Listen to this conversation. Mr. Johnson is speaking with Mrs. Montero. Mrs. Montero, would you like to have lunch with my wife and me? Thanks, but I
ate at the hotel with my daughter. The restaurant there is very good. Which daughter? The older one? Yes, Maria. She lives here in New York now. She
speaks English, doesn't she? Yes, she does. She lives with some American friends and she speaks English very well. Listen again. Mrs. Montero,
Cuándo llegaron ustedes?¿ Cuándo llegaron ustedes? When did you arrive
Ayer en la mañana.
Yesterday morning.
Llegamos ayer en la mañana. We
arrived yesterday morning
Ahora quiere decir, llegué esta mañana.¿ Cómo se dice este o esta? This. This.
Now try to say Esta mañana. This morning.
This morning
Say Llegué esta mañana.
I arrived this morning.
Qué hizo usted esta mañana?
Compró algo? No, no
compré nada.
No quise nada. Y no compré nada. And I didn't buy anything.
No compré nada esta mañana.
I didn't buy anything this morning.
How do you ask?¿ Por qué? Why?¿ Por qué está usted aquí en Nueva York? Why
are you here in New York? Why are you here in New York?
Tiene amigos aquí?
Do you have friends
here? Now try to ask,¿ Usted tiene amigos aquí, no?
You have friends here, don't you? Don't you? You have friends here, don't you?
No, estoy en Nueva York.
No, I'm in New York. I'm in New York porque voy a trabajar aquí. I'm going to work here.
Durante unas semanas. For a few weeks. Try to say... No trabajé esta mañana.
I didn't work this morning. I didn't work this morning.
Pero creo que voy a trabajar...
But I think I'm going to work. Mañana en la
mañana. Tomorrow morning. Puede ser. Maybe.¿ Está usted solo aquí? Listen and repeat.
Are you here alone? Alone. Alone. Are you here alone?
How do you say solo?
Alone. Alone. Ask
Está usted solo aquí?
Are you here alone? Are you here alone?
I'm here with my wife. No estoy solo aquí. I'm not here alone. Vamos a
quedarnos aquí.
Durante unos días.
Juntos. Y luego... Mi esposa va a Washington. My wife is going to Washington. Sola. Alone. My wife is going to Washington alone.
Ella quiere ver a nuestra hija.
She wants to see our daughter. To see our daughter.
Ask.¿ A la mayor?
The older one? The older one?
O a la menor? Listen and repeat.
Or the younger one. Younger. The younger one.
Ask.¿ A la mayor o a la menor?
The older one or the younger one.
Se parece su pronunciación a la del locutor?
Listen and repeat again.
The older. The younger. The older one or the younger one?
Answer La menor The younger one Compramos muchas cosas We
bought a lot of things
Para nuestra hija menor
For our younger daughter.¿ Y hoy?
And today. Vamos a comprar un coche. We're going
to
buy a car.
Un coche.
A
car.
Say that cars are very expensive.
Cars are very expensive
Say, Lo sé. Literalmente, yo sé. I know. Pero necesitamos un coche.
But we need a car.
Necesitamos un coche para nuestra hija.¿ Su hija menor? No, la mayor.
Ella vive sola. She lives alone. She lives alone.
Y necesita un coche.
And she needs a car. She needs a car.
Ask
Ella vive en Boston, ¿no?
She lives in Boston, doesn't she?
Conteste brevemente que sí. Yes
she does.
Pero ella está aquí ahora con nosotros. Acuérdese de poner el tiempo al final.
She's here with us now. Comimos con ella. We ate with her. Esta mañana. This morning. This morning.
Y esta noche vamos a cenar
con nuestro hijo. Escucha y repite
Nuestro hijo
Hijo. Hijo. Our son.
Try to say Vamos a cenar con nuestro hijo.
We're going to have dinner with our son. With our
son En un buen restaurante.
At a good restaurant
Su hijo vive en Boston, ¿no?
Sí, nuestro hijo vive en Boston.
Yes, our son lives in Boston.
Y nuestra hija también vive allí.
And our daughter lives there too.
Cuál hija?
Which daughter?
La mayor. The older one. Nuestra hija
menor. Our younger daughter
Nuestra hija menor vive en Washington.
Our younger daughter lives in Washington. Try to say Nuestro hijo llegó Our son arrived.
Nuestro hijo llegó a Nueva York ayer.
Our son arrived in New York yesterday. Él llegó anoche. Listen and repeat. He arrived last night. Last Last Last night Say Él llegó anoche. He arrived last night. Try to ask¿ Cuándo llegó
When did he arrive?
When did
he arrive? Answer Él llegó anoche.
He arrived last night. A las once. At eleven o'clock.
At eleven o'clock. Say that that's very late.
That's
very late. Say that you know. I know. I know. Now try to say
No vimos a nuestro hijo anoche.
We didn't see our son last night.
Porque llegó demasiado tarde. Y
él se va a ir. And he's going to leave. He's going to leave.
Mañana en la noche.
Tomorrow night.
Por qué? Because. Usted quiere decir, quiere ir a Filadelfia. Él quiere ir.
Listen
and
repeat. He wants to go. Go. To go. To go. He wants to go. Try to say, Él quiere ir a Filadelfia.
He
wants to go to Filadelfia. Philadelphia
es una de las ciudades más antiguas norteamericanas. Está situada entre Nueva York y Washington. Dígame otra vez que él quiere ir a Philadelphia.
He wants to go to Philadelphia.
Ask.¿ Va solo?
Is he going alone? Is he going alone?
Trate de contestar brevemente que no.
No, he's not.
Una amiga va con él. Ellos van a Filadelfia mañana.
They're going to Philadelphia tomorrow. They're going to Philadelphia tomorrow.
Ahora, usted quiere decir, Fuimos a Filadelfia ayer. Fuimos.
Listen and repeat.
We went
Went. Went.
We went. Say, Fuimos a Filadelfia.
We went to Philadelphia.
Fuimos a Philadelphia ayer.
We went to Philadelphia yesterday.
Try to ask¿ A dónde fueron? Literalmente, usted preguntará¿ Dónde fueron?
Where did you go? Where did you
go? Answer Fuimos a Filadelfia. We
went to Philadelphia.
Nuestro hijo quiere ir allí mañana.
Our son wants to go there tomorrow. Our son wants to go there tomorrow.
Nosotros fuimos allí ayer.
We went there yesterday. Try to
ask¿ Cenaron allí?
Did you have dinner there? Did you have dinner there?
Conteste brevemente que sí. Yes, we did. Comimos con algunos amigos.
We ate with some friends.
En un buen restaurante. At a good restaurant.¿ Hablaron en inglés con sus amigos? Recuerde que en se sobreentiende.
Did you speak English with your friends? Did you speak English with your friends?
Conteste brevemente que no.
No, we didn't.
No, we didn't. Ask.¿ Le gusta Filadelfia, no?
You like Philadelphia, don't you? You like Philadelphia, don't you?
Sí, Filadelfia me gusta mucho. Literalmente, muy mucho.
Fuimos a Filadelfia ayer. We went to Philadelphia yesterday.
Y nuestro hijo quiere ir allí.
And our son wants to go there.
Mañana Tomorrow Él llegó a Nueva York anoche.
Last night. Y mañana.
Quiere ir a Filadelfia.
He wants to go to Philadelphia.
Nuestra hija menor
Our younger daughter
Nuestra hija menor está en Washington.
Our younger daughter is in Washington.
Y nuestra hija mayor... Nuestra hija mayor va a Boston. Solo A ella le gusta Boston, ¿no?
Sí, le gusta mucho Boston.
Yes, she likes Boston very much. She likes Boston very much.
Try to say Ella comió con nosotros. She
ate with us. She ate with us. Esta mañana.
This morning. Say. Comimos en un buen restaurante.
We ate at a good restaurant. En la calle 52 Este. On East 52nd Street
Vamos a comer allí también esta noche.
We're going to eat there tonight, too. Es muy bueno. It's very good. Y no demasiado caro. And not too expensive.
Would
you like to eat there with us tonight?
Would you like to eat there with us tonight?
Cómo le contesta usted brevemente que acepta la invitación? Yes, I would
Yes, thanks, I would.
Este es el final de la lección 2.