Spanish. get talking. in ten days. Angela Howkins and Juan Kattán-Ibarra

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1 get talking Spanish in ten days Audio Course Angela Howkins and Juan Kattán-Ibarra Angela Howkins, former lecturer in Spanish at Dundee College, has taught students at all levels. Juan Kattán-Ibarra holds degrees in foreign-language teaching from universities on three continents. He taught Spanish at Ealing College and Shell International and was an examiner for the University of London School Examinations Board and is the author of best-selling Spanish courses. He now lives and works in Chile.

2 Hodder Education 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Hodder Education is an Hachette UK company First published in UK 2012 by Hodder Education. First published in US 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Based on original conversations from Teach Yourself Spanish Conversation and Speak Spanish with Confidence. Copyright 2012 Angela Howkins and Juan Kattán-Ibarra The moral rights of the authors have been asserted Database right Hodder Education (makers) The Teach Yourself name is a registered trademark of Hachette UK. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Hodder Education, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographic rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Hodder Education, at the address above. You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data: a catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: on file The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that any website addresses referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher and the author have no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content will remain relevant, decent or appropriate. The publisher has made every effort to mark as such all words which it believes to be trademarks. The publisher should also like to make it clear that the presence of a word in the book, whether marked or unmarked, in no way affects its legal status as a trademark. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher to trace the copyright holders of material in this book. Any errors or omissions should be notified in writing to the publisher, who will endeavour to rectify the situation for any reprints and future editions. Hachette UK s policy is to use papers that are natural, renewable and recyclable products and made from wood grown in sustainable forests. The logging and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. Cover image Sam Burt Photography / istockphoto.com Typeset by Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd., Pondicherry, India.

3 Meeting and Day 1 greeting Track 3 Today you will learn how to do the following: ask someone to identify themselves introduce yourself and exchange greetings Part 1 Here are the key phrases you ll hear in today s conversation. Listen to the. Then, listen to the Spanish and repeat. Are you Mrs Sánchez? Yes, I am. I am Miguel Gonzalo. How are you? Very well. And you? Well, thank you. Usted es la señora Sánchez? Sí, soy yo. Yo soy Miguel Notice the pronunciation of Miguel. The Gonzalo. g is hard and the u is not pronounced. Cómo está? Z, ce and ci are pronounced th in Muy bien. Standard Peninsular Spanish and s in Y usted? Latin-American Spanish. Bien, gracias. Track 4 Part 2 Listen carefully to a conversation between and a business associate. Then answer the question below. 1. What are and her business associate doing in the conversation? Part 3 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. Track 5 1. What is the first question is asked? Track 6 2. What is the name of s business associate? Part 4 Now listen to the conversation again. Answer the questions about the meanings of certain expressions. Then practise saying them. 1. What does Muy bien. Y usted? mean? 2. When do you use Bien, gracias? 1

4 Track 7 Track 8 Part 5 Now it s time to learn some expressions to use when meeting and greeting. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. Are you Mr Fernado Linares? Are you Miss Rodrigo? I am... Yo soy... Learning Plus! Usted es el señor Fernando Linares? Usted es la señorita Rodrigo? Think of names of people (their title, name and surname) to practise in Spanish the question: Are you...? Then practise introducing yourself. Formal and informal greetings Spanish speakers make a distinction between formal and informal situations by using different words for you. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. You are given the formal expressions first. Formal you And you? How are you? Are you Miguel Gonzalo? Informal you And you? How are you? Are you Sánchez? Conversation Script Spanish conversation usted Y usted? Cómo está usted? Usted es Miguel Gonzalo? tú Y tú? Cómo estás? Eres Sánchez? translation Business associate Usted es la señora Sánchez? Business associate are you Mrs Sánchez? Sí, soy yo. Yes, I am. Business associate Yo soy Miguel Gonzalo. Business associate I am Miguel Gonzalo. Buenas tardes. Cómo está? good evening. How are you? Business associate Muy bien. Y usted? Business associate Very well. And you? Bien, gracias. Well, thank you. Audio Track Information Track 3 Conversation 1, Part 1 Track 4 Conversation 1, Part 2 Track 5 Conversation 1, Part 3 Track 6 Conversation 1, Part 4 Track 7 Conversation 1, Part 5 Track 8 Conversation 1, Learning Plus! 2

5 Day 2 Introductions Track 9 Today you will learn how to do the following: introduce a friend respond when introduced to someone and take your leave Part 1 Here are the key phrases you ll hear in today s conversation. Listen to the meaning. Listen to the. Then, listen to the Spanish and repeat. Hello, good evening. This is. This is. Pleased to meet you. (man talking) Pleased to meet you. (woman talking) How do you do? Hi, how are things? See you later. (Until later.) Until tomorrow. Hola, buenas noches. Esta es. Este es. Spanish distinguishes between male Encantado. and female. Thus the word for this Encantada. is este when referring to a male and Mucho gusto. esta when referring to a female. And Hola, qué tal? a male says encantado; a female says Hasta luego. encantada. Hasta mañana. Track 10 Track 11 Track 12 Track 13 Part 2 Listen carefully to a conversation between,,, and. Then answer the question below. 1. What s happening in this conversation? Part 3 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. What time of day are the friends meeting up? 2. When will they see one another again? Part 4 Now listen to the conversation again. Answer the questions about the meanings of certain expressions. Then practise saying them. 1. What does Mucho gusto mean? 2. When do you use Hola, qué tal? 3. What does Hasta luego mean? Part 5 Now it s time to learn some more introductions. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. 3

6 Track 14 This is Mr Rosales. This is Mrs Barriga. This is Miss Lorca. This is my husband. This is my wife. This is my son. This is my daughter. This is my father. This is my mother. Learning Plus! Este es el señor Rosales. Esta es la señora Barriga. Esta es la señorita Lorca. Este es mi marido / esposo. Esta es mi mujer / esposa. Este es mi hijo. Esta es mi hija. Este es mi padre. Esta es mi madre. Introducing someone in formal and informal situations Let s learn another way of introducing people in formal situations. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. In Latin- American Spanish, esposo / esposa are more usual; in Spain marido / mujer are preferred for husband / wife. Notice how j is pronounced in Spanish. Formal Let me introduce you to Jim Cook. Let me introduce you to Mr Smith. Let me introduce you to Mrs Susan Jones. Informal Let me introduce you to Rita. Let me introduce you to my friend Edward. Let me introduce you to my friend Sylvia. Conversation Script Spanish conversation Le presento a Jim Cook. Le presento al señor Smith. Le presento a la señora Susan Jones. Te presento a Rita. Te presento a mi amigo Eduardo. Te presento a mi amiga Silvia. translation Hola, buenas noches. Cómo estás? Hello, good evening. How are you? Muy bien. Y tú? Very well. And you? Bien., esta es. Fine. This is. Encantada. Pleased to meet you. Mucho gusto. How do you do? Y este es. And this is. Encantado. Pleased to meet you. Hola, qué tal? Hi, how are things? Encantada. Pleased to meet you. Hasta luego. See you later (Until later). Hasta mañana. Until tomorrow. 4

7 Audio Track Information Track 9 Conversation 2, Part 1 Track 10 Conversation 2, Part 2 Track 11 Conversation 2, Part 3 Track 12 Conversation 2, Part 4 Track 13 Conversation 2, Part 5 Track 14 Conversation 2, Learning Plus! Day 3 Having a midmorning drink Track 15 Today you will learn how to do the following: order a coffee ask for a fruit juice tell the waiter your preferences and pay for your order Part 1 Here are the key phrases you ll hear in today s conversation. Listen to the. Then, listen to the Spanish and repeat. What are you going to have? I want an espresso coffee. I want a coffee with milk. I want an espresso with a dash of milk. a mineral water a sparkling mineral water a still mineral water Do you have pineapple juice? Do you have orange juice? How much is it? Qué van a tomar? Quiero un café solo. Quiero un café con leche. Notice for espresso coffee Spanish Quiero un cortado. says coffee only. Fruit juice is juice of un agua mineral and then the fruit so orange juice is un agua mineral juice of orange: zumo de naranja. con gas un agua mineral sin gas Tiene zumo de piña? Tiene zumo de naranja? Cuánto es? Track 16 Part 2 Listen carefully to a conversation between, and. Then answer the questions below. 1. orders first. Does she order an espresso coffee or a coffee with milk? 2. orders last. What kind of juice does she order? 5

8 Track 17 Track 18 Part 3 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. What else does want with her espresso? 2. What kind of coffee does, who orders after, want? Part 4 Now listen to the conversation again. Answer the questions about the meanings of certain expressions. Then practise saying them. 1. When is Solo o con leche? used? Spanish nouns have gender: masculine or feminine. Usually, a masculine noun ends in o; a feminine noun ends in a. What goes with the noun has the same gender as the noun, so: a, one = un with a masculine noun; una with a feminine noun. Track 19 Track What does Con gas o sin gas? mean? 3. What does Y para usted, señora? mean? 4. What does Algo más? mean? 5. What does Por favor, cuanto es? mean? Part 5 Now it s time to learn a few more expressions you may want to use when ordering a drink. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. a decaffeinated coffee a tea a tea with milk a peppermint tea a lemon squash un descafeinado un té un té con leche un té de menta una limonada Now listen and respond to the waiter s question. Use these new words and / or words from the conversation to order a drink for yourself and a friend. Waiter: You: Qué van a tomar? Learning Plus! Ordering drinks You can use the phrases you have learned in this conversation to order a drink for yourself and a friend. You can help the waiter to give the drink to the right person by saying who the drink is for. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. for my friend A tea for my friend and for me a coffee with milk. A coffee with milk for me and for my friend a tea. An espresso for my friend and an apple juice for me. An espresso with milk for my friend and a lemon squash for me. A lemon squash for me and an espresso with milk for my friend. para mi amigo / amiga Un té para mi amiga y para mí un café con leche. Un café con leche para mí y para mi amiga un té. Un café solo para mi amiga y un zumo de manzana para mí. Un cortado para mi amigo y una limonada para mí. Una limonada para mí y un cortado para mi amigo. Remember: amigo is a male friend; amiga is a female friend. 6

9 Conversation Script Spanish conversation translation Waiter Hola, buenos días. Qué van a tomar? Hello, good morning. What are you going to have? Quiero un café. I want a coffee. Waiter Solo o con leche? Waiter Espresso or with milk? Un café solo y también un agua mineral. An espresso and also a mineral water. Waiter Con gas o sin gas? Waiter Sparkling or still? Con gas. Sparkling. Para mí, un cortado. For me, an espresso with a dash of milk. Waiter Y para usted, señora? Waiter And for you, madam? Tiene zumo de piña? Do you have pineapple juice? Waiter De piña, no. Tenemos de naranja o de manzana. Waiter Pineapple, no. We have orange or apple. Un zumo de manzana. An apple juice. Waiter Un café solo, un agua mineral con gas, un cortado y un zumo de manzana. Algo más? Waiter An espresso, a sparkling mineral water, an espresso with a dash of milk and an apple juice. Anything else? No, gracias. No, thank you. [pause] [pause] Por favor, cuánto es? Please, how much is it? Waiter Cinco euros. Waiter Five euros. Audio Track Information Track 15 Conversation 3, Part 1 Track 16 Conversation 3, Part 2 Track 17 Conversation 3, Part 3 Track 18 Conversation 3, Part 4 Track 19 Conversation 3, Part 5 Track 20 Conversation 3, Learning Plus! Day 4 Aperitivo Time Today you will learn how to do the following: order an aperitif find out what tapas there are (small plates of food to go with your drink) order a tapa and pay for your drinks and tapas 7

10 Track 21 Part 1 Here are the key phrases you ll hear in today s conversation. Listen to the. Then, listen to the Spanish and repeat. What are you going to have? a white wine a red wine a beer Do you have tapas? an omelette tapa. a cheese tapa a cured ham tapa How much is it? Qué van a tomar? un vino blanco un vino tinto una cerveza Tiene tapas? una tapa de tortilla una tapa de queso una tapa de jamón serrano Cuánto es? Track 22 Part 2 Listen carefully to a conversation between,, and the waitress in a bar as and have an aperitif before lunch. Then answer the questions below. 1. What kind of wine does ask for? 2. What does want to drink? Track 23 Track 24 Part 3 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. What tapas are on offer? 2. What tapas does order? Part 4 Now listen to the conversation again and answer these questions. 1. What does Qué van a tomar? mean? 2. What does Y para usted? mean? 3. What does Algo más? mean? 4. How much do the drinks and tapas cost? Remember the way you learned your numbers as a child? Do the same now for Spanish. Start with 1 3. Then add 4, 5, 6 to make 1 6. Add in 7 and 8, then finally 9 and 10. Keep reciting them to yourself like a little song. 1-uno; 2-dos; 3-tres; 4-cuatro; 5-cinco; 6-seis; 7-siete; 8-ocho; 9-nueve; 10-diez. Part 5 Now it s time to learn a few more words for drinks and tapas. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. Track 25 a draught beer a rosé wine a tonic water olives crisps, or with a meal, chips a portion of crisps a portion of squid rings a sandwich (Spanish Americas) a baguette sandwich (Spain) a cheese sandwich una caña un vino rosado una tónica aceitunas patatas fritas una ración de patatas fritas una ración de calamares un sandwich un bocadillo un bocadillo de queso 8

11 Track 26 Now listen and respond to the waitress s question. Use the new words you just learned or words from the original conversation. Try ordering different food and drinks. : You: Qué van a tomar? Learning Plus! Ordering and asking about food and drink You can use the phrases you have learned in this conversation to order a drink for yourself and a friend. How do you ask if the bar has a particular drink? Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. Do you have? Do you have rosé wine? A rosé wine and a draught beer. Please, a draught beer and a portion of crisps. Please, how much is it? Conversation Script Spanish conversation Tiene? Tiene vino rosado? Un vino rosado y una caña. Por favor, una caña y una ración de patatas fritas. Por favor cuánto es? translation Hola. Qué van a tomar? Hello. What are you going to have? Un vino. A wine. Tinto o blanco? Red or white? Blanco. White. Y para usted? And for you? Una cerveza. Tiene tapas? A beer. Do you have tapas? Sí. Tenemos de tortilla, queso y de jamón serrano. Yes. We have omelette, cheese and cured ham. Una de queso y una de jamón. One of cheese and one of ham. Una cerveza, un vino blanco, una tapa de queso y una de jamón. Algo más? A beer, a white wine, a tapa of cheese and one of ham. Anything else? No, gracias. No, thank you. [pause] [pause] Cuánto es? How much is it? Diez euros. Ten euros. Audio Track Information Track 21 Conversation 4, Part 1 Track 22 Conversation 4, Part 2 Track 23 Conversation 4, Part 3 Track 24 Conversation 4, Part 4 Track 25 Conversation 4, Part 5 Track 26 Conversation 4, Learning Plus! 9

12 Day 5 Ordering the first two courses of a meal Track 27 Track 28 Track 29 Today you will learn how to do the following: ask for the set menu order from the menu and order a drink to go with the meal Part 1 Here are the key phrases you ll hear in today s conversation. Listen to the. Then, listen to the Spanish and repeat. We would like the set menu. Queremos el menú del día. For the first course... De primero... What do you want for second course? Qué quieren de segundo? There is vegetable soup. Hay sopa de verduras. There is mixed salad. Hay ensalada mixta. There is paella. Hay paella. There is fish. Hay pescado. There are lamb chops. Hay chuletas de cordero. There is chicken. Hay pollo. What are you going to drink? Qué van a beber? Part 2 Listen carefully to,, and ordering the first two courses of their mid-day meal. Then answer the questions below. 1. What s the choice for the first course? 2. What s the choice for the second course? Part 3 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. What does order for her first course? 2. What does order for her second course? 3. What does want to drink? In Spanish, personal pronouns are used mostly for emphasis or contrast. Voy on its own means I am going. adds Yo (I) to give a little bit of emphasis. does the same: Yo quiero (I, I want) draws the waitress s attention to her. 10

13 Track 30 Track 31 Track 32 Part 4 Now listen to the conversation again. Answer the questions about the meanings of certain expressions. Then practise saying them. 1. What does Queremos el menú del día mean? 2. What does the order Yo voy a tomar sopa de verduras mean? 3. What does s drink order, Vino tinto de la casa, mean? Part 5 Let s look at plurals in Spanish. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. a soup, two soups a paella, two paellas a chicken, two chickens a mixed salad two mixed salads a red wine two red wines a white wine two white wines a mineral water two mineral waters Learning Plus! una sopa, dos sopas una paella, dos paellas un pollo, dos pollos una ensalada mixta dos ensaladas mixtas un vino tinto dos vinos tintos un vino blanco dos vinos blancos un agua mineral dos aguas minerales More foods for first and second courses Let s learn a few more words which could be useful when ordering from a menu. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. To make a noun plural, add s if it ends in a vowel; es if it ends in a consonant. When a noun is plural, what goes with it is also plural: una ensalada mixta; dos ensaladas mixtas. Un agua mineral; dos aguas minerales. garlic soup potato salad rice meat balls pork chops grilled sardines Do you have vegetarian dishes? I d like some bread, please. I d like some more bread, please. sopa de ajo ensaladilla rusa arroz albóndigas chuletas de cerdo sardinas a la plancha Tiene platos vegetarianos? Quiero pan, por favor. Quiero más pan, por favor. 11

14 Conversation Script Spanish conversation translation Hola, buenas tardes. Qué van a tomar? Hello, good afternoon. What are you going to have? Queremos el menú del día. We would like the set menu. De primero hay sopa de verduras, ensalada mixta y paella. For the first course there is vegetable soup, mixed salad and paella. Yo voy a tomar sopa de verduras. I m going to have vegetable soup. Para mí, una ensalada mixta. For me, a mixed salad. Yo quiero una ensalada mixta también. I want a mixed salad as well. Qué quieren de segundo? Hay pescado, chuletas de cordero y pollo. What do you want for second course? There is fish, lamb chops, and chicken. Para mí, pescado. For me, fish. Yo, pollo. Chicken. Yo quiero chuletas de cordero. I want lamb chops. Qué van a beber? What are you going to drink? Vino tinto de la casa. House red wine. Yo también. Me too. Un agua mineral sin gas. A still mineral water. Una sopa de verduras y dos ensaladas mixtas de primero. De segundo, pescado, pollo y chuletas de cordero. Y para beber, dos vinos tintos y un agua mineral sin gas. One vegetable soup and two mixed salads for the first course. For the second course, fish, chicken and lamb chops. And to drink, two red wines and one still mineral water. Audio Track Information Track 27 Conversation 5, Part 1 Track 28 Conversation 5, Part 2 Track 29 Conversation 5, Part 3 Track 30 Conversation 5, Part 4 Track 31 Conversation 5, Part 5 Track 32 Conversation 5, Learning Plus! 12

15 Ordering Day 6 dessert Track 33 Today you will learn: the names of desserts how to order a dessert and coffee and how to ask for the bill Part 1 Here are the key phrases you ll hear in today s conversation. Listen to the. Then, listen to the Spanish and repeat. What do you want for dessert? There is fruit. There is crème caramel. There is ice cream. What flavours do you have? There is vanilla, strawberry and chocolate ice-cream. What fruit is there? We have apples and pears. The bill, please. Qué quieren de postre? Hay fruta. Hay flan. Hay helado. Qué sabores Notice the useful little word hay = tiene? there is, there are. You can use it to Hay helado de ask: What flavours are there? Qué vainilla, fresa sabores hay? Is there fruit? Hay y chocolate. fruta? Qué fruta hay? Tenemos manzana y pera. La cuenta, por favor. Track 34 Track 35 Part 2 Listen carefully to,, and ordering dessert. Then answer the questions below. 1. What is the choice for dessert? 2. Are they having coffee? Part 3 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. orders first. What does he order? 2. What does want for dessert? 3. What does say he wants? 13

16 Track 36 Track 37 Track 38 Part 4 Now listen to the conversation again. Answer the questions about the meanings of certain expressions. Then practise saying them. 1. What does Tenemos manzana y pera mean? 2. What does Hay de vainilla, fresa y chocolate mean? 3. What does s last line, Sí. Dos cafés solos y la cuenta por favor, mean? Part 5 Now it s time to learn some more words for desserts. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. strawberries and cream apple tart rice pudding chocolate cake grapes banana pineapple Learning Plus! fresas con nata tarta de manzana arroz con leche pastel de chocolate uvas plátano piña Time for dessert Let s learn some more expressions you may want to use when it s time to choose your dessert. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. There s rice pudding, fruit, and crème caramel. We have orange, pear, and grapes. I don t want dessert. We don t want dessert. I would prefer a coffee. We would prefer coffee. No thank you. Two espressos and the bill. Conversation Script Spanish conversation Qué quieren de postre? Hay helado, fruta y flan. Yo voy a tomar flan. Qué fruta hay? Tenemos manzana y pera. Una pera. Y para usted, señor? Quiero un helado. Qué sabores tiene? Hay de vainilla, fresa y chocolate. Un helado de fresa. Van a tomar café? Sí. Dos cafés solos y la cuenta, por favor. Hay arroz con leche, fruta y flan. Tenemos naranja, pera y uvas. No quiero postre. No queremos postre. Prefiero un café. Preferimos café. No gracias. Dos cafés solos y la cuenta. translation Notice how in Spanish the end bit of the verb changes according to the person: I want = quiero; I is the o at the end. We want = queremos; we is the mos at the end. You (formal, plural) want = quieren; you is the n at the end. What do you want for dessert? There is ice-cream, fruit, and crème caramel. I m going to have a crème caramel. What fruit is there? We have apples and pears. A pear. And for you, sir? I want an ice-cream. What flavours do you have? There is vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate ice-cream. A strawberry ice-cream. Are you going to have coffee? Yes. Two espressos and the bill, please. 14

17 Audio Track Information Track 33 Conversation 6, Part 1 Track 34 Conversation 6, Part 2 Track 35 Conversation 6, Part 3 Track 36 Conversation 6, Part 4 Track 37 Conversation 6, Part 5 Track 38 Conversation 6, Learning Plus! Picking up the Day 7 hire car Track 39 Track 40 Today you will learn how to: pick up a hire car give your name and say how long you want a car for Part 1 Here are the key phrases you ll hear in today s conversation. Listen to the. Then, listen to the Spanish and repeat. Good morning. Buenos días. I have a car booked. In what name? A qué nombre? In the name of... A nombre de... For ten days. Para diez días. Your credit card, please. Su tarjeta de crédito, por favor. Here you are. Aquí tiene. Would you sign here? Quiere firmar aquí? Here s the key. Aquí tiene la llave. Tengo un coche reservado. Part 2 Listen carefully to as he picks up a hire car. Then answer the question below. 1. For how many days does want the car? Aquí tiene (Here you are) is literally Here you have. So, aquí tiene la llave is literally here you have the key. Tengo = I have Tiene = you (singular, formal) have Tenemos = we have Tienen = you (plural, formal) have. 15

18 Track 41 Track 42 Track 43 Track 44 Part 3 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. For how many days did the employee think wanted the car? 2. What does the employee ask for? Part 4 Now listen to the conversation again. Answer the questions about the meanings of certain expressions. Then practise saying them. 1. What does A qué nombre? mean? 2. When do you use Aquí tiene? 3. What does Quiere firmar aquí? mean? Part 5 Now it s time to learn some more phrases you may need when picking up your hire car. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. Your name, please. Su nombre, por favor. your key su llave Your driving licence, please. Su carné de conducir, por favor. My name is... Mi nombre es... my credit card mi tarjeta de crédito my driving licence mi carné de conducir one, two, three uno, dos, tres four, five, six cuatro, cinco, seis seven, eight, nine, ten siete, ocho, nueve, diez For how many days? Para cuántos días? For one day. Para un día. For five days. Para cinco días. For a week. Para una semana. For the weekend. Para el fin de semana. Learning Plus! Putting the phrases you have learnt together Now it s time to put together the phrases you ve used for picking up a hire car. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. Remember the Language Tip in Day 4 for learning numbers 1 10? Keep practising! Test yourself by writing down a number and see if you can say it in Spanish. I have a car booked for five days. I have a car booked for a week. I have a car booked in the name of Jane Brown. I have a car booked in the name of John Smith. Here is my credit card. Here is my driving licence. Here is your key. Here is your car. Tengo un coche reservado para cinco días. Tengo un coche reservado para una semana. Tengo un coche reservado a nombre de Jane Brown. Tengo un coche reservado a nombre de John Smith. Aquí tiene mi tarjeta de crédito. Aquí tiene mi carné de conducir. Aquí tiene su llave. Aquí tiene su coche. 16

19 Conversation Script Spanish conversation translation Employee Buenos días. Employee Good morning. Buenos días. Tengo un coche reservado. Good morning. I have a car booked. Employee A qué nombre? Employee In what name? A nombre de Fuentes. In the name of Fuentes. Employee Ah sí, un Corsa para diez días. Employee Oh yes, a Corsa for ten days. No, para seis días. No, for six days. Employee Ah sí, para seis días. Su tarjeta de crédito, por favor. Employee Oh yes, for six days. Your credit card, please. Aquí tiene. Here you are. Employee Quiere firmar aquí? Aquí tiene la llave. Employee Would you sign here? Here s the key. Gracias. Thank you. Audio Track Information Track 39 Conversation 7, Part 1 Track 40 Conversation 7, Part 2 Track 41 Conversation 7, Part 3 Track 42 Conversation 7, Part 4 Track 43 Conversation 7, Part 5 Track 44 Conversation 7, Learning Plus! Booking into Day 8 the hotel Track 45 Today you will learn how to: book into your hotel say what kind of room you ve booked and say for how long you want the room Part 1 Here are the key phrases you ll hear in today s conversation. Listen to the. Then, listen to the Spanish and repeat. 17

20 Good afternoon. I have a room booked. a single room a single room with a bath a double room a double room with a bath for two nights One moment, please. Your passport, please. Buenas tardes. Tengo una habitación reservada. una habitación individual una habitación individual con baño una habitación doble una habitación doble con baño para dos noches Un momento, por favor. Su pasaporte, por favor. Notice how says habitación and gracias, pronouncing the c as an s instead of the Standard Peninsular Spanish th. This is the Latin-American pronunciation; is from Mexico. Track 46 Track 47 Track 48 Track 49 Track 50 Part 2 Listen carefully to as she goes into reception at a hotel to book a room. Then answer the question below. 1. What kind of room has booked? Part 3 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. For how many nights do and want the room? 2. What is their room number? Part 4 Now listen to the conversation again. Answer the questions about the meanings of certain expressions. Then practise saying them. 1. What does No, una habitación doble con baño para tres noches mean? 2. What does Su pasaporte, por favor mean? 3. When do you use Aquí tiene? Part 5 Now it s time to learn some more phrases you can use to book the kind of room you want. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. a room with a shower a room with a double bed a room with three beds a room with breakfast a room with half-board a room with full-board Learning Plus! una habitación con ducha una habitación con cama de matrimonio una habitación con tres camas una habitación con desayuno una habitación con media pensión una habitación con pensión completa Expressions for booking into a hotel without a reservation Listen to the and repeat the Spanish. Do you have any rooms vacant? Tiene habitaciones libres? What kind of room do you want? Qué tipo de habitación quiere? I want a double room. Quiero una habitación doble. For how many nights? Para cuántas noches? For tonight. Para esta noche. How much is the room? Cuánto es la habitación? What s your name? Cómo se llama? My name is... Me llamo... The hotel is full. El hotel está completo. Notice another way of asking someone their name. Cómo se llama? (literally: How do you call yourself?) which invites the response: Me llamo (literally I call myself ). 18

21 Conversation Script Spanish conversation translation Buenas tardes. Tengo una habitación reservada. Good afternoon. I have a room booked. Receptionist A qué nombre? Receptionist In what name? A nombre de Sánchez. In the name of Sánchez. Receptionist Un momento, por favor. Una habitación individual con baño para dos noches. Receptionist One moment, please. A single room with a bath for two nights. No, una habitación doble con baño para tres noches. No, a double with a bath for three nights. Receptionist Ah sí. Su pasaporte. por favor. Receptionist Oh, yes. Your passport, please. Aquí tiene. Here you are. Receptionist Quiere firmar aquí? Aquí tiene la llave. Habitación siete. Receptionist Would you sign here? Here s the key. Room seven. Gracias. Thank you. Audio Track Information Track 45 Conversation 8, Part 1 Track 46 Conversation 8, Part 2 Track 47 Conversation 8, Part 3 Track 48 Conversation 8, Part 4 Track 49 Conversation 8, Part 5 Track 50 Conversation 8, Learning Plus! Asking Day 9 the way Track 51 Today you will learn how to: ask the whereabouts of a place understand simple directions and ask if a place is far Part 1 Here are the key phrases you ll hear in today s conversation. Listen to the meaning. Listen to the. Then, listen to the Spanish and repeat. 19

22 Is there a chemist s around here? And the tourist office, where is it? It s in the main square. And to get to Granada Street? straight on at the end of the street to the right to the left Is it far? It s near, five minutes from here. Hay una farmacia Notice the word for square: plaza goes por aquí? before the name: la Plaza Mayor, and Y la oficina de Granada Street is the street Granada: turismo, dónde la calle Granada. You will notice this está? word ordering again in Learning Plus: Está en la Plaza the Princess Hotel is el Hotel Mayor. Infanta. Y para ir a la calle Granada? todo recto al final de la calle a la derecha a la izquierda Está lejos? Está cerca, a cinco minutos de aquí. Track 52 Track 53 Track 54 Track 55 Part 2 Listen carefully to a conversation between, and a passer-by they have stopped in the street. Then answer the question below. 1. Where do and want to get to? Part 3 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. Where is there a chemist s? 2. Where is the tourist office? 3. How far is the tourist office? Part 4 Now listen to the conversation again. Answer the questions about the meanings of certain phrases. Then practise saying them. 1. What does todo recto mean? 2. What does al final de la calle mean? 3. What does a la derecha mean? 4. What does Está en la Plaza Mayor mean? 5. What does a la izquierda mean? Part 5 Now it s time to learn the names of some places you may want to go to. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. a bank a restaurant a campsite a supermarket a baker s a cake shop a coffee shop a petrol station un banco un restaurante un camping un supermercado una panadería una pastelería una cafetería una gasolinera 20

23 Track 56 Learning Plus! More places to go Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. the castle the park the Princess Hotel the city centre the beach the swimming pool the station the police station The hotel is full. Conversation Script Spanish conversation el castillo el parque el hotel Infanta el centro de la ciudad la playa la piscina la estación la comisaría El hotel está completo. translation The Spanish word for the changes according to the gender of the noun and also as to whether it is singular or plural. When the noun is singular: el if it is masculine, e.g. el banco; el castillo; el hotel; la if it is feminine, e.g. la calle; la piscina; la estación. Nouns that end in ión are usually feminine. Por favor, hay una farmacia por aquí? Please, is there a chemist s around here? Sí, hay una en la calle Granada. Yes, there s one in Granada Street. Y para ir a la calle Granada? And to get to Granada Street? Todo recto, al final de la calle, a la derecha. Straight on, at the end of the street, to the right. Y la oficina de turismo, dónde está? And the tourist office, where is it? Está en la Plaza Mayor. Al final de la calle Granada, a la izquierda. It s in the main square. At the end of Granada Street, to the left. Está lejos? Is it far? No, está cerca, a cinco minutos de aquí. No, it s near, five minutes from here. Muchas gracias. Thank you very much. De nada. Adiós. Not at all. Goodbye. Audio Track Information Track 51 Conversation 9, Part 1 Track 52 Conversation 9, Part 2 Track 53 Conversation 9, Part 3 Track 54 Conversation 9, Part 4 Track 55 Conversation 9, Part 5 Track 56 Conversation 9, Learning Plus! 21

24 Day 10 Getting directions Track 57 Today you will learn how to: ask the way to a place understand precise directions and say exactly where a place is Part 1 Here are the key phrases you ll hear in today s conversation. Listen to the. Then, listen to the Spanish and repeat. How do I get to the cathedral? Where is the museum? Carry straight on along this street. Take the second street on the left. Then the first street on the right. It s not far. It s opposite the cathedral. It s on the corner. Para ir a la catedral? No on its own in Spanish means no. Dónde está el Before a verb, no means not. museo? Está lejos? = Is it far? Sigue todo recto No, no está lejos. = No, it s not far. por esta calle. Hay una farmacia por aquí? = Is there Toma la a chemist s around here? segunda calle No, no hay = No, there isn t. a la izquierda. Después, la primera calle a la derecha. No está lejos. Está enfrente de la catedral. Está en la esquina. Track 58 Track 59 Track 60 Part 2 Listen carefully to a conversation between, and a passer-by. Then answer the question below. 1. What places do and want to visit? Part 3 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. Is it far to the cathedral? 2. Where is the museum in relation to the cathedral? Part 4 Now listen to the conversation again. Answer the questions about the meanings of certain words. Then, practise using the expressions. 1. What does Sigue todo recto por esta calle mean? 2. What is someone telling you to do if they say toma la segunda calle a la izquierda? 3. What does y después la primera a la derecha mean? 22

25 Track 61 Track 62 Part 5 Now it s time to learn some more directions. Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. Cross the square. Turn right. Turn left. Go up this street. Go down this street. There (as in It s just there.) behind in front of next to or at the side of on the other side of around the corner Learning Plus! Plural forms Listen to the, then repeat the Spanish. the telephone, the telephones the shop, the shops the toilet, the toilets Where is the shop? Where are the shops? Where is the telephone? Where are the telephones? Where are the toilets? Conversation Script Spanish conversation Por favor, para ir a la catedral? Sigue todo recto por esta calle y toma la segunda calle a la izquierda. La segunda a la izquierda. Sí, y después la primera a la derecha. No está lejos. Gracias. Y dónde está el museo? Está cerca? Sí. Está enfrente de la catedral, en la esquina. Muchas gracias. De nada. Adiós. Audio Track Information Cruza la plaza. Gira a la derecha. Gira a la izquierda. Sube por esta calle. Baja por esta calle. allí detrás de delante de al lado de al otro lado de a la vuelta de la esquina el teléfono, los teléfonos la tienda, las tiendas el servicio, los servicios Dónde está la tienda? Dónde están las tiendas? Dónde está el teléfono? Dónde están los teléfonos? Dónde están los servicios? translation Track 57 Conversation 10, Part 1 Track 58 Conversation 10, Part 2 Track 59 Conversation 10, Part 3 Track 60 Conversation 10, Part 4 Track 61 Conversation 10, Part 5 Track 62 Conversation 10, Learning Plus! If the noun is plural, then the word for the must be plural as well: masculine plural: los teléfonos feminine plural: las tiendas. The verb must also be plural. This is indicated by the final n (they). Please, how do I get to the cathedral? Carry straight on along this street and take the second street on the left. The second on the left. Yes, and then the first street on the right. It s not far. Thank you. And where is the museum? Is it near? Yes. It s opposite the cathedral, on the corner. Thank you very much Not at all. Goodbye. 23

26 Answers Day 1 Part and her business associate are meeting and introducing themselves to one another. Part Are you Mrs Sánchez? 2. The name of her business associate is Miguel Gonzalo. Part It means Very well. And you? 2. In response to being asked how you are. Day 2 Part Two friends are introducing their partners. Part The friends are meeting up in the evening. 2. They will see one another again tomorrow. Part It means How do you do? 2. When being introduced to someone or when meeting someone informally. 3. It means See you later. or Until later. Day 3 Part orders an espresso. 2. orders apple juice because the cafe does not have pineapple juice. Part wants a sparkling mineral water. 2. wants an espresso with a dash of milk put in it. Part When checking how someone wants their coffee; espresso or with milk. 2. It means Sparkling or still. 3. It means And for you, madam? 4. It means Anything else? 5. It means Please, how much is it? Part 5. Sample answer: Una limonada y un café con leche. Day 4 Part wants a white wine. 2. wants a (bottled) beer. Part Omelette, cheese and cured ham are on offer. 2. orders cheese and cured ham. Part It means What are you going to have? 2. It means And for you? 3. It means Anything else? 4. It all costs ten euros. Part 5. Sample answer: Un vino rosado, una caña, un bocadillo de queso y una ración de patatas fritas. Day 5 Part Their choice is Vegetable soup, mixed salad or paella. 2. Their choice is fish, lamb chops or chicken. Part orders a mixed salad for her first course. 2. orders fish for her second course. 3. She wants to drink a still mineral water. Part It means We would like the set menu. 2 It means I m going to have vegetable soup. 3. It means house red wine. Day 6 Part The choices are ice-cream, fruit and crème caramel. 2. Two of them are having coffee. Part orders crème caramel. 2. Fruit. chooses a pear. 3. wants icecream. Part It means We have apples and pears. 2. It means There is vanilla, strawberry and chocolate. 3. It means Yes. Two espressos and the bill, please. Day 7 Part wants the car for six days. Part She thinks he wants the car for ten days. 2. She asks for his credit card. Part It means In what name? 2. When handing something over. 3. It means Would you sign here? Day 8 Part has booked a double room with a bath. Part She wants the room for three nights. 2. Room number seven. Part It means No, a double room with a bath for three nights. 2. It means Your passport, please. 3. When you hand something over. Day 9 Part wants to get to a chemist and wants to get to the tourist office. Part The chemist s is on Granada Street. 2. The tourist office is in the main square. 3. The tourist office is five minutes away. Part It means straight on. 2. It means at the end of the street. 3. It means to the right. 4. It means It s in the main square. 5. It means to the left. Day 10 C C Part They want to visit the cathedral and the museum. Part No, the cathedral is not far. 2. The museum is opposite the cathedral. 3. Part It means carry straight on along this street. 2. They are telling you to take the second street on the left. 3. It means and then the first on the right. 24