Learn how to ask and answer the question "Can you eat Spanish food?"
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| Jessi: Top 25 Spanish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 8: Can you eat Spaniard food? (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 Can you eat Spanish food? In Spanish this is |
| Javier: ¿Puedes comer comida española? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Javier: puedes |
| Jessi: meaning you can in English. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) puedes |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Javier: puedes |
| {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: comer |
| Jessi: meaning eat. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) comer |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: comer |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: puedes comer |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Javier: comida |
| Jessi: meaning food. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) comida |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: comida |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: puedes comer comida |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Javier: española |
| Jessi: meaning Spanish. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) española |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: española |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Javier: puedes comer comida española |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Can you eat Spanish food?? |
| Javier: Si, está deliciosa. |
| Jessi: "Yes, it's delicious.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Javier: (Slow) Si, está deliciosa. |
| {pause} |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| B: No. no puedo comer comida española |
| A: Which is like saying No, I can¡t eat Spanish food in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| B: (Slowly) No. no puedo comer comida española |
| A: And one more time at normal speed: |
| B: No. no puedo comer comida española |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Javier: sí |
| Jessi: meaning yes. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) sí |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Javier: sí |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| Javier: está |
| meaning is. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) está |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: está |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| Javier: deliciosa |
| meaning delicious. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) deliciosa |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: deliciosa |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, it's delicious., and then repeat. |
| Javier: Si, está deliciosa. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace delicious. with nice. |
| Javier: rica |
| Jessi: nice |
| Javier: (slow) rica (regular) rica |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with nice |
| Javier: Si, está rica |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace delicious.. Say Yes, it's nice |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Si, está rica |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace nice with tasty. |
| Javier: sabrosa |
| Jessi: tasty |
| Javier: (slow) sabrosa (regular) sabrosa |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with tasty |
| Javier: Si, está sabrosa |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for nice. Say Yes, it's tasty |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Si, está sabrosa |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace tasty with salty. |
| Javier: salada |
| Jessi: salty |
| Javier: (slow) salada (regular) salada |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with salty |
| Javier: Si, está salada |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for tasty. Say Yes, it's salty |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Si, está salada |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Spain and someone asks if you can eat Spanish food. You want to answer that it is delicious.. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Puedes comer comida española? (five seconds) Si, está deliciosa. |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say that it's nice Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Puedes comer comida española? (five seconds) Si, está rica |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say that it's tasty. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Javier: ¿Puedes comer comida española? (five seconds) Si, está sabrosa |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say that it's salty. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Puedes comer comida española? (five seconds) Si, está salada |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat Spanish food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Javier: ¿Puedes comer comida española? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Javier: ¿Puedes comer comida española? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 8 |
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