Learn about sending a package
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Today, we’re going to work on getting your package one step closer to its intended destination. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| In a previous lesson, we discussed the phrase, “I would like to send this package to New York,” which was Quiero enviar este paquete a Nueva York. |
| Quiero enviar este paquete a Nueva York. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Quie-ro en-viar es-te pa-que-te a Nue-va York. |
| Again, the location is interchangeable. When sending a package, however, you’re going to have to explain what’s in the package. You may even be asked, “What’s in the package?” which in Spanish is ¿Qué hay en el paquete? |
| ¿Qué hay en el paquete? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ¿Qué hay en el pa-que-te? |
| And now, let’s hear it once again, ¿Qué hay en el paquete? |
| The first word, qué, means “what.” |
| qué |
| This is followed by hay, which in Spanish is “there is.” |
| hay |
| hay |
| So, to recap here, we have - Qué hay… |
| Literally, this means “What is there…” |
| Let’s take a look at the next word, en, which means “in.” |
| en |
| Then we have the article “the” for masculine singular, el. |
| el |
| Finally, we have paquete, which means “package.” |
| paquete |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: pa-que-te. |
| And once again, paquete. |
| So, all together, we have ¿Qué hay en el paquete? |
| Literally, this means “What is there in the package?” |
| The possibilities of what people put in their packages is so great that we’re going to have to defer to the dictionary. You may need a dictionary to help you communicate what is in the package. |
| Another way in which you can be asked about what you are sending in your package is - ¿Qué contiene el paquete? which means “What does the package contain?” |
| ¿Qué contiene el paquete? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ¿Qué con-tie-ne el pa-que-te? |
| The first word, qué, means “what.” |
| qué |
| Then we have contiene, which means “it contains.” |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: con-tie-ne. |
| And now, let’s hear it again, contiene. |
| Then we have el, which is the article “the” for masculine singular, since paquete is a masculine noun in Spanish. |
| Let’s hear it again, el. |
| And finally, we have paquete, which means “package.” |
| paquete |
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. |
| Okay, here we go! |
| “I would like to send this package to New York.” - Quiero enviar este paquete a Nueva York. |
| Quiero enviar este paquete a Nueva York. |
| Quiero enviar este paquete a Nueva York. |
| “What’s in the package?” - ¿Qué hay en el paquete? |
| ¿Qué hay en el paquete? |
| ¿Qué hay en el paquete? |
| “What does the package contain?” - ¿Qué contiene el paquete? |
| ¿Qué contiene el paquete? |
| ¿Qué contiene el paquete? |
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