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| Jessi: Top 25 Spanish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 3: Where do you live? in Spanish (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Spanish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question Where do you live? In Spanish this is |
| Javier: ¿Dónde vives? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Javier: dónde |
| Jessi: meaning where in English. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) dónde |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Javier: dónde |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Javier: vives |
| Jessi: meaning you live. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) vives |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: vives |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Javier: dónde vives |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where do you live?? |
| Javier: Vivo en Nueva York |
| Jessi: "I live in New York.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Javier: (Slow) Vivo en Nueva York |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Javier: vivo |
| Jessi: meaning I live. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) vivo |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Javier: vivo |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| Javier: en |
| meaning in. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) en |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: en |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| Javier: Nueva York |
| meaning New York. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) Nueva York |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: Nueva York |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I live in New York., and then repeat. |
| Javier: Vivo en Nueva York |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace New York with Barcelona. |
| Javier: Barcelona |
| Jessi: Barcelona |
| Javier: (slow) Barcelona (regular) Barcelona |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Barcelona |
| Javier: Vivo en Barcelona |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace New York. Say I live in Barcelona. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Vivo en Barcelona |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace Barcelona with Tokyo. |
| Javier: Tokio |
| Jessi: Tokyo |
| Javier: (slow) Tokio (regular) Tokio |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Tokyo |
| Javier: Vivo en Tokio |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for Barcelona. Say I live in Tokyo. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Vivo en Tokio |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace Tokyo with Milan. |
| Javier: Milán |
| Jessi: Milan |
| Javier: (slow) Milán (regular) Milán |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Milan |
| Javier: Vivo en Milán |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for Tokyo. Say I live in Milan. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Vivo en Milán |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Spain and someone asks where you live. You live in New York. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Dónde vives? (five seconds) Vivo en Nueva York |
| Jessi: Imagine you live in Barcelona Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Dónde vives? (five seconds) Vivo en Barcelona |
| Jessi: Imagine you live in Tokyo. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Javier: ¿Dónde vives? (five seconds) Vivo en Tokio |
| Jessi: Imagine you live in Milan. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Dónde vives? (five seconds) Vivo en Milán |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask that person where they live. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Javier: ¿Dónde vives? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Javier: ¿Dónde vives? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 3 |
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HidePlease give us your answer to the question below!
Hola Natassa,
Mucho gusto!
Yo soy de Peru.
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Mi nombre es Natassa y estoy de Estados Unidos
Hola Rohit,
Muy bien!
Si, ambas formas son correctas.
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Hola!
Soy Rohit.
Vivo en India
and I guess we can also say it like Yo soy de India. Isn't it?
Hola Nihal,
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Hola! Vivo en Londres, Reino Unido 😁
Hola Silas,
Gracias por participar.
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Hola mi llamo es Silas y vivo de Texas, Estados Unidos.
Muchas Gracias 👍
Hola Lee,
Thank you for sharing.
Yo soy de Perú.
Sigamos practicando!
Saludos,
Carla
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Hola Lee
Vivo en Australia
Hola Evan,
Thank you for sharing and participating.
Hope you're enjoying the lessons.
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Saludos,
Carla
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Hola Heather,
Thank you for sharing.
Please let us know if you have any question or doubt.
Sigamos practicando!
Saludos,
Carla
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Hola, vivo en Ponca, de Nebraska, en Estados Unidos
Vivo en Virginia del Oeste
Hi everyone,
It's great to have you here studying Spanish with us!
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Saludos,
Cristiane
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Vivo en Providence
Vivo en san salvador. Pero yo soy coreano. Mucho gusto. 😉
Vivo en lusaka
Hola Kylie,
Thank you for your question.
No, verbs don't have gender as nouns and adjectives.
Yo vivo ...(masculine or feminine)
Sigamos practicando.
Saludos,
Carla
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Vivo en Tejas en el Estados Unidos