Learn how to refuse politely
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Spanish Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely decline an invitation in Spanish. | |
| Becky: Here’s the way to say “No, thank you.” in Spanish. | |
| Laura: [Normal] No, gracias. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “no” | |
| Laura: [Normal] no [Slow] no | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “thank you” | |
| Laura: [Normal] gracias [Slow] gracias | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “No, thank you.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] No, gracias. [Normal] No, gracias. | |
| Becky: Ok, now take a look at the way to say “No, thanks a lot.” | |
| Laura: [Normal] No, muchas gracias. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “no” | |
| Laura: [Normal] no [Slow] no | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “many “ | |
| Laura: [Normal] muchas [Slow] muchas | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “thanks” | |
| Laura: [Normal] gracias [Slow] gracias | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “No, thanks a lot.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] No, muchas gracias. [Normal] No, muchas gracias. | |
| Becky: Following is the way to say “Sorry, I already have plans.” | |
| Laura: [Normal] Lo siento, ya tengo planes. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “it” | |
| Laura: [Normal] lo [Slow] lo | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “feel” | |
| Laura: [Normal] siento [Slow] siento | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “already” | |
| Laura: [Normal] ya [Slow] ya | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “have” | |
| Laura: [Normal] tengo [Slow] tengo | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “plans” | |
| Laura: [Normal] planes [Slow] planes | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “Sorry, I already have plans.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] Lo siento, ya tengo planes. [Normal] Lo siento, ya tengo planes. | |
| Becky: Finally is a way to say “Sorry, I have something to do.” | |
| Laura: [Normal] Lo siento, tengo cosas que hacer. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “sorry” | |
| Laura: [Normal] lo siento [Slow] lo siento | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “I have” | |
| Laura: [Normal] tengo [Slow] tengo | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “things” | |
| Laura: [Normal] cosas [Slow] cosas | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “that” | |
| Laura: [Normal] que [Slow] que | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “to do “ | |
| Laura: [Normal] hacer [Slow] hacer | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “Sorry, I have something to do.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] Lo siento, tengo cosas que hacer. [Normal] Lo siento, tengo cosas que hacer. | |
| Cultural Insight | |
| Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. | |
| Laura: In Mexico, it is common to refuse an invitation by saying tengo cosas que hacer. This means "I have things to do", and is used to avoid giving further explanation. | |
| 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. |
5 Comments
HideHey Listeners! How would you refuse an invitation? Let's practice.
Hola Grace,
Thank you for posting!
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Saludos,
Cristiane
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Lo siento, ya tengo planes.
Hola Elizabeth,
Thank you for participating.
Please let us know if you have a question or doubt.
Sigamos practicando!
Saludos,
Carla
Team SpanishPod101.com
No, muchas gracias