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| INTRODUCTION |
| Once on the bus, you’ll hear announcements informing the passengers of where the bus will stop next. Now, in the case that there’s no English announcement, you may not catch the location that’s announced, so the phrase “What is the next stop?” may prove to be indispensable. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| In Spanish, what is the next stop is - ¿Cuál es la próxima parada? |
| ¿Cuál es la próxima parada? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ¿Cuál es la pró-xi-ma pa-ra-da? |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, ¿Cuál es la próxima parada? |
| The first word, cuál, means “what” and “which.” |
| Let’s hear it one more time, cuál. |
| This is followed by es, which as you know in Spanish is “it is,” a conjugated form of the verb ser, which means “to be.” |
| Let’s hear it again, es. |
| So, to recap here, we have cuál es. Literally, this means “what is” or “which is.” |
| Let’s take a look at the next word, la, which is the article “the” for feminine singular, la. |
| Then we have próxima, which means “next.” |
| próxima |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: pró-xi-ma. |
| One more time, próxima. |
| Próxima is the feminine singular form for “next” since parada is feminine Spanish. |
| Parada means “stop.” |
| parada |
| Let’s break it down by syllable and hear it again: pa-ra-da. |
| parada |
| So, all together, we have, ¿Cuál es la próxima parada? |
| Literally, this means “What is the next stop?” |
| Another way of inquiring whether the next stop is your destination is by asking someone, “Is the next stop (followed by your destination)?” For the example, we’ll use as destination, la torre de Hércules, which is a remarkable place in Coruña in Galicia. |
| So, in Spanish, the phrase, “Is Hercules tower the next stop?” is ¿La próxima parada es la torre de Hércules? |
| ¿La próxima parada es la torre de Hércules? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ¿La pró-xi-ma pa-ra-da es la to-rre de Hér-cu-les? |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, ¿La próxima parada es la torre de Hércules? |
| The first word, la, is the article “the” for feminine singular. |
| la |
| This is followed by próxima, which in Spanish is “next.” |
| próxima |
| One more time, próxima. |
| Then we have parada, which in Spanish is “stop.” |
| parada |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: pa-ra-da. |
| And one more time, parada. |
| Then we have es, which as you know means “it is” and it’s a conjugated form of the verb ser, which means “to be.” |
| So, to recap here, we have, La próxima parada es… |
| Literally, this means “Is the next stop…” |
| Let’s take a look at the next words, la torre de Hércules, which literally means “the tower of Hercules” and it’s a lighthouse in Coruña. |
| Breaking it down by syllable: la to-rre de Hér-cu-les. |
| And one more time, la torre de Hércules. |
| So all together, we have ¿La próxima parada es la torre de Hércules? |
| Literally, this means “ The next stop is the tower of Hercules?” and should be translated as “Is the next stop Hercules Tower?” |
| If the next stop is your intended destination, you’ll hear the word sí which means “yes.” |
| sí |
| If it’s not, you’ll hear the word no, which means “no.” |
| no |
| When the next stop is not your intended destination, you might get additional information like, Aún faltan dos paradas, which means “There are still two more stops.” |
| Again, in the case there are still two stops before your destination, Aún faltan dos paradas. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: A-ún fal-tan dos pa-ra-das. |
| And one more time, Aún faltan dos paradas. |
Outro |
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| Okay, to close out today’s lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for saying it aloud. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buena suerte, that means “good luck” in Spanish. Ok, here we go! |
| “What is the next stop?” - ¿Cuál es la próxima parada? |
| ¿Cuál es la próxima parada? |
| ¿Cuál es la próxima parada? |
| “Is the next stop Hercules Tower?” - ¿La próxima parada es la torre de Hércules? |
| ¿La próxima parada es la torre de Hércules? |
| ¿La próxima parada es la torre de Hércules? |
| “There are still two more stops?” - Aún faltan dos paradas. |
| Aún faltan dos paradas. |
| Aún faltan dos paradas. |
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