Learn how to post comments about being bored
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Spanish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 7 - Getting Bored. |
| 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 being bored. Antonio gets bored at home, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Alex: Estoy aburrido, ¿qué recomiendan? |
| Eric: Meaning - "I'm bored, what do you recommend (to do)?" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Antonio: Estoy aburrido, ¿qué recomiendan? |
| Cristina: ¡Ven vamos a aburrirnos juntos! |
| Javier: Ponte a limpiar la casa. |
| Pablo: Podrías venir a trabajar extra... |
| Teresa: ¡Yo tampoco quiero estar aburrida! |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| Antonio: Estoy aburrido, ¿qué recomiendan? |
| Eric: "I'm bored, what do you recommend (to do)?" |
| Cristina: ¡Ven vamos a aburrirnos juntos! |
| Eric: "Come and let's get bored together!" |
| Javier: Ponte a limpiar la casa. |
| Eric: "Get on and clean the house." |
| Pablo: Podrías venir a trabajar extra... |
| Eric: "You could come to work overtime..." |
| Teresa: ¡Yo tampoco quiero estar aburrida! |
| Eric: "I don't want to be bored either!" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Antonio's post. |
| Alex: Estoy aburrido, ¿qué recomiendan? |
| Eric: "I'm bored, what do you recommend (to do)?" |
| Alex: (SLOW) Estoy aburrido, ¿qué recomiendan? (Regular) Estoy aburrido, ¿qué recomiendan? |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I'm bored." |
| Alex: Estoy aburrido |
| Eric: This phrase is commonly used in social media to invite people to start an activity. Listen again- "I'm bored" is... |
| Alex: (SLOW) Estoy aburrido (REGULAR) Estoy aburrido |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "what do you recommend?" |
| Alex: ¿qué recomiendan? |
| Eric: This question can be asked to get opinions not only about activities, but of other things such as food, movies, and so on. Listen again- "what do you recommend?" is... |
| Alex: (SLOW) ¿qué recomiendan? (REGULAR) ¿qué recomiendan? |
| Eric: All together, "I'm bored, what do you recommend (to do)?" |
| Alex: Estoy aburrido, ¿qué recomiendan? |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Antonio's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His girlfriend, Cristina, uses an expression meaning - "Come and let's get bored together!" |
| Alex: (SLOW) ¡Ven vamos a aburrirnos juntos! (REGULAR) ¡Ven vamos a aburrirnos juntos! |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: ¡Ven vamos a aburrirnos juntos! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling sympathetic. |
| Eric: His college friend, Javier, uses an expression meaning - "Get on and clean the house." |
| Alex: (SLOW) Ponte a limpiar la casa. (REGULAR) Ponte a limpiar la casa. |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: Ponte a limpiar la casa. |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling frivolous. |
| Eric: His supervisor, Pablo, uses an expression meaning - "You could come to work overtime..." |
| Alex: (SLOW) Podrías venir a trabajar extra... (REGULAR) Podrías venir a trabajar extra... |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: Podrías venir a trabajar extra... |
| Eric: Use this expression to be old-fashioned. |
| Eric: His girlfriend's high school friend, Teresa, uses an expression meaning - "I don't want to be bored either!" |
| Alex: (SLOW) ¡Yo tampoco quiero estar aburrida! (REGULAR) ¡Yo tampoco quiero estar aburrida! |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: ¡Yo tampoco quiero estar aburrida! |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay everybody, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being bored, 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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