Rosa and Charles are in a restaurant. Listen to this conversation. Tell me, Rosa, how long are you going to stay in New York?
For a few days. I don't have much time.
Do you like New York?
Yes, I do. I like New York very much.
What are you going to do tomorrow?
Tomorrow I'm going to see some friends. My friends Leo and Mary. Listen
again. Tell me, Rosa, how long are you going to stay in New York?
For a few days. I don't have much time.
Do
you like New York? Yes, I do. I like New York very much.
What are you going to do tomorrow?
Tomorrow I'm going to see some friends. My friends Leo and Mary. In English
how do you say... Palabra.
Word. The word.
Try to say... Esa palabra.
That word. That. Esa palabra es una palabra
en inglés. Esa palabra es una palabra en inglés.
Qué quiere decir esa
palabra?¿ Qué quiere decir esa palabra?
What does that word mean? What does that word mean?
Try to ask¿ Cómo se dice?
How do you say? How do you say?
Say again Esa palabra That word
That word. Ask.¿ Cómo se dice esa palabra?
How do you say that word?
En inglés. In English. Now say Es una palabra en inglés. It's an
English word. It's an English word.
Ask¿ Qué quiere decir? What does it mean? Say Nosotros somos mexicanos. We
are Mexican
Usted quiere decir Estamos aquí desde hace unas semanas. Diga Estamos aquí.
We've been here. We've been here.
Desde hace unas semanas. For a few weeks. Ask.¿ Cuánto tiempo? How long?¿ Cuánto tiempo hace que están ustedes aquí?
How long have you been here? How long have you been here?
Answer Desde hace unas semanas.
For
a few weeks. Say again. Estamos aquí desde hace unas semanas.
We've been here for a few weeks. And how
do you say... Estamos aquí desde ayer.
We've been here since yesterday. Since yesterday.
Now say, Vamos a quedarnos.
We are going to stay
Durante unos días.
For a few days
Ask,¿ Durante cuántos días? For how many days? Durante unos días. Vamos a quedarnos durante unos días. No tenemos mucho tiempo.
We don't have much time. We don't have much time. Try
to say, Me gustan los Estados Unidos.
I like the United States. I like the United States.
Ask her if
she likes New York. Do you like New York?
Sí, me gusta Nueva York. I
like New York very much.
Ustedes van a quedarse.¿ Cuánto tiempo?¿ Cuántos días?¿ Cuántos días? durante una semana.
For one
week. Say Eso no está nada mal. That's not bad. Not bad. Say again Estamos aquí desde ayer.
We've been here since
yesterday. Now ask,¿ Qué hizo usted ayer?
What did you do yesterday? What did you do yesterday?
Así se pregunta,¿ Compró usted algo? Listen and repeat. Did you buy anything?
Anything. Anything. Did you buy anything?
Note que se dice anything porque usted se está refiriendo a cualquier cosa. How do you ask?¿ Compró usted algo?
Did you buy anything? Did you buy anything?
Qué compró usted?
Compró usted
un periódico norteamericano Compró usted un periódico norteamericano? Yo compré.
I bought.
Así se dice muchas cosas.
A lot of
things. Things.
A lot of things. Ask again.
Compró usted algo? Did you buy anything? Say Sí, compré muchas cosas. Yes
I bought a lot of things.
Compré un periódico norteamericano.
I bought an American newspaper.
Para mi esposo.
For my husband
Compré un periódico para él.
I bought a newspaper for him. For him.
Y compré.
And I bought.
Algo para beber.
Something to drink. Something to drink.
Ask.¿ Y usted?
And you?
Ask.¿ Qué hizo usted ayer?
What did you do yesterday?
Ask.¿ Compró usted algo? No.
Did you buy anything? Anything. Did you buy anything?
Ask him if he bought a lot of things.
Did you buy a lot of things? Did you buy a lot of things?
Compró usted algo para su esposa?
Did you buy anything for your wife
Compró usted algo de vino para ella?
Did you buy some wine for her?
For her? Escuche su respuesta negativa breve.
No, I didn't. No, I didn't. Now say... No necesito nada. I don't need anything.
Yo no voy a comprar.
I'm not going to buy. Try to say No voy a comprar nada. I'm not going to buy anything. I'm not going to buy anything.
No quiero comprar nada.
I don't want to buy anything. And
how do you say
No vamos a comprar nada.
We're not going to buy anything. No queremos comprar nada.
Y ustedes?¿ Compraron ustedes algo? No.
Did you buy anything? Did you buy anything?
Try to say... Compramos muchas cosas.
We bought a lot of things. We bought a lot of things
Estamos aquí desde ayer.
We've been here since yesterday. Since yesterday.
Say, Estamos aquí desde hace dos días.
We've been here for two days.
Y compramos muchas cosas.
And we bought a lot of things. We bought a lot of things.
¿Cuándo? When? Ayer.
Yesterday. Yesterday.
Say Nada mal. Not bad. Así se dice, ustedes llegaron.
How do
you say, ustedes llegaron? You arrived
Llegaron ustedes? Listen and repeat. Did you arrive? Arrive. Did you arrive?
Now try to ask¿ Cuándo llegaron ustedes?
When did you arrive? When did you arrive?
Try to say Llegamos ayer
We arrived yesterday. We arrived yesterday
Pronunció usted el sonido final D al final de Arrived. Repita los pares después de la locutora.
Did arrive. Arrived. Did arrive.
Arrived. Say again. Llegamos ayer. We
arrived yesterday
Ahora ella agrega, ayer por la mañana.
Listen and repeat. Yesterday
morning. Morning. Morning
Se acuerda de cómo se dice buenos días?
Good morning.
How do you say... Yesterday morning.
How do you say... You arrived.
You arrived. Ask again.¿ Cuándo llegaron ustedes? When did you arrive?
Ask.
Cuándo llegaron ustedes a Nueva York? Diga literalmente, en Nueva York.
When did you arrive in New York? In New York. When did you arrive in New York?
We
arrived yesterday. We arrived yesterday.
Say, Llegamos ayer por la mañana.
We arrived yesterday morning. We arrived yesterday morning.
Yo llegué. Llegué a Nueva York.
Llegué a Nueva York.
Con mi familia.
With my family.
Con mis tres hijos.
With my three children. With my three children.
How do you say... Con mis dos niños.
With my two boys.
Mi niña pequeña.
My little girl.
Y mi esposo.
And my husband.
Llegamos juntos.
We arrived together.
A qué horas?¿ A qué hora? Responda. Llegamos a las ocho. We
arrived at eight o'clock.
We arrived at eight o'clock. Dice. Yo llegué ayer por la mañana.
Yo llegué a las nueve. I arrived at nine o'clock. Ask.
Y usted?¿ Cuándo llegó a Nueva
York?
Answer. Ayer por la mañana. Yesterday morning. A las ocho. At eight o'clock.¿ Y cuándo llegaron en los Estados Unidos?
And when did you arrive in America? Answer. Llegamos ayer.
We arrived yesterday. We arrived yesterday.
Vamos a quedarnos.
We're going to stay.
Durante una semana.
For one week.
Y luego vamos a irnos.
And then we're going to leave. And
then we're going to leave. How do
you
say mañana refiriéndose al día siguiente?
Tomorrow
Now try to say Vamos a irnos mañana por la mañana.
We are going to leave tomorrow morning. We are going to leave tomorrow morning.
Ask her if she likes New York. Do you like New York? Say that yes, you do.
Yes, I do. Yes, I like New York.
Pero no tenemos mucho tiempo.
But we don't have much time.
Y vamos a irnos.
And we're going to leave
mañana por la mañana.
Tomorrow morning
Ask her if she bought anything. Did you buy anything? She says that she bought a lot of things. I bought a lot of things. Ask her what she bought.
What did
you buy? Answer Un periódico norteamericano
An American newspaper
Para mi esposo
For my husband
Say Compré un periódico para él
I bought a newspaper for him. For him.
Y compré algo.
And I bought something.
Para mi amiga.
For my friend.
Vamos a irnos mañana por la mañana.
We are going to leave tomorrow morning
Ahora, escuche esta conversación en inglés. Usted debería entender todo.
Hello, how are you?
Fine, thanks. And you?
I'm fine, too.
When did you arrive in New York?
My wife and I arrived yesterday, and tomorrow we're going to Washington, D.C. Then, would you and your
wife like to have dinner with me tonight?
Yes, we would. At what time?
At eight o'clock.
Okay, at eight o'clock. Thank you very much.
You're welcome. See you tonight.
See you tonight.