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| Jessi: Top 25 Spanish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 6: How long have you been studying 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 How long have you been studying [Spanish]? In Spanish this is |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto tiempo has estado estudiando español? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Javier: cuánto |
| Jessi: meaning how much in English. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) cuánto |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Javier: cuánto |
| {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: tiempo |
| Jessi: meaning time. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) tiempo |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: tiempo |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: cuánto tiempo |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Javier: has |
| Jessi: meaning you have. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) has |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: has |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: cuánto tiempo has |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Javier: estado |
| Jessi: meaning been. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) estado |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: estado |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: cuánto tiempo has estado |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Javier: estudiando |
| Jessi: meaning studying. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) estudiando |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: estudiando |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: cuánto tiempo has estado estudiando |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Javier: español |
| Jessi: meaning Spanish. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) español |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: español |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Javier: cuánto tiempo has estado estudiando español |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How long have you been studying [Spanish]?? |
| Javier: Por un mes. |
| Jessi: "For 1 month.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Javier: (Slow) Por un mes. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Javier: por |
| Jessi: meaning for. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) por |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Javier: por |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| Javier: un |
| meaning one. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) un |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: un |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| Javier: mes |
| meaning month. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) mes |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: mes |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, For 1 month., and then repeat. |
| Javier: Por un mes. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 1 month with 2 months. |
| Javier: 2 meses |
| Jessi: 2 months |
| Javier: (slow) 2 meses (regular) 2 meses |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 2 months |
| Javier: Por 2 meses. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 1 month. Say For 2 months. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Por 2 meses. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 2 months with six months. |
| Javier: 6 meses |
| Jessi: six months |
| Javier: (slow) 6 meses (regular) 6 meses |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with six months |
| Javier: Por 6 meses. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for 2 months. Say For six months. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Por 6 meses. |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace six months with 1 year. |
| Javier: 1 año |
| Jessi: 1 year |
| Javier: (slow) 1 año (regular) 1 año |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 1 year |
| Javier: Por 1 año. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for six months. Say For 1 year. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Por 1 año. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Spain and someone asks you how long you have been studying [language]. You have been studying it for 1 month. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto tiempo has estado estudiando español? (five seconds) Por un mes. |
| Jessi: Imagine you've been studying it for 2 months Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto tiempo has estado estudiando español? (five seconds) Por 2 meses. |
| Jessi: Imagine you've been studying it for six months. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto tiempo has estado estudiando español? (five seconds) Por 6 meses. |
| Jessi: Imagine you've been studying it for 1 year. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto tiempo has estado estudiando español? (five seconds) Por 1 año. |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask someone how long -they- have been studying [language]. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto tiempo has estado estudiando español? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 6 |
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