento cultural muy importante. |
Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
Cristina: ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
Eric: "I’m so grateful to be able to visit this beautiful place!" |
Angélica: ¡Qué gran oportunidad! |
Eric: "What a great opportunity!" |
Teresa: ¡No te vayas a quedar ahí para siempre! |
Eric: "Don't stay there forever!" |
Karen: ¡Yo me uniré al siguiente viaje! |
Eric: "I’ll join your next trip!" |
Pablo: Ese es un monumento cultural muy importante. |
Eric: "That’s a very important cultural monument." |
POST |
Eric: Listen again to Cristina's post. |
Alex: ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
Eric: "I’m so grateful to be able to visit this beautiful place!" |
Alex: (SLOW) ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! (Regular) ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I’m so grateful." |
Alex: Estoy tan agradecida |
Eric: This is a common phrase used to express gratitude for something or towards someone. It can also be used to express happiness over something, someone, or a situation. It’s a formal phrase. Listen again- "I’m so grateful" is... |
Alex: (SLOW) Estoy tan agradecida (REGULAR) Estoy tan agradecida |
Eric: Then comes the phrase - "to be able to visit this beautiful place." |
Alex: de poder visitar este bello lugar |
Eric: You can change this part to refer to any subject of gratitude. Listen again- "to be able to visit this beautiful place" is... |
Alex: (SLOW) de poder visitar este bello lugar (REGULAR) de poder visitar este bello lugar |
Eric: All together, "I’m so grateful to be able to visit this beautiful place!" |
Alex: ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
COMMENTS |
Eric: In response, Cristina's friends leave some comments. |
Eric: Her neighbor, Angélica, uses an expression meaning - "What a great opportunity!" |
Alex: (SLOW) ¡Qué gran oportunidad! (REGULAR) ¡Qué gran oportunidad! |
[Pause] |
Alex: ¡Qué gran oportunidad! |
Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling warmhearted. |
Eric: Her high school friend, Teresa, uses an expression meaning - "Don't stay there forever!" |
Alex: (SLOW) ¡No te vayas a quedar ahí para siempre! (REGULAR) ¡No te vayas a quedar ahí para siempre! |
[Pause] |
Alex: ¡No te vayas a quedar ahí para siempre! |
Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
Eric: Her husband's high school friend, Karen, uses an expression meaning - "I’ll join your next trip!" |
Alex: (SLOW) ¡Yo me uniré al siguiente viaje! (REGULAR) ¡Yo me uniré al siguiente viaje! |
[Pause] |
Alex: ¡Yo me uniré al siguiente viaje! |
Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling optimistic. |
Eric: Her supervisor, Pablo, uses an expression meaning - "That’s a very important cultural monument." |
Alex: (SLOW) Ese es un monumento cultural muy importante. (REGULAR) Ese es un monumento cultural muy importante. |
[Pause] |
Alex: Ese es un monumento cultural muy importante. |
Eric: Use this expression to be old-fashioned. |
Outro
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Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about visiting a landmark, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
Alex: Hasta pronto. |
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