Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Spanish, Season 1, Lesson 1, Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Spanish. | |
| Becky: Here’s the informal way to say “Hi I’m [name].” in Spanish. | |
| Laura: [Normal] Hola, Yo soy Laura. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “Hi” | |
| Laura: [Normal] Hola [Slow] Hola | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “I” | |
| Laura: [Normal] yo [Slow] yo | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “am” | |
| Laura: [Normal] soy [Slow] soy | |
| Becky: Last is the person’s name, in this case “Laura”. | |
| Laura: [Normal] Laura | |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning “Hi I’m Laura.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] Hola, Yo soy Laura. [Normal] Hola, Yo soy Laura. | |
| Becky: Ok, now let’s hear a more formal way to introduce yourself. “Good morning, My name is + the person’s full name.” | |
| Laura: [Normal] Buenos días, mi nombre es Laura Landa. | |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning “Good morning” | |
| Laura: [Normal] Buenos días [Slow] Buenos días | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “my” | |
| Laura: [Normal] mi [Slow] mi | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “name” | |
| Laura: [Normal] nombre [Slow] nombre | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “is” | |
| Laura: [Normal] es [Slow] es | |
| Becky: Last is the person’s full name, in this case “Laura Landa” | |
| Laura: [Normal] Laura Landa | |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “Good morning, my name is Laura Landa.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] Buenos días, mi nombre es Laura Landa. [Normal] Buenos días, mi nombre es Laura Landa. | |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say “Nice to meet you.” | |
| Laura: [Normal] Mucho gusto. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “lots” | |
| Laura: [Normal] mucho [Slow] mucho | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “pleasure “ | |
| Laura: [Normal] gusto [Slow] gusto | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “Nice to meet you.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] Mucho gusto. [Normal] Mucho gusto. | |
| Becky: Finally we’ll talk about how to say “It’s my pleasure.” | |
| Laura: [Normal] El placer es mío. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “the” | |
| Laura: [Normal] el [Slow] el | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “pleasure” | |
| Laura: [Normal] placer [Slow] placer | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “is” | |
| Laura: [Normal] es [Slow] es | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “mine” | |
| Laura: [Normal] mío [Slow] mío | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “It’s my pleasure.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] El placer es mío. [Normal] El placer es mío. | |
| Cultural Insight | |
| Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. | |
| Laura: In formal situations, when they’re meeting someone for the first time, people in Mexico greet each other by shaking hands. On the other hand, if we meet someone in an informal setting, we give a kiss on the cheek. So don’t be surprised if this happens to you! | |
| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! | |
| Laura: Hasta pronto. |
204 Comments
HideCan you introduce yourself in Mexican Spanish?
Hola Lyré,
Muy bien!
Sigamos practicando!
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Saludos,
Carla
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¡Hola! Yo soy Lyré.
Hola Favour,
Thank you for your comment.
We're happy to have you here.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Saludos,
Carla
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Hola, mi nombre es Favour. Aprendo espanõl
Hola Susan,
Thank you for your comment.
You can add the Spanish Keyboard from your iPad keyboard configuration.
Please let us know if you have any questions or doubts.
Saludos,
Carla
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Hola Jennifer,
Mucho gusto!
We're happy to help you in this new journey.
Please don't hesitate to leave us you comments or questions.
Saludos,
Carla
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Hi,
For the quiz, I got a 60% because I put “placer” for “pleasure” instead of gusto. They are both correct.
I also know that “mio” has an accent but I don’t know how to get the accents on an IPAD.
Thanks
Hola, Yo soy Jennifer. Yo quiero aprender español.
Hola Preety,
Thank you for your comment.
I believe your french can help you with the different conjugations Spanish also has.
Sigamos practicando!
Saludos,
Carla
Team SpanishPod101.com
My head feels like it's exploding everytime I do the lesson, but I do enjoy it. I speak English, French and Hindi/Urdu, but this is so hard :(
Preety