Learn how to invite someone somewhere
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Spanish Season 1, Lesson 24 - Inviting someone to do something. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to invite someone out in Spanish. | |
| Becky: Here’s the informal way to say “Do you have plans on Friday?” in Spanish. | |
| Laura: [Normal] ¿Tienes planes para el viernes? | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “you have” | |
| Laura: [Normal] tienes [Slow] tienes | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “plans” | |
| Laura: [Normal] planes [Slow] planes | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “for” | |
| Laura: [Normal] para [Slow] para | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “the” | |
| Laura: [Normal] el [Slow] el | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “Friday” | |
| Laura: [Normal] viernes [Slow] viernes | |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning “Do you have plans on Friday?” | |
| Laura: [Slow] ¿Tienes planes para el viernes? [Normal] ¿Tienes planes para el viernes? | |
| Becky: Ok, now let’s take a look at the formal way to say “Do you have plans on Friday?” | |
| Laura: [Normal] ¿Tiene algo planeado el viernes? | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “you have” in the formal register. | |
| Laura: [Normal] tiene [Slow] tiene | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “something” | |
| Laura: [Normal] algo [Slow] algo | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “planned” | |
| Laura: [Normal] planeado [Slow] planeado | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “the” | |
| Laura: [Normal] el [Slow] el | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “Friday” | |
| Laura: [Normal] viernes [Slow] viernes | |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “Do you have plans on Friday?” | |
| Laura: [Slow] ¿Tiene algo planeado el viernes? [Normal] ¿Tiene algo planeado el viernes? | |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say “I’m going to the movies.” | |
| Laura: [Normal] Iré al cine. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “will go” | |
| Laura: [Normal] iré [Slow] iré | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “to the” | |
| Laura: [Normal] al [Slow] al | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “movie theater” | |
| Laura: [Normal] cine [Slow] cine | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I’m going to the movies.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] Iré al cine. [Normal] Iré al cine. | |
| Becky: Finally is an informal way to say “Will you join?” | |
| Laura: [Normal] ¿Quieres venir? | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “you want” | |
| Laura: [Normal] quieres [Slow] quieres | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “come” | |
| Laura: [Normal] venir [Slow] venir | |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning “Will you join?” | |
| Laura: [Slow] ¿Quieres venir? [Normal] ¿Quieres venir? | |
| Cultural Insight | |
| Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. | |
| Laura: Another way to invite someone to come along is - ¡vamos! which means "Let’s go". For example, Iré al cine, vamos! Which means “I’m going to the movies, let’s go!” | |
| 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. |
7 Comments
HideHey Listeners! Can you tell us about your plans in Spanish?
Hola Steffi,
Thank you for sharing.
We’re happy to know you’re enjoying the lessons.
Sigamos practicando.
Saludos,
Carla
Team SpanishPod101.com
Iré a una fiesta de compleaños.
Hola enid,
Thank you for your question.
Si, es correcto. Muy bien!
Sigamos practicando.
Saludos,
Carla
Team SpanishPod101.com
can you say 'voy a ir al cine' as well?
Hi Idil,
Thank you for posting!
Right, literally (word by word) the phrase "para el viernes" would be translated as "for the Friday."
But in this context the meaning in English would be "on Friday."
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Nos vemos,
Laura
Team SpanishPod101.com
Isn't para el viernes is for Friday instead on friday