MICHEL THOMAS SPANISH (BUILDER) COURSE, 2 CDsTRANSCRIPT

This is an approximate transcript of the course, since Michel often changed his mind in the middle of a sentence to be translated, or adapted his sentences for the students. The booklet that accompanied Michel's courses was wholly inadequate, so I have written this transcript. I have found it useful, so maybe other people will, too.

Naturally, it would be foolish to try to learn the language using this transcript, without buying the recordings.

Note that English is my native language, so I don't guarantee that there are no mistakes. An asterisk denotes a phrase that is highlighted in the booklet which accompanies the recordings. Tracks and track times in the recording are shown in brackets. Page numbers in the booklet are also shown in brackets. Version 2, Aug 11th 2006Transcribed by JK

CD 1 (74.28)(1) 11.15(p7)*We are going to start Vamos a comenzar / vamos a empezarwe're going to start comenzamos / empezamoslet's start empecemosI like... Me gusta...I like to be here Me gusta estar aquí*I want to do it but... Quiero hacerlo pero...(lo haré, lo hará I will do it, he/she/you will do it)*I won't do it, I won't do it today because... no lo haré, no voy a hacerlo hoy porque......I'm very busy ...estoy muy ocupado...I'm too busy... ...estoy demasiado ocupado......to do it ...para hacerlo*I feel like... Tengo ganas de...I feel like doing it Tengo ganas de hacerloI don't feel like going there No tengo ganas de ir allíI don't feel like staying here No tengo ganas de quedarme aquíI feel like going out Tengo ganas de salir*It seems to me that, I think that... Me parece que...I believe that..., I think that... creo que..., pienso que...It seems to me that she doesn't feel like going here Me parece que ella no tiene ganas de ir allí*I agree with you Estoy de acuerdo con ustedOK, agreed De acuerdoI don't agree with him No estoy de acuerdo con él(p8)

What is your opinion? ¿Cuál es su opinión?What is your opinion? ¿Cuál es tu opinión?What do you think? ¿Qué piensa?, ¿Qué piensas, Roberto?, ¿Qué piensan ustedes?*It interests me Me interesaIt interests me a lot, very much Me interesa mucho, muchísimoUnfortunately it's doesn't interest me Desafortunadamente no me interesa(2) 9.23*I think that... Creo que...I think that he will be there... Creo que él va a estar allí......this afternoon ...esta tardeIt's too late to do it Es demasiado tarde para hacerlo(tarde means "late" as well as "afternoon"; es tarde use "it is late")I think that he is going to be here tonight Creo que él va a estar aquí esta nocheWe will see Veremos, vamos a ver*It won't be possible... No será posible......to do it like this, in this way ...hacerlo asíI don't think so, I don't believe it No lo creo*sure, surely seguro, seguramenteOf course ClaroNaturally NaturalmenteOf course I'm sure Claro que estoy seguro*Look... Mira / Mire......it's on the table ...está sobre la mesaWill / Can you put it, could you put it... ¿Puede ponerlo, podría ponerlo......under the table? ...debajo de la mesa?(p9)*It is necessary... Es necesario...*We have to... Tenemos que...*One must... Hay que......to go there ...ir allíIt is not necessary to buy it... No es necesario / No hay que comprarlo......because it is very expensive ...porque es muy caro*I need, I need it Necesito, lo necesitoI don't need it now No lo necesito ahoraIt is all I need Es todo lo que necesito(Note the use of lo que in the middle of the sentence, literally, "all what I need")This / That is all I need Esto / Eso es todo lo que necesitoIt is all I want Es todo lo que quieroIs this all you want? ¿Esto es todo lo que quiere?I want something else Quiero algo másDo you need anything else? ¿Necesita algo más?No thank you, that's all No gracias, esto es todo*Will you / Can you show me? ¿Puede mostrarme...?Yes, I'll show you Sí, voy a mostrarle, le muestro(Present tense used for future: mostrar means "to show", muestro means "I show, I'll show"; le muestro, "I'll show you". The future is often expressed by the present tense in

Spanish)(3) 7.47*Will you / Can you / Could you tell me... ¿Puede / podría decirme......what time it is going to be ready? ...a qué hora va a estar listo?...what time it will be ready? ...a qué hora estará listo?(p10)*I will find out (lit. inform myself) Voy a informarmeI need certain information Necesito cierta informaciónI have to find out Tenge que informarmeI will tell you tomorrow Voy a decirle mañana, le diré mañana(poder means "to be able"; podré I will be able)*I will not be able... No voy a poder, no podré......to do it ...hacerloHe will not be able to come with us No podrá venir con nosotrosHe isn't going to be able to come with us No va a poder venir con nosotros(buscar means "to look for")*I am looking for it... Lo busco, lo estoy buscando...*...but I can't find it ...pero no puedo encontrarlo*Do you have something for me? ¿Tiene algo para mí?*No, I don't have anything, I have nothing No, no tengo nadaI don't have it any longer, any more Ya no tengo másThere is a message for you Hay un mensaje para ustedThere are some messages for you Hay unos mensajes para ustedAre there messages for me? ¿Hay mensajes para mí?Is there any message for me? ¿Hay algún mensaje para mí?Yes, there are some Sí, hay algunos*How much is it? ¿Cuánto es?How much is this / that? ¿Cuánto es esto / eso?How much does it cost? ¿Cuánto cuesta?What is the price? ¿Cuál es el precio?How much is it worth? ¿Cuánto vale?(p11)It's not worth much No vale muchoHow much do I owe you? ¿Cuánto le debo?(debo means "I must, I'm supposed to, I should". ¿Qué debo hacer? is "What should I do?". Debo salir is "I must go out")*It's fine, all right Está muy bienIt's OK like this Está bien así(4) 10.10I think that... Me parece que / creo que......he will decide to do it ...va a decidir / decidirá hacerlo*I'm going to do it... Voy a hacerlo......immediately / right now ... inmediatamente / ahora mismo...right away ...en seguida*I want to do it Quiero hacerlo*I would like to do it Me gustaría hacerlo

(me gusta means "I like", me gustaría "I would like")I would like to know... Me gustaría saber......at what time... ...a qué hora......he can / will be able to / could... ...él puede / podrá / podría......be here ...estar aquí(olvidar means "to forget")*I will not forget... No olvidaré / no voy a olvidar......to tell / to give you / him / her / them ...decirle / darle*...to give it to you / him / her / them ...dárseloI'm going to give it to you Voy a dárselo a ustedI feel like doing it... Tengo ganas de hacerlo......but I don't know if I can do it now ...pero no sé si puedo hacerlo ahora(p12)*It's not worth the trouble... No vale la pena......to go there / going there ...ir allíWe can go there if you want Podemos ir allí si quiere / si quieresDo you want to come with me? ¿Quiere / quieres conmigo?I'd like to go with you Me gustaría ir con usted / contigoWould you like to come with me? ¿Le gustaría / Te gustaría venir conmigo?Yes, of course Sí, claro que sí / ¿cómo no?I'd like to very much Me gustaría muchoWith much pleasure Con mucho gustoThat's nice of you Gracias por su gentilezaAgreed, OK De acuerdo / ValeThis / That pleases me, I like it Esto / Eso me gustaIt's a good idea Es una buena ideaYou are right Tiene razónYou are quite right Tiene toda la razónYou are right and I agree with you Tiene razón y estoy de acuerdo con usted(5) 6.21*I like to stay / staying here... Me gusta quedarme aquí......because I'm tired ...porque estoy cansadoI like to rest Me gusta descansar*I'm going to rest... Voy a descansar......for a little / for a while ...un poco / un rato...because I'm very tired ...porque estoy muy cansado(p13)Is it worth going to see it tonight? ¿Vale la pena ir a verlo esta noche?No, it's not worth it No, no vale la pena*It's incredible! ¡Es increíble!I don't believe it No lo creoIt's incredible what you're telling me Es increíble lo que me diceIt's great / magnificent / extraordinary Es magnifico / extraordinarioIt's excellent Es excelenteThis is very interesting Esto es muy interesanteIt interests me a lot to see it Me interesa mucho verlo

I am very interested Estoy muy interesadoI'm very interested to go and see it Me interesa mucho ir a verloShe is very charming, lovely, nice Ella es encantadoraI like very much to go there with you Me gusta mucho ir allí con usted*I'm sorry Lo siento*I'm sorry to tell you... Siento decirle......that I can't go to see it ...que no puedo ir a verlo...with you tonight ...con usted / contigo esta nocheI'm sorry to tell you... Siento decirle......that I wouldn't be able to go and see it ...que no podría ir a verlo...because I'm very busy ...porque estoy muy ocupado...I shall be / I'm going to be very busy ...porque estaré / voy a estar muy ocupado(6) 3.31I have to do it Tengo que hacerlo*I would have to do it Tendría que hacerlo(p14)He has to do it Tiene que hacerloHe would have to do it Tendría que hacerloWe would have to go there Tendríamos que ir allíYou should tell me Tendría que decirmeI should do it Debería hacerloYou should wait for me Debería esperarme(7) 7.52I like very much to travel Me gusta mucho / Me encanta viajar(de vacaciones means "on holiday")I think I'm going on holiday... Creo que me voy de vacaciones......first to Spain ...primero a España...and then, later to Italy ...y luego, más tarde a ItaliaI would like... Me gustaría......to see him / to go and see him ...verle / ir a verle*I think I'm going to leave soon... Creo que voy a salir pronto......because I can't wait ...porque no puedo esperarWhen do you think you will leave? ¿Cuándo cree que va a salir?*I think I'll leave soon Pienso salir prontoWhen do you think you'll leave? ¿Cuándo piensa salir?*I hope to leave soon Espero salir prontoHow long do you think... ¿Cuánto tiempo piensa......you'll stay in Madrid? ...quedarse en Madrid?I think I'll stay a week in Spain Pienso quedarme una semana en EspañaI feel like... Tengo ganas de......going to the cinema night ...ir al cine esta noche...(in order) to see a film, a picture ...para ver una película(p15)an interesting picture una película interesanteShe doesn't feel like going there... Ella no tiene ganas de ir allí......tonight, perhaps tomorrow ...esta noche, quizás mañana

I think I'll leave / go away... Pienso salir / irme......next week ...la semana que viene...next month ...el mes que viene...or in two weeks ...o en dos semanas(8) 9.50I want to have it Quiero tenerloI'm going to buy it Voy a comprarlo*I'm not going to buy it because... No voy a comprarlo porque......it's too expensive ...es demasiado caro...it's very expensive ...es muy caro*I don't plan to buy it No pienso comprarlo(pensar "to think" is used for planning. esperar "to hope" also means "to expect")*I don't intend to buy it No tengo la intención de comprarlo(pronunciation of letter “c”: the letter “c” followed by “i” or “e” is pronounced “th” in Castilian Spanish but “s" in other parts of the Spanish-speaking world. But before “a”, “o”, “u” it is always "k". You'll hear intenthión in Castilian Spanish, but intensión in many other parts of Spain and in Latin America. Another example: Barthelona and Barselona)(p16)I don't intend to do it No tengo la intención de hacerlo(English words ending in “-tion”: lots of words ending in -tion in English end in -ción in Spanish. Other examples: condición, reservación, confirmación, etc)I plan to go there with you Pienso ir allí con ustedI expect / I hope to go there with you Espero ir allí con ustedI'm going to take it Voy a tomarloIt will be ready soon Va a estar listo pronto*At what time... ¿A qué hora......are you going to be here? ...va a estar aquí?*I don't have time to do it No tengo tiempo de hacerloHe doesn't have time to do it No tiene tiempo de hacerloWe don't have time to do it No tenemos tiempo de hacerloHow much time do you have? ¿Cuánto tiempo tiene?*I don't know when... No sé cuándo......it will be ready ...va a estar / estará listo*I think... Creo que......it will be ready soon ...va a estar / estará listo pronto(abrir means "to open"; abro is "I open", I'm opening". cerrar means "to close"; cierro is "I close", "I'm closing")Should I open the window? ¿Debo abrir la ventana?*Shall I open the window? ¿Abro la ventana?I'm closing the door Cierro la puerta*Shall I close the door? ¿Cierro la puerta?(p17)(Asking questions: all you have to do to change a statement "I'm closing the door" into a question "shall I close the door?" is to make it sound like a question, with the right inflection in your voice. The order of the worst doesn't change. In written Spanish, you

put a question mark ¿ at the beginning and as well as ? at the end of the question)I'm waiting for you Le espero*Shall I wait for you? ¿Le espero?*Shall I accompany you? ¿Le acompaño?*Shall I go / come with you? ¿Voy / vengo con usted?I'll call you later / tomorrow Le llamo más tarde / mañana*Shall I call you later? ¿Le llamo más tarde?We are leaving Salimos*Shall we leave? ¿Salimos?We are going to do it Vamos a hacerlo*What shall we do? ¿Qué vamos a hacer?(9) 8.19I know he won't be able to do it Yo sé que no va a poder hacerloI have to go and see it Tengo que ir a verloI am going to see it Voy a ir a verlo*He was going to see it Iba a verloI was going to do it Iba a hacerloHe wasn't going to do it No iba a hacerlo*I wasn't going to tell you... No iba a decirle......that I was going to do it for you ...que iba a hacerlo para ustedI was going to buy it Iba a comprarloI wasn't going to find it No iba a encontrarlo(p18)He was going to be here this afternoon Él iba a estar aquí esta mañanaI wasn't going to wait No iba a esperarI wasn't going to wait for you No iba a esperarle*I know, I know it, I don't know it Sé, lo sé, no lo séI don't know where it is No sé dónde estáI can't find it No puedo encontrarloCan you tell me where it is? ¿Puede decirme dónde está?Could you / would you be able to tell me? ¿Podría decirme?I have to know (it) Tengo que saberlo(saber means "to know". sé means "I know"; sabe "he/she knows", "you know"; sabes "you know" (informal); saben "you know", "they know")*What do you know? ¿Qué sabe?Why don't you know (it)? (to a friend) ¿Por qué no lo sabes?*Nobody knows where it is Nadie sabe dónde estáNobody can find it Nadie puede encontrarlo(sabía means "I knew", "he/she knew", "you knew"; sabías is "you knew" (informal); sabían "you knew", "they knew")*I knew (it) Lo sabía*I didn't know (it) No lo sabíaI didn't know you were going to be here No sabía que usted iba a estar aquíI wasn't going to tell you... No iba a decirle......that I was going to buy it for you ...que iba a comprarlo para usted(p19)

(llegar means "to arrive")I didn't know... No sabía que......you were going to arrive today ...iba a llegar hoyI knew everything was going to be ready Yo sabía que todo iba a estar listoI know that I never... Sé que nunca......will be able to do it that way ...voy a poder / podré hacerlo así

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CD 2 (69.00)(1) 5.51*What is there? ¿Qué hay?(¿Qué hay? can also mean "What's up?", "What's the matter?", "What's going on?"What is there to eat? ¿Qué hay para comer?What is there to drink? ¿Qué hay para beber?(ofrecer means "to offer")*Can I offer you something... ¿Puedo ofrecerle algo......to drink? ...para beber?*Yes, but first I have to... Sí, pero primero tengo que......make a phone call ...hacer una llamada telefónica...telephone ...llamar por teléfono*And afterwards I'm going to leave Y después, voy a salir(Pronunciation of the letter “z”: the letter “z” is always “th” in Castilian and “s” elsewhere)*the first time la primera vezthe second time la segunda vezthe third time la tercera vezthe next time la próxima vez*two times, twice dos vecesmany times muchas vecesI'm going to do it many times Voy a hacerlo muchas vecesI don't feel like doing it No tengo ganas de hacerloI don't feel like going there alone No tengo ganas de ir allí soloI'm going to do it Voy a hacerlo(p22)I was going to do it Iba a hacerloI didn't know you were going to be here No sabía que iba a estar aquí(If you need clarifiers, put them in! Add yo, tú, él/ella, usted where necessary)*I didn't know you were going to be here Yo no sabía que usted iba a estar aquí*He didn't know she was going to be here Él no sabía que ella iba a estar aquíI didn't know you were going to leave... No sabía que iba a salir......this afternoon ...esta tarde(2) 3.59We are going to start... Vamos a empezar......soon / right away ...pronto / en seguida...immediately ...inmediatamenteI'm going to wait Voy a esperarHe was going to wait Iba a esperarHe wasn't going to wait No iba a esperarI didn't know... No sabía......that you were going to be here... ...que iba a estar aquí......today / this morning ...hoy / esta mañanaI didn't know... No sabía......that you were (all) going to be here ...que iban a estar aquí*Generally / usually... Generalmente...

(English words ending in -ly: the ending -ly in English is usually -mente in Spanish. "specially" is especialmente)(p23)...I don't do it that way ...no lo hago así(special = especial: words beginning sp-, st- or sc- in English usually start esp-, est- or esc- in Spanish: "Spain" is España; "student" estudiante; "school" escuela)(English words ending -ty: words ending in -ty usually end in -tad or -dad in Spanish: especialidad; libertad; oportunidad; cualidad)Generally I don't like doing it Generalmente no me gusta hacerloGenerally I don't go there Generalmente no voy allí*Often A menudo*Frequently Frecuentemente*I almost never go there Casi nunca voy allí(3) 8.11(acabar means "to finish". acabo de + Infinitive (to have just...) is an easy way of expressing the past tense!)*I have just Acabo de...I have just seen it Acabo de verloHe has just left Acaba de salir*I have just arrived... Acabo de llegar...*...two days ago ...hace dos díasHe has just called me... Acaba de llamarme......ten minutes ago ...hace diez minutosShe has just gone out / left Ella acaba de salir / de irseI have just told you Acabo de decirleI have just bought it Acabo de comprarloI have just spoken to him Acabo de hablar con élHe has just told me Acaba de decirme(p24)(volver means "to come back", "return")*I'll come back... Voy a volver / Volveré......right away / soon ...en seguida / prontoShe will come back... Va a volver / Volverá......very soon / later ...muy pronto / más tardeShe has just left ten minutes ago... Acaba de salir hace diez minutos......and she'll come back later ...y va a volver / volverá más tardeI don't feel like going out now... No tengo ganas de salir ahora......because I'm very tired ...porque estoy muy cansado / cansada(preferir means "to prefer"; prefiero "I would rather...")*I would rather / I would prefer to... Prefiero...*...stay here quedarme aquíI have just bought a book... Acabo de comprar un libro......that I find very interesting ...que encuentro muy interesanteI find it very interesting Lo encuentro muy interesanteI think it is very interesting Creo que es muy interesante*I have been waiting ten minutes for you Hace diez minutos que le espero

(To say how long you have been waiting, doing something, working etc, use hace, literally "it makes" + que + the present tense)*How long... ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que…*...have you been here in Madrid? ...está aquí en Madrid?(4) 8.49*I would like... Quisiera / Me gustaría / Quiero......to talk to him ...hablar con él...to see it ...verlo(p25)He isn't in / isn't there No está allíWhat time will he be here? ¿A qué hora va a estar / estará aquí?*Do you know what time... ¿Sabe a qué hora...*...he will arrive? ...va a llegar / llegará / llega?... he will come back / return? ...va a volver / volverá / vuelve?Can / Could you tell me... Puede / podría decirme... ...what time he will be here? ...a qué hora estará / va a estar aquí?(irse means "to leave", "to go away". dejar means this "to leave (behind)" and also "to let", ie "to let someone do something")to leave the key dejar la llaveto leave a message dejar un mensajeCan you let me work? ¿Puede dejarme trabajar?*I'd like to leave a message Me gustaría dejar un mensajeCan I leave a message? ¿Puedo dejar un mensaje?Can I leave you a message? ¿Puedo dejarle un mensaje?Can / Could you tell me...? ¿Puede / Podría decirme...?*Can / Could you tell him... ¿Puede / Podría decirle...*...that I'll call him later? ...que le llamaré más tarde?...that I'll call him tomorrow? ...que le llamaré mañana?...that I'll call him next week? ...que le llamaré la semana que viene?*next time la próxima vez(Three words for “time”: vez as the sense of one of a number of occasions; tiempo is the general word for a period or passing of time; hora is the point of time marked on a clock)once, twice una vez, dos vecesthree, four, five times tres, cuatro, cinco veces(p26)six, seven, eight times seis, siete, ocho vecesnine, ten times nueve, diez veceseleven, twelve, thirteen times once, doce, trece vecesfourteen, fifteen times catorce, quince vecesthe first time la primera vez*It's the last time Es la última vez(5) 6.37(expresar means "to express", expresarse "to express oneself")I don't know how to express it exactly... No sé cómo expresarlo exactamente…(exacto "exact" becomes exactamente "exactly". The -o- changes to -a- before adding

-mente. Another example: seguro becomes seguramente)I don't know how to say it exactly... No sé cómo decirlo exactamente......in Spanish ...en españolHow do you say it in Spanish? ¿Cómo lo dice en español?*How does one say it in Spanish? ¿Cómo se dice en español?(Special use of se: se is frequently used to mean "one" or "you", or to say something "is done")*One speaks Spanish; Spanish is spoken here Se habla español aquí(escribir means "to write")I write to you le escriboHe writes to me often Me escribe a menudo...frequently ...frecuentemente*How do you write it / spell it? ¿Cómo se escribe?Can you write it down? ¿Puede escribirlo?(p27)Write it down, please Escríbalo, por favor*One can / It is possible / allowed... Se puede...Can one come in? ¿Se puede entrar aquí?Can one do it? ¿Se puede hacerlo?Can one pass / come in? ¿Se puede pasar?Where can one find it? ¿Dónde se puede encontrarlo?*Are you sure about this? ¿Está seguro de esto?absolutely, totally absolutamente / totalmente*Yes, I'm absolutely sure Sí, estoy absolutamente seguro(Note that you say seguro if you are a man, segura if you are a woman)I know because... Lo sé porque......I've just read it... ...acabo de leerlo......in the newspaper ...en el periódico...in today's newspaper ...en el periódico de hoy(6) 7.51Can / Could you tell me where... ¿Puede / Podría decirme dónde......I can find a good restaurant? ...puedo encontrar un buen restaurante?not very far from here no muy lejos de aquíIt's very far, a long way Está muy lejos*Is it far from here? ¿Está lejos de aqui?*No, it's not far from here No, no está lejos de aquí*It's near here Está cerca de aquíYou can walk Puede ir a pieCan I walk? ¿Puedo ir a pie?One can walk Se puede ir a pieI need a car Necesito un coche(In Spain a car is un coche, but in Mexico it's un carro)...to go to the restaurant ...para ir al restaurante(p28)("to rent a car" in Spain is alquilar un coche but in Mexico it's rentar un carro)I'd like to hire a car Quisiera alquilar un coche

Where can I hire a car? ¿Dónde puedo alquilar un coche?*How much is it per day? ¿Cuánto es por día?*How much does it cost... ¿Cuánto cuesta......per week? ...por semana?...per month? ...por mes?(¿dónde? asks where someone or something is, ¿a dónde? asks where someone is going. ¿Dónde está? but ¿A dónde va?)*Can you / Could you tell me... ¿Puede / Podría decirme...*...where to go... ...a dónde ir......to find what I want? ...para encontrar lo que quiero?...to find what I'm looking for? ...para encontrar lo que busco?*I would like to know... Me gustaría / Quisiera saber...*...what I have to do... ...lo que tengo que hacer......to get what I want ...para obtener lo que quiero...to get what I'm looking for ...para obtener lo que busco(hay que means "one has to")*I want to know... Quiero saber......what one has to do... ...lo que hay que hacer......in order to obtain it ...para obtenerlo*I would like to know... Me gustaría saber......where one has to go... ...a dónde hay que ir......to have it / to find it ...para obtenerlo / encontrarlo...to buy it ...para comprarlo(p29)(7) 6.05Can you give me an explanation? ¿Puede darme una explicación?(explicar means "to explain"; una explicación is "an explanation". This is an exception to the rule that most English words ending in -ation are identical in Spanish, with the ending -ación. However, remember that most do obey this rule: información, preparación, reservación etc. It's also worth noting that the verbs associated with these nouns are all -ar verbs: informar, preparar, reservar)Can you tell me where it is? ¿Puede explicarme dónde está?Thank you Gracias*I thank you very much Le agradezco muchoI really do thank you very much Realmente le agradezco mucho*I am angry, annoyed Estoy enojado / enojadaI'm very angry, annoyed Estoy muy enojado / enojada (In Spain you'll often hear: Estoy enfadado / enfadada, which also means "I'm annoyed, angry")I'm furious Estoy furioso / furiosa*I'm worried (lit. it preoccupies me) Me preocupaI'm very worried Me preocupa muchoI'm worried about seeing this Me preocupa ver estoI'm not worried No me preocupa*I'm bored Estoy aburrido / aburridaI'm very bored Estoy muy aburrido

Are you bored? ¿Está aburrido?I don't like being bored No me gusta estar aburridoI think... Creo que... / Me parece que...(p30)...everything is all right ...todo está bienI'm going to see it once Voy a verlo una vezI'm going to go and see it Voy a ir a verloI don't see it often No lo veo a menudo*At least... Por lo menos...(menos means "less"; más o menos means "more or less")...I'll see it once ...lo veré / voy a verlo una vez(8) 6.13(temprano means "early")Can you come... ¿Puede / puedes / pueden venir......a little earlier? ...un poco más temprano?(lleno means "full"; llenar is "to fill up")It's very full Está muy llenoCan you fill it up? ¿Puede llenarlo?(limpio is "clean"; sucio is "dirty")It's not very clean No está muy limpioIt's dirty Está sucioIt's perfect Es perfectoPerfectly Perfectamente(calor is it "heat"; frío is "cold". For hot weather you say hace calor, literally "it makes heat". But a hot person says tengo calor, literally "I have heat")I don't like the heat No me gusta el calor*It's hot / cold (weather) Hace calor / frío hoy*I'm hot / cold Tengo calor / fríoAre you cold? ¿Tiene frío?I can't stand the heat No puedo soportar el calor(p31)(hambre is "hunger", sed is "thirst")*I'm hungry Tengo hambreI have to eat something... Tengo que comer algo......because I'm hungry ...porque tengo hambre*I'm thirsty Tengo sedI have to drink something... Tengo que beber algo......because I'm thirsty ...porque tengo sedI think I can do it... Pienso / Creo que puedo hacerlo*...myself ...yo mismo(mismo means "self" and also "same"; la misma cosa is "the same thing"; lo mismo is "the same")*I want the same Quiero lo mismoI'm going to take / have the same Voy a tomar lo mismoIt's not the same No es lo mismoI'm (very) surprised Estoy (muy) sorprendido

*It surprises me Me sorprendeIt doesn't surprise me No me sorprendeThis / That doesn't surprise me Esto / Eso no me sorprende(9) 4.41(traer means "to bring"; dar "to give"; mostrar "to show")Can / Will you bring me something? ¿Puede traerme algo?Can you give me something? ¿Puede darme algo?Can you show me something? ¿Puede mostrarme algo?*Can you show it to me? ¿Puede mostrármelo?(Note that the personal me "me" comes before the object lo "it" and that they are joined together at the end of the infinitive)(p32)*Can you bring it to me? ¿Puede traérmelo?When can you bring it to me...? ¿Cuándo puede traérmelo...?...because I need it and... ...porque lo necesito y......I have to have it ...tengo que tenerlo(vivir is "to live")Where do you live? ¿Dónde vive / vives / viven?Do you live here? ¿Usted vive aquí?(saber is "to know" in the sense of knowing a fact or some general knowledge. conocer is "to know" in the sense of being acquainted with somebody or something)He knows where it is Sabe donde está*I know... Conozco......the city / the country ...la ciudad / el país(Personal a: conocer a... is used for "to know a person". Whenever the object of a verb is a person, not a thing, you always insert a between the verb and the person)I'm going to call / phone him Voy a llamarle*I'm going to call / phone my friend Voy a llamar a mi amigo(querer means "to want" and also "to love")He wants it Lo quiere*He loves his girlfriend Él quiere a su amigaI know the city Conozco la ciudad*I know this lady Conozco a esta señoraI don't know Madrid No conozco Madrid(p33)*I don't know anybody No conozco a nadieDo you know this city? ¿Conoce esta ciudad?*Do you know this lady? ¿Conoce a esta señora?Do you know where it is? ¿Sabe dónde está?(10) 7.20My friend comes here... Mi amigo viene aquí......every day ...todos los días*He usually comes here Suele venir aquíHe usually does it... Suele hacerlo......almost every day ...casi todos los días(quizás, quizá means "perhaps", "maybe")

*Perhaps you don't like... Quizás no le gusta...Perhaps you wouldn't like... Quizá no le gustaría......to stay here... ...quedarse aquí......because there are many people ...porque hay mucha gente(la gente is "people", tanto / tanta means "so much", "so many")*There are so many people here Hay tanta gente aquíFor my part... Por mi parte......I'm not going to stay here now ...no voy a quedarme aquí ahoraThere's a lot of noise Hay mucho ruido(hay is "there is", "there are"; habla "there was", "there were"; habrá "there will be")*There were many people here yesterday Había mucha gente aquí ayer*There will be many people Habrá mucha genteThere was too much noise Había demasiado ruidoThere will be a lot of noise Habrá mucho ruido(p34)*There will be much more noise... Habrá mucho más ruido...*There will be much less noise... Habrá mucho menos ruido......here tomorrow ...aquí mañanaI hope to have... Espero tener...I hope I'll have... Espero que voy a tener......the opportunity... ...la oportunidad / la ocasión......of seeing it ...de verlo*I hope to have the opportunity... Espero tener la ocasión...*...to see my friends ...de ver a mis amigos*...to visit my friends ...de visitar a mis amigos(Note the use of the personal a again)*I'm going to phone my friend... Voy a llamar a mi amigo......to find out if he can come... ...para saber si puede venir......with us ...con nosotros(11) 3.23(vemos means "we see"; nos vemos "we see each other", "we meet")*What time shall we meet tomorrow? ¿A qué hora nos vemos mañana?At the same time A la misma horaAt ten o'clock A las diezWe will meet... Vamos a vernos / nos veremos...*We'll meet... Nos vemos...*...tomorrow at the same time ...mañana a la misma horaNow I can make myself understood... Ahora puedo hacerme entender…...in Spanish ...en españolI think that's enough Me parece que es suficienteGood luck! ¡Buena suerte!(p35)I wish you good luck Le deseo buena suerte*Goodbye, until soon / until later Adiós, hasta luegoHave a good journey! ¡Buen viaje!

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