Learn how to post comments about playing sports
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Spanish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 3 - Playing Sports. |
| 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 playing sports. In this lesson, Antonio is playing with his friends at the beach, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Alex: ¡El equipo está listo para la victoria en la playa! |
| Eric: Meaning - "The team is ready for victory on the beach!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Antonio: ¡El equipo está listo para la victoria en la playa! |
| Pablo: Mucha suerte. |
| Cristina: ¡Han entrenado duro! |
| Paco: Ojalá y no les llueva. |
| Javier: ¡Claro que estamos listos! |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| Antonio: ¡El equipo está listo para la victoria en la playa! |
| Eric: "The team is ready for victory on the beach!" |
| Pablo: Mucha suerte. |
| Eric: "Good luck." |
| Cristina: ¡Han entrenado duro! |
| Eric: "You’ve trained hard!" |
| Paco: Ojalá y no les llueva. |
| Eric: "Hopefully it won't rain." |
| Javier: ¡Claro que estamos listos! |
| Eric: "Of course we’re ready!" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Antonio's post. |
| Alex: ¡El equipo está listo para la victoria en la playa! |
| Eric: "The team is ready for victory on the beach!" |
| Alex: (SLOW) ¡El equipo está listo para la victoria en la playa! (Regular) ¡El equipo está listo para la victoria en la playa! |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "The team is ready." |
| Alex: El equipo está listo |
| Eric: This type of phrase can be used to show that you’re ready to do something or for something. For example, a competition or a meal. It can also mean that you’re looking forward to it. Listen again- "The team is ready" is... |
| Alex: (SLOW) El equipo está listo (REGULAR) El equipo está listo |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "for victory on the beach." |
| Alex: para la victoria en la playa |
| Eric: Mexican beaches are famous tourists attractions because they are fun and beautiful places, and are ideal locations to have a sports match! Listen again- "for victory on the beach" is... |
| Alex: (SLOW) para la victoria en la playa (REGULAR) para la victoria en la playa |
| Eric: All together, "The team is ready for victory on the beach!" |
| Alex: ¡El equipo está listo para la victoria en la playa! |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Antonio's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His supervisor, Pablo, uses an expression meaning - "Good luck" |
| Alex: (SLOW) Mucha suerte. (REGULAR) Mucha suerte. |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: Mucha suerte. |
| Eric: Use this expression to wish someone luck. |
| Eric: His girlfriend, Cristina, uses an expression meaning - "You’ve trained hard!" |
| Alex: (SLOW) ¡Han entrenado duro! (REGULAR) ¡Han entrenado duro! |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: ¡Han entrenado duro! |
| Eric: Use this expression to cheer someone on. |
| Eric: His girlfriend’s nephew, Paco, uses an expression meaning - "Hopefully it won't rain." |
| Alex: (SLOW) Ojalá y no les llueva. (REGULAR) Ojalá y no les llueva. |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: Ojalá y no les llueva. |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling cynical. |
| Eric: His college friend, Javier, uses an expression meaning - "Of course we’re ready!" |
| Alex: (SLOW) ¡Claro que estamos listos! (REGULAR) ¡Claro que estamos listos! |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: ¡Claro que estamos listos! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling excited. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay everyone, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about playing sports, 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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